Crow : The Best Of Crow (Evil Woman )

I'VE SEEN THE LOOK OF EVIL

IN YOUR EYES

YOU'VE BEEN FILLING ME

ALL FULL OF LIES

Crow 

is an American

 blues rock band 

that was first active

 from

 1967 to 1972. 

They are best known

 for the song

 Evil Woman

 (Don't Play Your Games with Me), 

which was notably 

covered by

 Black Sabbath 

(on their debut album) 

and 

Ike & Tina Turner.

History

Crow

 was formed in 1967

 by singer 

David Wagner, 

guitarist 

Dick Wiegand,

 bassist

 Larry Wiegand, 

keyboardist 

Kink Middlemist, 

and drummer 

Harry Nehls

 under the name 

South 40,

 which was used 

until the group

 went national.

 Nehls was replaced

 by 

Denny Craswell 

at that time. 

Columbia Records 

brought them in to

 record a demo

 in 1969;

 they passed, 

and Crow 

was signed to

 Amaret Records.

In 1969, 

Crow's debut album

 Crow Music 

was recorded. 

The single

 Evil Woman

 (Don't Play Your Games With Me)

 made the 

Top 40

 of the 

Billboard

 Hot 100

 that fall, 

peaking at No. 19 

the following January. 

Crow by Crow

 and

 Mosaic 

were the 

follow-up releases

 in 1970 and 1971, 

respectively. 

Several later singles 

managed to chart, 

although none 

reached the heights of

 "Evil Woman". 

Eventually,

 the band wanted

 to move to

 Elektra Records, 

but Amaret

 would not release them

 from their recording contract 

while retaining their name.

Wagner

 left the group in 1971; 

the band replaced him 

with 

Mick Stanhope 

and attempted to

 move forward, 

but collapsed

 for good in 1972.

 David Wagner 

recorded a 

solo album

 for Amaret

 in late 

1972 titled,

 d/b/a Crow.

They disbanded

 in 1972, 

but reformed again

 in 1980.

 This version of Crow

 included original

 lead vocalist 

David Wagner,

 John Richardson 

and 

Jeff Christensen 

on 

lead guitar/vocals,

 Denny Johnson 

on bass

 and

 Robby Belleville 

on drums. 

From September 1980 

to July 1981,

 they recorded 

many sessions, 

which resulted in a 

new studio album

 titled

 Crow on the Run

 in 1982. 

This version of Crow 

disbanded in early 1982. 

In 1988, 

Crow 

reformed

 and they continued

 to play concerts 

all over

 the United States. 

All the members

 have won 

Minnesota Music Awards

 for their own

 individual instruments.

 In 2005,

 they were inducted

 into the 

Minnesota Rock/Country

 Hall of Fame

 and, in 

2009, 

the Iowa 

Rock & Roll Music

 Hall of Fame.

Crow 

still play 

occasionally

 in the Midwest

 with

 Dave Wagner 

on vocals.

TRACK LIST

Evil Woman

 (Don't Play Your Games With Me)

Cottage Cheese

I Need Love

(Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The) 

King Of Rock And Roll

Colors

Yellow Dawg

Slow Down

Time To Make A Turn

Busy Day

Keeps Me Runnin

Satisfied

Gonna Leave A Mark

Smokey Joe

I Stand To Blame

Mobile Blues

I Want Sunshine - South 40 (Live)

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