Black Magic Woman

1968 · via Santana

Fleetwood Mac’s 1968 recording of “Black Magic Woman” is the earliest release on file. Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Santana (released 1970), Carlos Santana (released 1986) and Patricia Barber (released 1999), among 326 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Peter Green wrote it, and Fleetwood Mac put it out in 1968, well before it became a Santana staple. Play theirs first, then Santana's, and listen to how much room one song can hold.

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Credited writer: Peter Green.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1968.

Other recordings on file · first release year

Santana1970
Percy Faith1971
Amazonas1973
Takeshi Terauchi & His Blue Jeans1974
Carlos Santana1986
Haunted Henschel1989
Lex Vandyke1993
Patricia Barber1999
Pickin’ On Project2000
Charlie Musselwhite2000
Out of Phase2002
The Lions2002

326 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Everybody knows Santana's "Black Magic Woman." Which band had Peter Green's song on record before Santana ever touched it?Fleetwood Mac

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