''Theme from Doctor Detroit'' is an EP by American new wave band

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...

, released in 1983 by MCA Records. It includes the two songs from the '' Doctor Detroit'' movie soundtrack recorded by the band (the title song and "Luv-Luv"), plus a dance mix of the title theme. A music video for the song, containing scenes from the movie as well as footage of the band, was released on the '' We're All Devo'' home video in 1984 and also appears on the 2014 re-release of '' The Complete Truth About De-Evolution'' video collection.

Availability

The title track and "Luv-Luv" were both issued on the

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of the movie, while the dance mix of the song was re-released in 2000 on the compilation album, '' Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology''.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale Side one #"Theme from ''Doctor Detroit'' (Dance Mix)" – 6:00 Side two #"Luv-Luv" – 3:36 #"Theme From ''Doctor Detroit''" – 3:10

Chart performance

In the US, the "Theme from Doctor Detroit" made it to No. 50 on the ''

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'' Dance/Disco Top 80 chart. On the

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, the song went to No. 59.

Personnel

Devo * Mark Mothersbaugh – lead vocals;

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* Gerald Casale – lead and background vocals; bass guitar; keyboards * Bob Casale – guitar; keyboards; backing vocals * Bob Mothersbaugh – guitar; backing vocals * Alan Myers –

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Production * Devo – producers

References

External links

* Devo EPs 1983 EPs MCA Records EPs {{1980s-album-stub