Evil Woman (Crow song)
| "Evil Woman" | ||||
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Side A of the 1969 Canadian single | ||||
| Single by Crow | ||||
| from the album Crow Music | ||||
| B-side | "Gonna Leave a Mark" | |||
| Released | August 1969 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Amaret | |||
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| Producer | Bob Monaco | |||
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"Evil Woman", sometimes titled "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games with Me)", is a song by Minneapolis–St. Paul–based band Crow, released as a single from their 1969 album Crow Music. It reached number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, number 65 in Australia, and its highest position at number 15 in Canada.[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 65 |
| Canada (RPM)[2] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 17 |
Black Sabbath version
| "Evil Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Black Sabbath | ||||
| from the album Black Sabbath | ||||
| B-side | "Wicked World" | |||
| Released | January 2, 1970[4] | |||
| Recorded | October 16, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Regent Sounds (London) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Fontana/Vertigo[5] | |||
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| Producer | Rodger Bain | |||
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Covered in 1969 by Black Sabbath and released in England as the band's first single on January 2, 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 successful in the UK, the single was re-released on March 26, 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.
References
- ^ 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". Discogs. 26 March 1970.