Black Magic Woman

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"Black Magic Woman"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
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"
(1968)
"Need Your Love So Bad"
(1968)

"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.

Santana version[change | change source]

"Black Magic Woman"
Single by Santana
from the album 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[change | change source]

  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.