- Black Country Woman
Infobox Single
Name = Black Country Woman
Artist =Led Zeppelin
from Album =Physical Graffiti
Released =February 24 ,1975
A-side = "Trampled Under Foot "
track_no =
Recorded =1972
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:24
Label = Swan Song
Writer = Page/Plant
Producer =Jimmy Page
Misc =
Last single = "D'yer Mak'er " / "The Crunge "
(1973)
This single = "Trampled Under Foot" / "Black Country Woman"
(1974)
Next single = "Candy Store Rock " / "Royal Orleans "
(1976)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album =Physical Graffiti
Type = studio
prev_track = "Boogie with Stu "
prev_no = 13
this_track = "Black Country Woman"
track_no = 14
next_track = "Sick Again "
next_no = 15"Black Country Woman" is the penultimate song on English rock band
Led Zeppelin 's 1975 album "Physical Graffiti ". It was originally intended to be part of the "Houses of the Holy " album, which was released two years earlier."Black Country Woman" was an acoustic song recorded in the back garden of
Mick Jagger 's home,Stargroves , in 1972 (around the same time as "D'yer Mak'er ").Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] At the beginning of the track, recording engineerEddie Kramer can be heard saying, "Shall we roll it Jimmy?" followed by "Oh, I've got to get this airplane off" about an aeroplane which is heard flying overhead, to whichRobert Plant replies "Nah, leave it, yeah."Recording outdoors proved to be difficult. On one occasion at
Headley Grange when Plant tried to go outside to sing the song, he was attacked by a flock of angry geese.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.]Originally the song was subtitled "Never Ending Doubting Woman Blues." This was a reference to a final spoken tag left off the finished version which had Plant proclaiming "What's the matter with you mama, never-ending, nagging, doubting woman blues.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] '
Black Country ' refers to the area aroundBirmingham in which Robert Plant was brought up."Black Country Woman" was rarely played live at
Led Zeppelin concerts , but was merged into a medley with "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp " on the band'sconcert tour of theUnited States in 1977. For this arrangement, John Paul Jones played anupright bass . This song was performed by Robert Plant andAlison Krauss live during their tour supporting the duo's album "Raising Sand ". [cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/arts/music/12plan.html | title= "Music Review - Robert Plant and Allison Krauss Find Harmony in Tension", New York Times, Nate Chinen, June 12, 2008]References
ources
*"Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song", by Chris Welch, ISBN 978-1-56025-818-6
*"The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", by Dave Lewis, ISBN 978-0-7119-3528-0
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