Evil Roy
"Evil Roy" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in 1988 by Columbia Records. The song rose to No. 22 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and No. 38 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.Overview
Evil 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.
A music video was issued in 1988 to accompany the single.Critical reception
David Emerson of The Boston Globe described Evil Roy as having "a menacing bass line".Personnel
- Maurice White: lead vocals, background vocals
- Philip Bailey: songwriter, lead vocals, background vocals
- Allee Willis: songwriter
- Attala Zane Giles: songwriter, producer, synthesized bass, synthesizer, synth arranger, guitar, percussion programming, background vocals
- Sheldon Reynolds: guitar
- Rhett Lawrence: Fairlight CMI programming, sequencing, drum programming
Chart positions
