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|composer = | |composer = Jimmy Page and Robert Plant | ||
|label = | |label = Swan Song Records | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page | |producer = Jimmy Page | ||
|engineer = Eddie Kramer | |engineer = Eddie Kramer | ||
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''''Black Country Woman'''' is the fourteenth song on | ''''Black Country Woman'''' is the fourteenth song on England|English rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin's 1975 album ''Physical Graffiti''. It was originally intended to be part of the ''Houses of the Holy'' album, which had been released two years earlier. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'Black Country Woman' was an | 'Black Country Woman' was an Acoustic music|acoustic song recorded in the back garden of Stargroves, in 1972 (around the same time as 'D'yer Mak'er').<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=73|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> At the beginning of the track, Audio engineering|recording engineer Eddie Kramer can be heard saying, 'Shall we roll it Jimmy?' followed by 'Don't want to get this airplane on' about an Fixed-wing aircraft|aeroplane which is heard flying overhead, to which Robert Plant replies 'Nah, leave it, yeah.' | ||
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.'<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=73|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> ' | 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.'<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=73|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> 'Black Country' refers to the area around Birmingham in which Robert Plant was brought up. | ||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
'Black Country Woman' was rarely played live at | 'Black Country Woman' was rarely played live at Led Zeppelin concerts, but was merged into a medley with 'Bron-Y-Aur Stomp' on the band's concert tour of the United States of America in 1977. For this arrangement, John Paul Jones played an upright bass. This song was performed by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss live during their tour supporting the duo's album ''Raising Sand''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chinen|first=Nate|date=12 June 2008|title=Music Review - Robert Plant and Allison Krauss Find Harmony in Tension|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/arts/music/12plan.html|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Formats and track listings== | ==Formats and track listings== | ||
See ' | See 'Trampled Under Foot' single. | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
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**Jimmy Page – acoustic guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | **Jimmy Page – acoustic guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | ||
**Robert Plant – vocals | **Robert Plant – vocals | ||
** | **John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones – acoustic bass | ||
** | **John Bonham - drums, percussion | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
** | **Peter Grant – executive producer | ||
**Eddie Kramer - engineer | **Eddie Kramer - engineer | ||
** | **Keith Harwood – mixing | ||
**Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | **Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | ||
**George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990) | **George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990) | ||
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'Black Country Woman' is the fourteenth song on England|English rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin's 1975 album Physical Graffiti. It was originally intended to be part of the Houses of the Holy album, which had been released two years earlier. Overview'Black Country Woman' was an Acoustic music|acoustic song recorded in the back garden of Stargroves, in 1972 (around the same time as 'D'yer Mak'er').[1] At the beginning of the track, Audio engineering|recording engineer Eddie Kramer can be heard saying, 'Shall we roll it Jimmy?' followed by 'Don't want to get this airplane on' about an Fixed-wing aircraft|aeroplane which is heard flying overhead, to which Robert Plant replies 'Nah, leave it, yeah.' 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.'[2] 'Black Country' refers to the area around Birmingham in which Robert Plant was brought up. Live performances'Black Country Woman' was rarely played live at Led Zeppelin concerts, but was merged into a medley with 'Bron-Y-Aur Stomp' on the band's concert tour of the United States of America in 1977. For this arrangement, John Paul Jones played an upright bass. This song was performed by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss live during their tour supporting the duo's album Raising Sand.[3] Formats and track listingsSee 'Trampled Under Foot' single. Credits
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