Devil Woman (Marty Robbins song)

Devil Woman is a song written and recorded 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. "Devil Woman" also crossed over onto the pop chart, peaking at number sixteen. Overseas, "Devil Woman" was Robbins' most successful single on the UK charts.

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.
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 in 1963.
Other versions in Spanish of this song was released also by Hermanos Carrión (in Mexico),
Gustavo Hit Moreno (in Peru, 1963)
Trio Venezuela
Chucho Sanoja and his orchestra (both in Venezuela).
A Serbo-Croatian version of the song, named "Čudna devojka", was released in 1966 by Yugoslav beat band Zlatni Dečaci.
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 (OCC)	5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	16

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 293.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 533.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001443273
Magia Blanca by Chucho Avellanet at Discogs
Magia Blanca by Hermanos Carrion at Discogs
Magia Blanca by Gustavo Hit Moreno at Discogs
Magia Blanca by Trio Venezuela at Discogs
Magia Blanca by Chucho Sanoja at Discogs
Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 46.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
"Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

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Albums	The Song of Robbins (1957) Song of the Islands (1958) Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959) More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1960) Return of the Gunfighter (1963) R.F.D. (1964) The Drifter (1966) Tonight Carmen (1967) I Walk Alone (1968) It's a Sin (1969) My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1970) Today (1972) This Much a Man (1972) El Paso City (1976) Adios Amigo (1977) The Performer (1979)
Notable singles	"Stairway of Love" "I'll Go On Alone" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "That's All Right" "Maybellene" "Singing the Blues" "Knee Deep in the Blues" "A White Sport Coat" "Ain't I Right" "The Story of My Life" "Just Married" "She Was Only Seventeen"* "The Hanging Tree" "El Paso" "Big Iron" "Don't Worry" "Devil Woman" "Ruby Ann" "Begging to You" "Ribbon of Darkness" "Tonight Carmen" "I Walk Alone" "It's a Sin" "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "El Paso City" "Among My Souvenirs" "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" "Return to Me" "Some Memories Just Won't Die" "Tie Your Dream to Mine"
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