| Evil Woman | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Crow |
| Album: | Crow Music |
| B-Side: | Gonna Leave a Mark |
| Released: | August 1969 |
| Genre: | Hard rock |
| Length: | 3:14 |
| Label: | Amaret |
| Prev Title: | Time to Make a Turn |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Cottage Cheese |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
"Evil Woman", sometimes titled "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games with Me)", is a song by Minneapolis–St. Paul–based band Crow, on their 1969 album Crow Music. It reached number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and number 65 in Australia.[1]
| Chart (1969-70) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 65 | |
| Canada (RPM)[2] | 15 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 17 |
| Evil Woman | |
| Cover: | Evilwoman70.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Black Sabbath |
| Album: | Black Sabbath |
| B-Side: | "Wicked World" |
| Released: | 9 January 1970[4] |
| Genre: | Heavy metal |
| Length: | 3:25 |
| Label: | Fontana/Vertigo |
| Producer: | Rodger Bain |
| Next Title: | The Wizard |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
The song was covered in 1969 by Black Sabbath and was released in England as the band's first single. The song also appeared on the European version of the band's debut album, Black Sabbath, though it was excluded from versions released in other markets and was replaced by its B-side, "Wicked World", on the American version of the album.
The song was not officially released in North America until 2002, when it was included on the compilation album . It was later included on another compilation album, "Black Sabbath: The Ultimate Collection", released in 2016.
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 205.