Devil's Gun
C.J. & Company
1977
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About C.J. & Company
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
C.J. & Company was a Detroit group developed by guitarist Dennis Coffey, whose work also included Motown sessions. Coffey co-produced Devil's Gun with longtime collaborator Mike Theodore. Their work with the group formed part of a wider connection to Westbound Records, where both producers also released albums under their own names.
Artist background sources
Greg Wilson - June 1977 recording recollections
Practitioner retrospective read for Detroit group, Coffey formation, Theodore production partnership and Westbound. Claims do not rely on unrelated C.J. homonyms or unverified membership lists. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Devil's Gun by C.J. & Company appears at number 100 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1977. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1977 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1977 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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