Devotion (song)

"Devotion" is a single by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1974 on Columbia Records.[1] "Devotion" peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2][3]

"Devotion"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Open Our Eyes
B-side"Fair But So Uncool"
Released1974
GenreR&B
Length4:50
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice White, Philip Bailey
Producer(s)Joe Wissert, Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Kalimba Story"
(1974)		 "Devotion"
(1974)		 "Hot Dawgit"
(1974)

Overview

Devotion was produced by Joe Wissert and Maurice White and composed by White and Philip Bailey. 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.[1]

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of Allmusic called Devotion "unforgettable".[4] Simon Werner of 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."[5] Craig Werner of Vibe stated Devotion is "inspired by afrocentric consciousness".[6]

Covers and samples

Jazz fusion/contemporary jazz group Pieces of a Dream featuring Tracy Hamlin covered the song on their 2004 release "No Assembly Required."[7] "Devotion" has been 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. Mo Thugs sampled "Devotion" on their 1996 single "Thug Devotion" from their debut album Family Scriptures. Rapper Paradise sampled the song on a tune also called Devotion from the soundtrack to the 1997 feature film Gang Related. Drake sampled "Devotion" on the track "Glow" featuring Kanye West on his 2017 playlist More Life.[8][9]

Credits

Chart positions
Chart (1974) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 33
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[3] 23

References
  1. Earth, Wind & Fire: Devotion. Columbia Records. 1974.
  2. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Devotion (Hot 100)". billboard.com.
  3. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Devotion (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  4. Henderson, Alex. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  5. Warner, Simon. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes/Spirit". popmatters.com. PopMatters.
  6. Werner, Craig (March 2001). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes, Spirit". Vol. 9 no. 3. Vibe Magazine. p. 200. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. Tauss, Lucy. "Pieces of a Dream: No Assembly Required". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.
  8. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes". the-breaks.com.
  9. Espinoza, Daniel; Barna, Daniel (March 19, 2017). "7 Things You Probably Missed on Your First Listen of 'More Life'". complex.com. Complex.
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