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"Black Magic Woman" is a song written by British musician Peter Green, which first appeared as a single for his band Fleetwood Mac in 1968. Subsequently, the song appeared on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose (US) and The Pious Bird of Good Omen (UK), as well as the later Greatest Hits and Vintage Years [2] compilations.
Alongside Santana's release in 1969, "Evil Ways" was also recorded by the band The Village Callers. [1] The lyrics of the song are written in simple verse form. [2] Released as a single in late 1969, it became Santana's first top 40 and top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of March 21, 1970.
Carlos Santana had been interested in Fleetwood Mac's leader and songwriter Peter Green, having seen him perform at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, and decided to cover the band's song "Black Magic Woman". (Both had also been influenced as guitarists by B.B. King.)
Santana is the debut studio album by American Latin rock band Santana. It was released on August 22, 1969. It was released on August 22, 1969. Over half of the album's length is composed of instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band .
Black Magic Woman is a compilation album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1971. It is a double album, composed of songs from two Peter Green-era albums, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (in its entirety, making up the first LP of the two) and English Rose, as well as several non-album tracks. The U.S. Epic double album contains ...
This is a record that pushes the envelope even today and is one of the most inspired recordings in the voluminous Santana oeuvre." [ 2 ] Jeff Winbush of All About Jazz described the album as "the summit of Santana's jazz fusion era," and remarked: "The secret weapon is Michael Shrieve's energetic drumming and the dual keyboard attack of Coster ...
Santana III was also the last Santana album to hit #1 on the charts until Supernatural in 1999. The 2005 edition of Guinness World Records stated that was the longest gap between #1 albums ever occurring (a record which is now held by Paul McCartney since his seventeenth solo studio album, Egypt Station , topped the Billboard 200 chart on 2018 ...
6 Influences on "Black Magic Woman" 5 comments. 7 Santana's ending. 1 comment. 8 Fleetwood Mac version. 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents. Talk: Black Magic Woman.