I met a devil womanIn a dream the other night
Had the black cat eyes
And I swear she could fly
Yeah, I met a devil woman
In a dream the other night
Woo-wooh, woo-wooh
I swear she could fly
Yeah, I swear the gal could fly
Yeah, I swear she could fly
And I heard my mama cry
Met a gypsy in jail
Was about to die
Gave me two clear vials
Now, son they make you fly
Met a gypsy in jail
Was about to die
Woo-wooh, woo-wooh
Yeah, I heard my mama cry
I can hear the little girl cry
I can hear her cry
Yeah, I heard my mama cry
She said don't you kill yourself
Now you're thinkin' 'bout smokin'
Or the needle and the spoon
Just remember what I said
In that dirty backroom
Well, I met a devil woman
In a dream the other night
Woo-wooh, woo-wooh
I heard my mama cry
I can hear her cry
I can hear the little girl cry
Said sonny don't die
Don't you kill yourself
Had a black cat bone
Had the John the Conqueroo'
(High John the Conqueror Root **)
Had the needle in my hand
But I ain't got you
Yeah, I met a devil woman
In a dream the other night
Woo-wooh, woo-wooh
I can hear my mama cry
I can hear the little girl cry
I could hear my mama cry
Said now sonny don't die
Don't you kill yourself
| "Devil Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
| from the album I'm Nearly Famous | ||||
| B-side | "Love on Shine On" | |||
| Released | 23 April 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 8 & 9 September 1975, Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Rocket (US) EMI (UK) 2448 | |||
| Writer(s) | Terry Britten, Christine Holmes | |||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Welch | |||
| Certification | Gold | |||
| Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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"Devil Woman" is a 1976 hit single for Cliff Richard from his album I'm Nearly Famous.
Background
"Devil Woman" was written by Terry Britten and Christine Holmes (singer of the Family Dogg) and also recorded by Holmes under the name "Kristine".
A No. 9 UK hit in June 1976, "Devil Woman" became Richard's first single to reach the Top 20 in the US, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, which was Richard's highest peaking single. "Devil Woman" is the third biggest-selling Cliff Richard single with over two million copies sold worldwide. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in the US and the CRIA in Canada.
The song is told from the point of a view of a man jinxed from an encounter with a stray cat with evil eyes, and his discovery that the psychic medium (a Gypsy woman) whose help he sought to break thecurse was the one responsible for the curse in the first place.
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 musicians featured on the Cliff Richard recording are Terry Britten on guitar, Alan Tarney on bass,Clem Cattini on drums, Graham Todd on keyboards, and Tony Rivers, John Perry and A. Harding on backing vocals, with string arrangements by Richard Hewson.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Covers
- 1976: Co-composer Christine Holmes sang the song as Kristine Sparkle.
- 1979: Estonian singer Jaak Joala, in the Estonian language (Title: Saatanlik Naine).
- 1983: Riot on their album Born in America.
- 1987: All About Eve, as a B-side of their 12" single Flowers in our hair.
- 1987: Shy on their album Excess All Areas.
- 1987: The Accüsed on their album More Fun Than An Open Casket Funeral.
- 1989: Artisan covered the song on their EP Through Till Dawn.
- 1995: Hank Marvin, as an instrumental in on Hank Plays Cliff.
- 2005: Cradle of Filth on their special edition release of 2004's Nymphetamine with backing vocals by King Diamond.
- 2007: Hayseed Dixie, as a bluegrass song in on Weapons Of Grass Destruction.
- 2008 Bruce Willis Opening of Sin City ( by far the most popular Youtube Cover)
- 2009: Estonian singer Uku Suviste, in the Estonian language (Title: Saatanlik Naine).
- 2014: Chicago heavy metal band Spillage (with connections to Trouble) covered the song in live settings.
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