1988 single by Earth, Wind & Fire
"Evil Roy " is a single by R&B /funk band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in 1988 by Columbia Records .[ 1] Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and No. 38 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[ 2] [ 3]
Overview
"Evil Roy" was produced by EWF bandleader Maurice White and composed by Philip Bailey , Attala Zane Giles and Allee Willis . The song came off the band's 1987 studio album Touch the World [ 1]
A music video was issued in 1988 to accompany the single.[ 4]
Critical reception
David Emerson of The Boston Globe described "Evil Roy" as having "a menacing bass line".[ 5] San Jose Mercury-News stated "Evil Roy, gets down, just as the title cut assumes a loftier tone, lyrically, while funking out."[ 6]
Personnel
Maurice White : lead vocals, background vocalsPhilip Bailey : songwriter, lead vocals, background vocalsAllee Willis : songwriterAttala Zane Giles: songwriter, producer, synthesized bass, synthesizer, synth arranger, guitar, percussion programming, background vocals
Sheldon Reynolds : guitarRhett Lawrence : Fairlight CMI programming, sequencing, drum programming
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Notable members
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