Evil Woman (Crow song)
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2007) |
| "Evil Woman" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Crow | ||||
| from the album Crow Music | ||||
| B-side | "Gonna Leave a Mark" | |||
| Released | August 1969 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Amaret | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Crow singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Evil Woman", sometimes titled "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games with Me)", is a song by Minneapolis–St. Paul–based band Crow, on their 1969 album Crow Music. It reached number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and number 65 in Australia.[1]
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1969-70) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 65 |
| Canada (RPM)[2] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 17 |
Black Sabbath version
[edit]| "Evil Woman" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Black Sabbath | ||||
| from the album Black Sabbath | ||||
| B-side | "Wicked World" | |||
| Released | 2 January 1970[4] | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Fontana/Vertigo[5] | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Producer(s) | Rodger Bain | |||
| Black Sabbath singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Covered in 1969 by Black Sabbath and released in England as the band's first single on 2 January 1970, the song also appeared on the original version of the band's self-titled debut album, although it was replaced by its B-side, "Wicked World", on the later, American versions of the album. When the band's debut album started to become succesful in the UK, the single was re-released on 26 March 1970.[6]
It was not officially released in North America until 2002, when it was included on the compilation album Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978. It was later included on another compilation album, "Black Sabbath: The Ultimate Collection", released in 2016.
Other versions
[edit]Mark Juhns recorded the song - titled "Mujer Diabla" - backed with "Convención Cowboy"; it was released as a single in Argentina on RCA Victor 1.056.998. It was also released in Australia as "Cowboy Convention" / "Evil Woman" on RCA Victor PPX-1003.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 78. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 10, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 205.
- ^ "Fontana ad".
- ^ Evil Woman/Wicked World at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ "Promo Disc".
- ^ Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 1970 1ra sección, NUMERO 22.0222 ANO LXVIII - "Mark+Juhns" Página 7 INSCRIPTAS, 1.056.998 — Faz "A": Mujer Diabla tL. Weigand-R. Weigand ye). — Faz -B": Convención Cowboy. i'J. Cárter - R. Barnfather). Int. gral.: Mark Juhns.
