Black Widow is the eponymous second album by English rock band Black Widow.[2] It was issued in 1971 on CBS Records[2] (the same year Black Sabbath's Master of Reality was released[3]) and was produced by Patrick Meehan Jr.[4] On Black Widow, the occult-based lyrical themes that had dominated the band's debut disappeared.[1][4][5]

Black Widow
Studio album by Black Widow
Released	1971 (original release on CBS in various countries); reissued in 2005 on Air Mail Archive for Japan and Italy, and in 2006 on Repertoire Records for Germany
Recorded	1970-1971
Genre	Hard rock
Length	47:50
Label	CBS
Producer	Patrick Meehan Jr.
Black Widow chronology
Sacrifice (1970) Black Widow (1971) III (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Tears & Wine" – 8:58 (Geoff Griffith, Jim Gannon, Kip Trevor, Romeo Challenger, Zoot Taylor)[4]
2. "The Gypsy" – 4:33 (Gannon)[4]
3. "Bridge Passage" – 0:30 (Griffith)[4]
4. "When My Mind Was Young" – 5:12 (Griffith, Gannon)[4]
5. "The Journey" – 5:52 (Gannon, Trevor, Taylor)[4]
6. "Poser" – 7:46 (Griffith, Gannon, Trevor, Challenger, Taylor)[4]
7. "Mary Clark" – 4:07 (Gannon, Bill Litchfield)[4]
8. "Wait Until Tomorrow" – 3:24 (Gannon)[4]
9. "An Afterthought" – 1:12 (Griffith, Gannon, Trevor, Challenger, Taylor)[4]
10. "Legend of Creation" – 5:58 (Gannon)[4]

Personnel

• Kip Trevor – lead and backing vocals, maracas, tambourine
• Clive Jones – saxophone, flute
• Jim Gannon – lead, rhythm, acoustic and twelve-string guitars, backing vocals
• Zoot Taylor – organ, piano
• Geoff Griffith – bass, backing vocals
• Romeo Challenger – drums, percussion

References

External links

• Black Widow at Discogs