Devotion (song)
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"Devotion" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire
which was written by Maurice White and Philip Bailey. It was released in 1974 and included on the band's 1974 album, Open Our Eyes
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"Devotion" peaked at numbers 23 and 33 on the Billboard R&B and Pop Singles charts.
\contemporary jazz group Pieces of a Dream
featuring Tracy Hamlin covered the song from their release "No Assembly Required."
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
which was written by Maurice White and Philip Bailey. It was released in 1974 and included on the band's 1974 album, Open Our Eyes
Open Our Eyes
Open Our Eyes is the fifth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1974 on Columbia Records. The album went to number one on the R&B Charts and number 15 on the Pop Charts. Open Our Eyes contained the Billboard charting singles, "Mighty Mighty" , "Devotion" , "Kalimba Story"...
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"Devotion" peaked at numbers 23 and 33 on the Billboard R&B and Pop Singles charts.
Cover versions
In 2004, jazz fusionJazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
\contemporary jazz group Pieces of a Dream
Pieces of a Dream (band)
Pieces of a Dream is an American R&B/jazz group from Philadelphia. The group was formed in 1976 by bassist Cedric Napoleon, drummer Curtis Harmon, and keyboardist James Lloyd. At the time, the three were all teenagers...
featuring Tracy Hamlin covered the song from their release "No Assembly Required."
Chart positions
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
33 |
U.S. Billboard Black Singles | 23 |