''Black Widow'' is the

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ous second album by English rock band Black Widow."Black Widow Discography"
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and was produced by Patrick Meehan Jr."Black Widow – Black Widow (1971)"
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-based lyrical themes that had dominated the band's debut disappeared.Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Black Widow – Black Widow" ''AllMusic''. Retrieved 27 February 2013."Black Widow Biography"
. ''The Black Widow Abode''. Retrieved 27 February 2013.

Track listing

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

Personnel

*Kip Trevor –

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and backing vocals,

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*Clive Jones –

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*Jim Gannon –

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, acoustic and

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*Zoot Taylor –

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*Geoff Griffith – bass,

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References

External links

''Black Widow'' at Discogs
{{Authority control 1971 albums Black Widow (band) albums CBS Records albums Albums produced by Patrick Meehan (producer)