Devil Woman (Marty Robbins song) explained

Devil Woman
Type:	single
Artist:	Marty Robbins
Album:	Devil Woman
B-Side:	April Fool's Day
Released:	June 22, 1962
Genre:	Country
Length:	2:51
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Don Law Frank Jones
Prev Title:	Love Can't Wait
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Ruby Ann
Next Year:	1962

Devil Woman is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Marty Robbins. It was released in June 1962 as the first single and title track from the album Devil Woman. It was also 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] Overseas, "Devil Woman" was Robbins' most successful single on the UK charts.

Other versions by notable artists

• Trini Lopez recorded the song for his 1968 album Welcome to Trini Country.
• Grady Martin released an instrumental version in 1965 on his album Instrumentally Yours.
• 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 in 1963.^[3]
• Other versions in Spanish of this song was released also by Hermanos Carrión (in Mexico),^[4]
• Gustavo Hit Moreno (in Peru, 1963)^[5]
• Trio Venezuela^[6]
• Chucho Sanoja and his orchestra^[7] (both in Venezuela).
• A Serbo-Croatian version of the song, named "Čudna devojka", was released in 1966 by Yugoslav beat band Zlatni Dečaci.^[8]
• The song was recorded by Singaporean female artist 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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 293.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 533.
3. http://www.discogs.com/Chucho-Avellanet-Magia-Blanca-La-Tierra/release/4842711 Magia Blanca by Chucho Avellanet at Discogs
4. http://www.discogs.com/Hermanos-Carri%C3%B3n-Magia-Blanca-Qu%C3%A9-Inhumano/release/8766713 Magia Blanca by Hermanos Carrion at Discogs
5. http://www.discogs.com/es/Gustavo-Hit-Moreno-Magia-Blanca/release/7560771 Magia Blanca by Gustavo Hit Moreno at Discogs
6. http://www.discogs.com/es/Trio-Venezuela-Las-Mejores-Interpretaciones-Del-Trio-Venezuela/release/11273601 Magia Blanca by Trio Venezuela at Discogs
7. http://www.discogs.com/Chucho-Sanoja-Y-Su-Orquesta-Magia-Blanca/release/9999246 Magia Blanca by Chucho Sanoja at Discogs
8. Book: Janjatović, Petar. EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. 2007. self-released. Belgrade. 46.