In 1976 Cliff Richard recorded the song “Devil Woman”. It made it up to #9 on the UK charts. It made it to number six in the United States. It was Richard's biggest US success. Here's more information on the song.
A man named Terry Britten penned it. He was a well known song writer whose work was performed by people like Michael Jackson. He had some other hits such as “What's Love Got to Do with It”. When Cliff performed Devil Woman Terry played guitar. They recorded it at Abbey Road, a studio made famous by the Beatles.
This song is a story. A stray cat with evil eyes curses a man. He becomes concerned and eventually seeks the help of a medium, a gypsy woman, to remove the curse. But he's stunned when he learns that the curse didn't come from the cat. It was the gypsy woman placed a curse on him to lure him into her clutches.
Many songs like Devil Woman that have a story to tell are sparsely produced. They aren't complex. The tune is simple and not many instruments are used. One of these simple songs is Devil Woman. It was recorded with a guitar, some drums, an electric piano and miscellaneous percussion. A singer was involved too.
The combination of major and minor chords in Devil Woman aren't usual for pop songs. It's one of the earliest hit songs in the United States to encompass more than an octave of the musical range.
The song has had other performers. One of these is the Accused. It's a Washington band founded in 1981. Their music is splatter rock. They incorporate sounds from horror movies in their songs. This means sounds like chainsaw guitar riffs.
Cradle of Faith also performed Devil Woman. This group performed extreme metal music. The band said they played any kind of metal. Given their reputation and style of music this song was perfect for them.
No matter who plays it, Devil Woman is a devilish song.
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