"Devil's Gun" | ||||
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Single by C. J. & Company | ||||
from the album Devil's Gun[1] | ||||
B-side | "Free to Be Me" | |||
Released | 1977 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:17 (7" version) 7:14 (Album version) | |||
Label | Westbound | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Green, Ron Roker, Gerry Shury | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Theodore, Dennis Coffey | |||
C. J. & Company singles chronology | ||||
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"Devil's Gun" is a 1977 song by C. J. & Company from the album of the same name. "Devil's Gun" was written by Barry Green (also known as Barry Blue), Ron Roker, and Gerry Shury and produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey.
Along with the tracks "We Got Our Own Thing" and "Sure Can't Go to the Moon", the song went to number one for five weeks on the Billboard disco/dance chart.[2] The single also peaked at #2 on the R&B chart.[3] and at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's longevity had it barely cut the 1977 year-end chart despite its low peak position, at #100. The song would remain the lowest peaked song to appear in the year end for 37 years, and even unmatched for 20 years.