Evil (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
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| "Evil" | ||||
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album Head to the Sky | ||||
| B-side | "Clover" | |||
| Released | June 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:09 (single version) 5:00 (album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | Maurice White, Philip Bailey | |||
| Producer | Joe Wissert | |||
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"Evil" is a single by the band Earth, Wind & Fire which was issued in June 1973 by Columbia Records.[1] The song peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart and No. 25 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[2][3]
Evil was produced by Joe Wissert and written by EWF bandleader Maurice White with Philip Bailey. The b-side of this single was a song called Clover. Both Evil and Clover came off the band's 1973 studio album, Head to the Sky.[1]
Critical reception
Robert Christgau of the Village Voice described Evil as having a "catchy title" with "sweet clear harmonies and sinuous beat".[4] Alex Henderson of Allmusic also called the tune "latin influenced".[5]
