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( January 2017 ) `` Black Magic Woman '' Single by Fleetwood Mac B - side `` The Sun is Shining '' Released 29 March 1968 Format 7 - inch single Recorded February 1968 Genre Blues rock Length 2 : 48 Label Blue Horizon ( 57 - 3138 ) Songwriter ( s ) Peter Green Fleetwood Mac singles chronology `` I Believe My Time Ai n't Long '' ( 1967 ) `` Black Magic Woman '' ( 1968 ) `` Need Your Love So Bad '' ( 1968 ) `` I Believe My Time Ai n't Long '' ( 1967 ) `` Black Magic Woman '' ( 1968 ) `` Need Your Love So Bad '' ( 1968 ) `` Black Magic Woman '' is a song written by Peter Green that first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968, subsequently appearing on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose ( US ) and The Pious Bird of Good Omen ( UK ), as well as Vintage Years. In 1970, it became a hit by Santana, as sung by Gregg Rolie, reaching No. 4 in the U.S. and Canadian charts, after appearing on their Abraxas album. In 2005 the song was covered by ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White on his album The Way It Is. In 1996, the song was also covered by Gary Hoey on his album Bug Alley. Contents 1 Fleetwood Mac version 1.1 Structure 2 Santana version 2.1 Background 2.2 Structure 3 References 4 External links Fleetwood Mac version Although not as popular as Santana 's arrangement two years later, `` Black Magic Woman '' nevertheless became a fairly popular blues rock hit peaking at No. 37 in the UK Singles Chart. It was featured in Fleetwood Mac live set - lists even after Green had left the band, when it was often sung by Danny Kirwan, and during concerts in the early 1970s it would form the basis for long mid-concert jams. The song has the same chord structure, guitar breaks, and even a similar melody to Green 's `` I Loved Another Woman '' from the band 's 1968 debut album, and may have evolved out of the earlier song. Structure Set in the key of D minor, the verse follows a twelve bar chord progression alternating between D minor, A minor, and G minor, and the instrumentation consists of vocals, two guitars, bass guitar and drums. It is homophonic, the voice and lead guitar taking the lead roles. The song is set in common time ( 4 / 4 ), with the rhythm `` pushing '' on the upbeat, then breaking into a shuffle beat root - chord jam after the final verse. D minor D minor A minor A minor D minor D minor G minor G minor Dm - C Bb - A D minor D minor The original recording by Peter Green 's Fleetwood Mac featured guitars that were slightly below standard pitch, probably due to them being tuned to a piano or another guitar in the recording studio. For most performances, it is played in standard, although to create a performance more faithful to the original recording, the low E string could be tuned down to D. The haunting D minor triad from the 17 fret is played out on one guitar, and a slide guitar playing the same chord is faded in over the top. Santana version `` Black Magic Woman '' Artwork for the US vinyl single Single by Santana from the album Abraxas B - side `` Hope You 're Feeling Better '' Released 1970 Recorded 1970 Genre Blues rock, latin rock, psychedelic rock Length 5 : 24 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Peter Green ( `` Black Magic Woman '' ), Gábor Szabó ( `` Gypsy Queen '' ) Producer ( s ) Fred Catero, Carlos Santana Abraxas track listing `` Singing Winds, Crying Beasts '' ( 1 ) `` Black Magic Woman '' ( 2 ) `` Oye Como Va '' ( 3 ) Background Santana 's version, recorded in 1970, is a medley with Gábor Szabó 's 1966 instrumental `` Gypsy Queen '', a mix of jazz, Hungarian folk and Latin rhythms. The song became one of Santana 's staples and one of their biggest hits, with the single reaching # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1971. Abraxas reached # 1 on the charts and hit quadruple platinum in 1986, partially thanks to `` Black Magic Woman. '' `` Gypsy Queen '' was omitted from 1974 's Santana 's Greatest Hits album, even though radio stations usually play `` Black Magic Woman '' and `` Gypsy Queen '' as one song. Structure While the song follows the same general structure of Peter Green 's version, also set in common time, in D minor and using the same melody and lyrics, it is considerably different, with a slightly altered chord pattern ( Dm -- Am -- Dm -- Gm -- Dm -- Am -- Dm ), occasionally mixing between the Dorian and Aeolian modes, especially in the song 's intro. A curious blend of blues, rock, jazz, 3 / 2 afro - Cuban son clave, and `` Latin '' polyrhythms, Santana 's arrangement added conga, timbales and other percussion, in addition to organ and piano, to make complex polyrhythms that give the song a `` voodoo '' feel distinct from the original. The introduction of the song, which was adapted from Szabó 's `` Gypsy Queen '', consists of simple hammer - ons, pull - offs and slides on the guitar and bass, before moving into the introductory guitar solo of `` Black Magic Woman. '' After the introductory solo, which follows the same chord progression as the verse, the song moves into an eight - bar piano solo on D minor, and proceeds to two verses sung by keyboardist Gregg Rolie. Two verses of guitar solo follow the two sung verses, which are then succeeded by another verse, before moving into a modified version of the `` Gypsy Queen '' section from the beginning of the song to end the piece. Rolie also performs a solo on the Hammond B3 Organ in the middle of the song. There is also a single edit that runs for 3 : 15. On some radio versions the piano solo is omitted, and `` Gypsy Queen '' is sometimes omitted. Other longer versions have since been released, including one which runs for 8 : 56. References Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2005 - 11 - 27. Retrieved 2006 - 09 - 24. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Fleetwood Mac Mick Fleetwood John McVie Christine McVie Lindsey Buckingham Stevie Nicks Peter Green Jeremy Spencer Bob Brunning Danny Kirwan Bob Welch Bob Weston Dave Walker Billy Burnette Rick Vito Bekka Bramlett Dave Mason Studio albums Fleetwood Mac Mr. Wonderful Then Play On Kiln House Future Games Bare Trees Penguin Mystery to Me Heroes Are Hard to Find Fleetwood Mac Rumours Tusk Mirage Tango in the Night Behind the Mask Time Say You Will EPs Extended Play Compilations English Rose The Pious Bird of Good Omen Fleetwood Mac in Chicago Black Magic Woman The Original Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits Vintage Years Greatest Hits 25 Years -- The Chain Madison Blues The Vaudeville Years The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions 1967 -- 1969 Show - Biz Blues The Best of Peter Green 's Fleetwood Mac The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac The Essential Fleetwood Mac Live albums Live Live in Boston Live at the BBC The Dance Shrine ' 69 Live in Boston Tribute albums Just Tell Me That You Want Me : A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac 1960s songs `` I Believe My Time Ai n't Long '' `` Hellhound on My Trail '' `` Shake Your Moneymaker '' `` Stop Messin ' Around '' `` Need Your Love So Bad '' `` Madison Blues '' `` Great Balls of Fire '' `` Black Magic Woman '' `` Albatross '' `` When You Say '' `` Man of the World '' `` Somebody 's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite '' `` Rattlesnake Shake '' `` Oh Well '' 1970s songs `` The Green Manalishi ( With the Two Prong Crown ) '' `` Dragonfly '' `` Jewel - Eyed Judy '' `` Sentimental Lady '' `` For Your Love '' `` Hypnotized '' `` Angel '' `` Monday Morning '' `` Warm Ways '' `` Blue Letter '' `` Over My Head '' `` Say You Love Me '' `` Rhiannon '' `` Landslide '' `` World Turning '' `` I 'm So Afraid '' `` Second Hand News '' `` Dreams '' `` Never Going Back Again '' `` Do n't Stop '' `` Go Your Own Way '' `` Songbird '' `` The Chain '' `` You Make Loving Fun '' `` I Do n't Want to Know '' `` Oh Daddy '' `` Gold Dust Woman '' `` Silver Springs '' `` Tusk '' `` Sara '' `` Think About Me '' `` Not That Funny '' `` Sisters of the Moon '' `` Walk a Thin Line '' `` Angel '' `` I Know I 'm Not Wrong '' `` Brown Eyes '' 1980s songs `` Hold Me '' `` Gypsy '' `` Oh Diane '' `` Love in Store '' `` Ca n't Go Back '' `` Big Love '' `` Seven Wonders '' `` Little Lies '' `` Everywhere '' `` Family Man '' `` Tango in the Night '' `` Is n't It Midnight '' `` As Long as You Follow '' `` No Questions Asked '' 1990s -- 2010s songs `` Skies the Limit '' `` In the Back of My Mind '' `` Love Is Dangerous '' `` Save Me '' `` Love Shines '' `` Paper Doll '' `` I Do '' `` Temporary One '' `` Murrow Turning Over in His Grave '' `` Peacekeeper '' `` Say You Will '' `` Sad Angel '' Concert tours Heroes Are Hard to Find tour Fleetwood Mac tour Rumours Tour Tusk tour Mirage tour Shake the Cage Tour Behind the Mask Tour Say You Will tour Unleashed 2013 tour On with the Show Related people Ken Caillat Richard Dashut Clifford Davis John Mayall Keith Olsen Related articles Discography List of Fleetwood Mac band members Buckingham Nicks Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie Bekka & Billy Stretch ( `` Bogus Fleetwood Mac '' ) `` Rumours '' ( Glee episode ) Book Category Santana Carlos Santana Neal Schon Gregg Rolie Michael Carabello Michael Shrieve David Brown José `` Chepito '' Areas Francisco Aguabella Coke Escovedo Tom Coster Doug Rauch Leon Thomas Leon Patillo Leon `` Ndugu '' Chancler Armando Peraza Gaylord Birch Graham Lear Alex Ligertwood Alan Pasqua Orestes Vilató David Sancious Chester Thompson Alphonso Johnson Buddy Miles Walfredo Reyes, Jr. Curtis Salgado Horacio `` El Negro '' Hernandez Dennis Chambers Studio albums Santana Abraxas Santana III Caravanserai Welcome Borboletta Amigos Festival Moonflower Inner Secrets Marathon Zebop ! Shangó Beyond Appearances Freedom Spirits Dancing in the Flesh Milagro Supernatural Shaman All That I Am Guitar Heaven Shape Shifter Corazón Santana IV Live albums Lotus Moonflower Sacred Fire : Live in South America Santana Live at the Fillmore The Very Best of Santana ( Live in 1968 ) The Woodstock Experience Compilations Santana 's Greatest Hits Viva Santana ! The Definitive Collection Dance of the Rainbow Serpent The Very Best of Santana The Ultimate Collection The Best of Santana Best Instrumentals Best Instrumentals Vol. 2 The Best of Santana Vol. 2 The Essential Santana Ceremony : Remixes & Rarities Love Songs Ultimate Santana Multi-Dimensional Warrior Singles `` Evil Ways '' `` Black Magic Woman '' `` Oye Como Va '' `` Hope You 're Feeling Better '' `` No One to Depend On '' `` Europa ( Earth 's Cry Heaven 's Smile ) '' `` She 's Not There '' `` You Know That I Love You '' `` Winning '' `` Hold On '' `` Smooth '' `` Maria Maria '' `` Put Your Lights On '' `` Corazón Espinado '' `` The Game of Love '' `` Nothing at All '' `` Feels Like Fire '' `` Sideways '' `` Why Do n't You & I '' `` I 'm Feeling You '' `` Just Feel Better '' `` Cry Baby Cry '' `` No Llores '' `` Into the Night '' `` This Boy 's Fire '' `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps '' `` Photograph '' Other songs `` Jingo '' `` Soul Sacrifice '' `` Verão Vermelho '' Concert tours Santana concert tours Carlos Santana solo albums Studio Love Devotion Surrender Illuminations Oneness : Silver Dreams Golden Realities The Swing of Delight Havana Moon Blues for Salvador Santana Brothers Live Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles ! 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Question: who sang lead vocals on black magic woman
Answer: Gregg Rolie