This formation briefly reached popularity in Europe and to a lesser extent in the US club circuit during the disco era.
The group recorded two albums (Singin' in the Rain and King of the World) before dissolving in 1980, when Sheila returned to her solo career.
[citation needed] Before the group's formation, Sheila (born Annie Chancel in Créteil, France on August 16, 1945) scored numerous hits in her homeland during the 1960s and the 1970s.
Among her chart toppers were "L'école est finie" (1963), "Vous les copains" (the French cover version of Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" in 1964), "'Petite Fille de Français Moyens" (1968) and "Les Rois Mages" (the cover of "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum" originally performed by Middle of the Road in 1971).
Devotion", while Canada, Australia, the UK, Ireland and the European markets stuck with the name Sheila B.
The group promoted their records on the major European TV shows (Musikladen, Disco and Top of the Pops).
Devotion scored other songs on the charts including "I Don't Need A Doctor", "Hôtel De La Plage", "You Light My Fire" and "Seven Lonely Days."
In 1979, Sheila collaborated with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic on the King of the World album.
Due to the disco backlash, Sheila chose a pop-rock style and recorded in 1981 an album, Little Darlin', produced by Keith Olsen.