Evolution (Dennis Coffey album) explained

Evolution
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band
Cover:	Evolution (Dennis Coffey album).jpg
Released:	1971
Genre:	Soul, funk
Length:	32:50
Label:	Sussex
Producer:	Mike Theodore
Prev Title:	Hair and Thangs
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Goin' for Myself
Next Year:	1972

Evolution is the second album by session guitarist Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band.

Reception

Released in 1971 under the Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band banner the album charted at number thirteen on the Top Soul Albums chart due to the funk instrumental "Scorpio" which charted at number six on the U.S. Pop Singles chart and number nine on the US Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dennis Coffey; except where indicated

1. "Getting It On" (Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore) (2:31)
2. "Whole Lot of Love" (Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant) (2:33)
3. "Summertime Girl" (3:06)
4. "Scorpio" (4:20)
5. "Garden of the Moon" (3:23)
6. "Impressions Of" (4:48)
7. "Sad Angel" (3:40)
8. "Big City Funk" (Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore) (2:55)
9. "Wind Song" (2:44)
10. "Good Time Rhythm and Blues" (2:44)

Personnel

• Dennis Coffey - alto guitar, sitar
• Joe Podorsek - baritone guitar
• Ray Monette - tenor guitar
• Bob Babbitt - bass guitar
• Uriel Jones, Pistol Allen - drums
• Earl Van Dyke - keyboards
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown - congas
• Jack Ashford - tambourine

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[1]	36
Billboard Top Soul Albums	13

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[2]
		US Pop Singles	US Soul Singles
1971	"Scorpio"	6 (1972)	9
1972	"Getting It On"	93	-

Samples & Covers

• Public Enemy sampled "Getting It On" on their song "You're Gonna Get Yours" on their album Yo! Bum Rush the Show in 1987.
• Public Enemy sampled "Scorpio" on their song "Night of the Living Baseheads" on their album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back in 1988.
• LL Cool J sampled "Scorpio" on his song "Jingling Baby" on his album Walking with a Panther in 1989.
• Queen Latifah sampled "Scorpio" on her song "Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children" on her album All Hail the Queen in 1989.
• Young MC sampled "Scorpio" on his song "Bust a Move" on his album Stone Cold Rhymin' in 1989.
• Geto Boys sampled "Scorpio" on their song "Do it Like a G.O." on their albums Grip It! On That Other Level in 1989 and The Geto Boys in 1990.
• Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth sampled "Scorpio" on their song "Keep It Flowing" on their album Funky Technician in 1990.
• House of Pain sampled "Scorpio" on their song "All My Love" on their album House of Pain in 1992.

External links

• Dennis Coffey-Evolution at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p10325/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Dennis Coffey US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-02.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p10325/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Dennis Coffey US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-02.