Black Magic Woman

"Black Magic Woman" is a 1968 song by British blues band Fleetwood Mac and written by Peter Green. It was later included on their Greatest Hits and Vintage Years.

"Black Magic Woman"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
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B-side"The Sun Is Shining"
Released29 March 1968
RecordedFebruary 1968
GenreBlues rock
Length2:48
LabelBlue Horizon (57-3138)
Songwriter(s)Peter Green
Producer(s)Mike Vernon[1]
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
""I Believe My Time Ain't Long"
(1967)
Black Magic Woman ""Need Your Love So Bad"
(1968)

Santana version

"Black Magic Woman"
Single by Santana
from Abraxas"
B-side"Hope You're Feeling Better"
ReleasedNovember 1970[2]
Genre
Length5:24 (Album Version)
3:20 (Single Version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Peter Green ("Black Magic Woman"), Gábor Szabó ("Gypsy Queen")
Producer(s)Fred Catero, Carlos Santana

In 1970, Santana released a version of "Black Magic Woman" from their second studio album Abraxas. It went to number 4 in Canada and the United States. It was their biggest until 1999 when Smooth topped the United States.

References

  1. "Info on Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman"". 45cat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "Billboard". November 7, 1970.
  3. Henderson, Alex. "Abraxas - Santana | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 May 2021.