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1974 single by Earth, Wind & Fire
"Devotion " is a single by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1974 on Columbia Records .[2] Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3] [4]
Overview
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Devotion was produced by Joe Wissert and Maurice White and composed by White and Philip Bailey , who handled lead vocals. The single's b-side was a song called "Fair But So Uncool". Both songs appeared on the band's 1974 studio album Open Our Eyes [2]
Critical reception
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Alex Henderson of Allmusic called "Devotion" "unforgettable".[5] Popmatters wrote "the softer, reflective shades of "Devotion", represents a line of spiritual evangelism that would also prosper, and draw on a rich range of influences such as Christian and African mysticism and particularly the symbolism of Egyptology."[6] Vibe stated "Devotion" is "inspired by Afrocentric consciousness".[7]
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Covers and samples
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Jazz fusion /contemporary jazz group Pieces of a Dream featuring Tracy Hamlin covered the song on their 2004 release No Assembly Required .[9] Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire .[10]
"Devotion" was sampled by Yo-Yo featuring Ice Cube on the track "You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo" from her 1991 album Make Way for the Motherlode CeeLo Green featuring Jazze Pha and T.I. sampled "Devotion" on a tune called The One from Green's 2004 album Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine . Mack 10 sampled Devotion on the song Mozi Wozi from his 1995 self titled album . Drake featuring Kanye West also sampled "Devotion" on the track "Glow" from Drake's 2017 mixtape More Life [11] [12]
The single's b-side, Fair But So Uncool, was later covered by D'Angelo .[13]
References
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^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Devotion (Hot 100)" . billboard.com .
^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Devotion (Hot R&B Songs)" . Billboard.com .
^ Henderson, Alex. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes" . allmusic.com . Allmusic .
^ Warner, Simon. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes/Spirit" . popmatters.com . PopMatters .
^ Werner, Craig (March 2001). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes, Spirit" . Vol. 9, no. 3. Vibe Magazine . p. 200. [permanent dead link
^ "Single Picks" (PDF) . Record World . September 7, 1974. p. 14 . Retrieved 2023-03-15 .
^ Tauss, Lucy (25 April 2019). "Pieces of a Dream: No Assembly Required" . jazztimes.com . Jazz Times .
^ Murray, Sonia (March 27, 2007). "Earth, Wind & Fire classics get new life" . newspapers.com . Atlanta Journal-Constitution . p. E2.
^ Espinoza, Daniel; Barna, Daniel (March 19, 2017). "7 Things You Probably Missed on Your First Listen of 'More Life' . complex.com . Complex .
^ Howard, Jacinta. "RTB Rewind: Yo-Yo Makes Her Debut With "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo" . rockthebells.com . Retrieved 2023-07-11 .
^ "D'Angelo – Fair But So Uncool" , genius.com , retrieved 2023-07-11
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