Английская Википедия:Devil Woman (Cliff Richard song)

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"Devil Woman" is a 1976 single by British singer Cliff Richard from his album I'm Nearly Famous.

A worldwide hit on its original release, the song saw a resurgence in popularity after appearing in the film I, Tonya (2017), as the theme for the character of LaVona Golden, played by Allison Janney.

The song was written by Terry Britten and Christine Authors (who was the singer of the Family Dogg under the name Christine Holmes). The song is told from the point of view of a man jinxed from an encounter with a stray cat with evil eyes, and his discovery that the psychic medium whose help he sought to break the curse was the one responsible for the curse in the first place. However, the nature of the curse is not made clear.

Original release

Released in late April 1976, "Devil Woman" rose to number 9 on the singles chart in Richard's native UK in June 1976. It became Richard's first single to reach the Top 20 in the US, making number 6 on the Hot 100, Richard's highest-peaking single and biggest seller in the US. "Devil Woman" is the third biggest-selling Cliff Richard single, with over two million copies sold worldwide.[1][2] It was certified Gold by the RIAA in the US and the CRIA in Canada.[3][4]

The musicians featured on the recording are Terry Britten on guitar, Alan Tarney on bass, Clem Cattini on drums, Graham Todd on keyboards, and Tony Rivers, John Perry, and Ken Gold on backing vocals, with string arrangements by Richard Hewson. The song is heavily guitar-driven, with soft-distortion lines doubling the melody in the chorus and long, high, sustained single notes providing atmosphere over the verses. A Rhodes electric piano, bass guitar, drums, and percussion are the only other instruments.

The chorus vocal line was mimicked on Black Sabbath's "Lady Evil".[5]

Track listing

7": EMI / EMI 2458

  1. "Devil Woman" – 3:41
  2. "Love On (Shine On) – 3:04

7": Rocket / PIG-40574 (North America)

  1. "Devil Woman" – 3:35
  2. "Love On (Shine On) – 3:04

Personnel

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 3
Canada (CHUM)[7] 3
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[8] 12
France (IFOP)[9] 8
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[10] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 30
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 5
US Record World Top 100[13] 5

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Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[14][15] 26
Canada (RPM)[16] 57
New Zealand (RIANZ)[17] 17
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[18] 14
US Billboard [19] 55
US Cash Box[20] 58

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Certifications

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References

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External links

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