Devil Woman (Marty Robbins song)

Devil Woman is a song written and performed 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.

"Devil Woman"
Single by Marty Robbins
from the album Devil Woman
B-side	"April Fool's Day"
Released	June 22, 1962
Genre	Country
Length	2:51
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Marty Robbins
Producer(s)	Don Law Frank Jones
Marty Robbins singles chronology
"Love Can't Wait" (1962) "Devil Woman" (1962) "Ruby Ann" (1962)

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.[3]
• 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.[4]
• Other versions in Spanish of this song was released also by Hermanos Carrión (in Mexico),[5]
• Gustavo Hit Moreno (in Peru)[6]
• Trio Venezuela[7]
• Chucho Sanoja and his orchestra[8] (both in Venezuela).
• A Serbian language version of the song, named "Čudna devojka", was released in 1966 by former Yugoslav beat band Zlatni Dečaci.[9]
• The song was recorded by Singaporean female artist Zhuang Xue Fang (莊雪芳) 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.

Chart performance

Chart (1962)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10]	5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	16

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 293.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 533.
3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001443273
4. Magia Blanca by Chucho Avellanet at Discogs
5. Magia Blanca by Hermanos Carrion at Discogs
6. Magia Blanca by Gustavo Hit Moreno at Discogs
7. Magia Blanca by Trio Venezuela at Discogs
8. Magia Blanca by Chucho Sanoja at Discogs
9. Čudna devojka at Discogs
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
12. "Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics