"Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their album Led Zeppelin II, released in 1969. It was also released as a single in Japan and as the B-side of the single "Whole Lotta Love" in the United States.
| "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" | ||||
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_By_Led_Zeppelin_Japanese_single.png) Japanese single picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Led Zeppelin | ||||
| from the album Led Zeppelin II | ||||
| A-side | "Whole Lotta Love" (US) | |||
| B-side | "Bring It on Home" (Japan) | |||
| Released | 7 November 1969 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 25 June 1969[1] | |||
| Studio | Morgan, London[1] | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[2] | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |||
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The song is about a groupie who stalked the band early in their career.[3] It is guitarist Jimmy Page's least favourite Led Zeppelin song and thus was never performed in concert.[3] However, the song did reach the charts in the US (Hot 100 No. 65)[4] and Japan (Oricon No. 93).[5]
This song immediately follows "Heartbreaker" on side 2 of Led Zeppelin II and radio stations have traditionally played them together in succession.[6]
Personnel
editAccording to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:[1]
- Robert Plant – vocals, vocal harmonies
- Jimmy Page – guitars
- John Paul Jones – bass
- John Bohnam – drums
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Guesdon & Margotin 2018, p. 130.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal. Voyageur Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0760345467.
- ^ a b Lewis, Dave (1994). The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ^ "Led Zeppelin: Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles – 1 March 1970". Oricon.co (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "3 Pairs of songs played back-to-back on the radio". 11 May 2009.
Bibliography
edit- Guesdon, Jean-Michel; Margotin, Philippe (2018). Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-316-448-67-3.