Evil Woman (Crow song)

"Evil Woman"
Single by Crow
from the album Crow Music
B-side"Gonna Leave a Mark"
ReleasedAugust 1969
GenreHard rock
Length3:14
LabelAmaret
Songwriter(s)
  • Dave Wagner
  • Dick Wiegand
  • Larry Wiegand
Crow singles chronology
"Time to Make a Turn"
(1969) 		"Evil Woman"
(1969) 		"Cottage Cheese"
(1970)

"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

Chart (1969-70) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 65
Canada (RPM)[2] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 17

Black Sabbath version

"Evil Woman"
Single by Black Sabbath
from the album Black Sabbath
B-side"Wicked World"
Released2 January 1970[4]
GenreHeavy metal
Length3:25
LabelFontana/Vertigo[5]
Songwriter(s)
  • Dave Wagner
  • Dick Wiegand
  • Larry Wiegand
Producer(s)Rodger Bain
Black Sabbath singles chronology
"Evil Woman"
(1970) 		"The Wizard"
(1970)

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 successful 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 10, 1970" (PDF).
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 205.
  4. ^ "Fontana ad".
  5. ^ Evil Woman/Wicked World at Discogs (list of releases)
  6. ^ "Promo Disc". Discogs. 26 March 1970.
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