Devil Woman (Marty Robbins song)
"Devil Woman" | ||||
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Single by Marty Robbins | ||||
from the album Devil Woman | ||||
B-side | "April Fool's Day" | |||
Released | June 22, 1962 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:51 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Writer(s) | Marty Robbins | |||
Producer(s) |
Don Law Frank Jones | |||
Marty Robbins singles chronology | ||||
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Devil Woman is a 1962 country single written and performed by Marty Robbins. "Devil Woman" was Marty Robbins' seventh single to reach number one on the country chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot.[1] "Devil Woman" also crossed over onto the pop chart, peaking at number sixteen.[2] This same version of the song was also recorded by Trini Lopez for his 1968 album Welcome to Trini Country.
Other versions by notable artists
A Spanish language version of the song, named "Magia Blanca" (translated by then-television host Alfred D. Herger was Chucho Avellanet's first career hit. A Serbian language version of the song, named "Čudna devojka" was released in 1966 by former Yugoslav beat band Zlatni Dečaci.[3]
Grady Martin released an instrumental version in 1965 on his Instrumentally Yours album.[4]
This song was covered by Singaporean female artist Zhuang Xue Fang (莊雪芳) in edited Standard Chinese lyrics written by Suyin (舒雲/雨牛) under title name of 小小寃家, with Ruby Records in 1967.
Chart performance
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 293.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 533.
- ↑ Čudna devojka at Discogs
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001443273
External links
Preceded by "Wolverton Mountain" by Claude King |
Billboard Hot C&W Sides number-one single September 1-October 20, 1962 |
Succeeded by "Mama Sang a Song" by Bill Anderson |