Have You Seen Her Have You Seen Her "Have You Seen Her" is a song recorded by the soul vocal group, The Chi-Lites, and released on Brunswick Records in 1971. Composed by the lead singer Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin, the song was included on the group's 1971 album "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People". The Chi-Lites recorded "Have You Seen Her" in a style owing much to the doo-wop traditions of the late 1950s, after the success of another such song earlier in the year, The Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)." The song begins and ends with
Have You Seen Her the Billboard R&B Singles chart in November 1971. It also reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972. The most significant cover of "Have You Seen Her" was recorded by MC Hammer, for his successful 1990 LP, "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em", which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the UK Singles Chart. The Barron Knights produced a parody version. Patrick Simmons (of The Doobie Brothers) recorded a cover version on his 1983 solo album "Arcade". "X Factor series 2" contestant Maria Lawson used a sample of the song for her 2006 debut single