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Black Magic Woman is een nummer van de Britse band Fleetwood Mac. Op 29 maart 1968 werd het nummer uitgebracht als de derde single van de band. In 1970 werd het nummer gecoverd door de Amerikaanse band Santana op hun album Abraxas. Deze versie werd dat jaar uitgebracht als de eerste single van het album.

"Black Magic Woman" is a song written by British musician Peter Green, which first appeared as a single for his band Fleetwood Mac in 1968. Subsequently, the song appeared on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose (US) and The Pious Bird of Good Omen (UK), as well as the later Greatest Hits and Vintage Years compilations.

In 1970, the song was released as the first single from Santana's album Abraxas. The song, as sung by Gregg Rolie, reached number four on the US and Canadian charts, and its chart success made Santana's recording the better-known version of the song.

The song was also covered by former Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch on his 2006 album His Fleetwood Mac Years and Beyond, Vol. 2. Although Welch was not a member of the group at the time of the original recording, he had performed a number of Peter Green's songs during his time with the band, including "Black Magic Woman".