Black Country Woman

Black Country Woman
Appears on	Physical Graffiti
Published by	Flames of Albion Music
Registration	ASCAP 320197024
Release date	2 April 1975
Recorded	May 1972 at; Stargroves with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.; Mixed at Olympic Studios, London.
Genre	Blues rock
Language	English
Length	4 minutes 30 seconds
Composer	Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Label	Swan Song Records
Producer	Jimmy Page
Engineer	Eddie Kramer

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Overview[edit]

'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[edit]

'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 listings[edit]

See 'Trampled Under Foot' single.

Credits[edit]

Personnel
Musicians: Jimmy Page – acoustic guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering Robert Plant – vocals John Paul Jones – acoustic bass John Bonham - drums, percussion Production: Peter Grant – executive producer Eddie Kramer - engineer Keith Harwood – mixing Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990)

References[edit]

↑ Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream. London: Omnibus Press, 73. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1.
↑ Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream. London: Omnibus Press, 73. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1.
↑ Chinen, Nate. Music Review - Robert Plant and Allison Krauss Find Harmony in Tension, The New York Times, 12 June 2008. Retrieved on 13 May 2014.

[1] Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream. London: Omnibus Press, 73. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1.

[2] Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream. London: Omnibus Press, 73. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1.

[3] Chinen, Nate. Music Review - Robert Plant and Allison Krauss Find Harmony in Tension, The New York Times, 12 June 2008. Retrieved on 13 May 2014.

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