Devil Woman
Song
Devil Woman...Woman" was written by Terry Britten and Christine Holmes and first recorded by Holmes under the name Kristine. A #9 UK hit in June 1976, "Devil Woman" became Richard's first single to reach the Top 20 in the US reaching #5 on the Billboard... In this article: Devil Woman, Cliff Richard, Terry Britten, All About Eve, The Accused, Clem Cattini, and King Diamond |
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Terry Britten
...and Peter Brideoake. After the Twilights broke up, he moved to London and wrote for Cliff Richard; eventually coming up with "Devil Woman". He was a guitarist in Richard's band for years. Richard called "Devil Woman" his best song...
In this article: Terry Britten, Cliff Richard, Tina Turner, What's Love Got to Do with It, Grammy Award, Gallagher and Lyle, Melissa Manchester, Olivia Newton-John, and Glenn Shorrock
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Wikipedia | October 21, 2009
Prime Minister (Flight of the Conchords)
...song about Karen's psychotic behavior while wearing flashy shirts and skeleton costumes. This musical number is a spoof of the song "Devil Woman" by Cliff Richard. Bret sings a Korean song in the form of karaoke, filled with nonsensical (and...
In this article: Art Garfunkel, Elton John, Paul Simon, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and Washington
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Independent.co.uk - Music | September 30, 2009
Cliff Richard and the Shadows, O2 Arena, London
...with in "The Wicker Man" before constructing a pagan structure and burning your petrified flesh - or the soft Seventies rock of "Devil Woman", "Wired for Sound" or "We Don't Talk Anymore", all perfectly serviceable pop camembert. In fact,...
In this article: Cliff Richard, O2 Arena, London, Camembert, Sea Cruise, Bachelor Boy, A Girl Like You, Mistletoe and Wine, and We Don't Talk Anymore
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Wikipedia | September 23, 2009
Richard Anthony Hewson
...television shows and advertising spots. His song "Pearly" was recorded by The Pearls. His string arrangements were used on Cliff Richard's, "Devil Woman", and has production credits for Richard's 2007 album, Love... The Album. Hewson's work was...
In this article: Richard Anthony Hewson, Paul McCartney, The Long and Winding Road, RCA, Chris Rea, Leo Sayer, and Al Stewart
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New Kerala | September 20, 2009
Richard shocked by young following
...RICHARD is stunned when young people buy tickets for his live shows - he can't understand why they would want to see him perform. The Devil Woman singer has recently reunited with his group The Shadows for a set of gigs, more than 40 years...
In this article: Cliff Richard and The Shadows
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Guardian Unlimited | September 17, 2009
Why we've got Cliff Richard wrong
...Jesus was written by somebody called Hamburger. Cliff's In the Ghetto, his career-changing contemporary comeback single, was Devil Woman, released in 1976, which made him a chart regular again. He'd only had one top 10 hit in the previous...
In this article: Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin, The Beatles, Acetate, and Mojo magazine
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PR-Inside.com Entertainment News | July 29, 2009
RICHARD LOVES HIS CLEAN-CUT IMAGE
...pm Squeaky-clean SIR CLIFF RICHARD insists he is the biggest rebel in rock - because he refuses to indulge in a wild lifestyle. The Devil Woman hitmaker is a strong Christian who is celibate, avoids excessive drinking, and has never...
In this article: Cliff Richard, WordPress, and Britain
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Sunday Mirror | November 20, 2008
Kelly Brook, Kerry Katona, Jade Goody and the attack of the C-list fragrances
...her own head to 'create' spin-off scents like Curious: In Control and Curious Hearts. WHO 'CREATED' IT?: Cliff Richard. WHAT'S IT CALLED?: Devil Woman. WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE: "A fruity note of cassis and exotic ingredients from faraway...
In this article: Jade Goody, Chanelle Hayes, Kerry Katona, Kelly Brook, Alan Cumming, Clary Sage, Alex Curran, and Suzanne Shaw
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NME.com | October 06, 2008
Oasis 'ripping off Sir Cliff Richard' News NME.COM
...new album, 'Dig Out Your Soul', out today (October 6), is similar to Richard's 1976 song 'Devil Woman'. Click on the video below to hear 'Devil Woman'. 'The Turning' can be heard at MySpace.com/oasis. "This is a rip-off," claimed one...
In this article: Oasis, Cliff Richard, The Turning, MySpace.com, Beatles, and Daily Mirror
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Starpulse | October 05, 2008
Oasis Accused Of Ripping Off Cliff Richard - Starpulse Entertainment News Blog
...but the song has received harsh criticism from fans of aging crooner Richard- who claim the tune bears an uncanny resemblance his 1976 hit, "Devil Woman." Writing on Richard's official site, one user by the name of Rolybunny, says, "This...
In this article: Cliff Richard, Oasis, Cigarettes and Alcohol, Mistletoe and Wine, Imagine, Get It On, Don't Look Back in Anger, MySpace.com, and Noel Gallagher
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"Devil Woman" is song by Terry Britten and Christine Holmes and a 1976 hit single recorded by Cliff Richard for his album I'm Nearly Famous. It reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1976 and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is his third biggest-selling single (and his biggest hit in the USA) with over two million copies sold worldwide.
The song is told from the point of a view of a man apparently jinxed from an encounter with a stray cat with evil eyes, and his discovery that the psychic medium (vaguely implied to be a Gypsy woman) whose help he sought to break the curse was the one responsible for the curse in the first place.
Notable musically for its unusual (for a pop song) combination of major and minor sound; it might be properly categorized as being in D blues. It was also one of the earliest U.S. hits to make use of Extended-range bass, reaching one whole tone lower than the conventional instrument, to include D1.
Like many story songs, the production is quite sparse. It 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, 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.
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- Name:
- Devil Woman
- Release Date:
- April 23, 1976
- Preceded By:
- "Miss You Nights"
- Produced by:
- Bruce Welch
- Written By:
- Britten/Authors
- Recorded By:
- Cliff Richard
- Length:
- 3:35
- Record Label:
- EMI 2448
- Recording Dates:
- September 8, 9 1975, Abbey Road, London
- B Side:
- "Love On Shine On" (Gormley-Welch-Marvin)
- Audio Format:
- 7" single
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