Evil Woman (Crow song)

"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]

For other uses, see Evil Woman (disambiguation).
"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)

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

Cover versions

Black Sabbath version
"Evil Woman"
Single by Black Sabbath
from the album Black Sabbath
B-side"Wicked World"
ReleasedDecember 14, 1969 (UK) January 9, 1970
RecordedOctober 16 1969
GenreHeavy metal
Length3:25
LabelFontana
Songwriter(s)
  • Dave Wagner
  • Dick Wiegand
  • Larry Wiegand
Producer(s)Rodger Bain
Black Sabbath singles chronology
"Evil Woman"
(1969)		 "The Wizard"
(1970)

The song was covered in 1969 by Black Sabbath and was released in England as the band's first-ever single. The song also appeared on the European version of the band's debut album, Black Sabbath, though it was excluded from versions released in other markets and was replaced by its B-side, "Wicked World", on the American version of the album.

The song 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 recordings

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. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 205.
  3. "From the music capitols of the world". Billboard. May 23, 1970.
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