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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Devil Woman

| cover = Devil_Woman_-_Cliff_Richard.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Cover of 1982 UK re-release

| type = single

| artist = Cliff Richard

| album = I'm Nearly Famous

| B-side = Love On (Shine On)

| released = 23 April 1976

| recorded = 89 September 1975

| studio = EMI Studios, London

| venue =

| genre = Pop rock

| length = 3:41

| label =

* EMI

* Rocket

| writer =

* Terry Britten

* Christine Authors

| producer = Bruce Welch

| prev_title = Miss You Nights

| prev_year = 1975

| next_title = I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You

| next_year = 1976

| misc =

}}

"'Devil Woman'" is a 1976 single by British singer Cliff Richard from his album 'I'm Nearly Famous'.

A worldwide hit on its original release, the song saw a resurgence in popularity after appearing in the film 'I, Tonya' (2017), as the theme for the character of LaVona Golden, played by Allison Janney.

The song was written by Terry Britten and Christine Authors (who was the singer of the Family Dogg under the name Christine Holmes). 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) whose help he sought to break the curse was the one responsible for the curse in the first place. However, the nature of the curse is not made clear.

Original release



Released in late April 1976, "Devil Woman" made its way up to number 9 on the singles chart in Richard's native UK in June 1976. It became Richard's first single to reach the Top 20 in the US, making number 6 on the Hot 100, Richard's highest peaking single and biggest seller in the US. "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 musicians featured on the recording are Terry Britten on guitar, Alan Tarney on bass, Clem Cattini on drums, Graham Todd on keyboards, and Tony Rivers, John Perry, and Ken Gold on backing vocals, with string arrangements by Richard Hewson. 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.

Track listing



'7": EMI / EMI 2458'

# "Devil Woman" 3:41

# "Love On (Shine On) 3:04

'7": Rocket / PIG-40574 (North America)'

# "Devil Woman" 3:35

# "Love On (Shine On) 3:04

Personnel



* Cliff Richard vocals

* Terry Britten guitar

* Alan Tarney bass guitar

* Graham Todd electric piano

* Clem Cattini drums

* Tony Rivers backing vocals

* John Perry backing vocals

* Ken Gold backing vocals

Chart performance and certifications



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



References




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