Lady in Black
~ Recording by Uriah Heep
Annotation
GB5KW1600785 is 2016 remaster
Annotation last modified on 2020-06-04 18:43 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | Lady in Black | 4:48 | Uriah Heep | The Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | SRM 1-1070 |
| 1.3 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Anthology | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Raw Power (United Kingdom metal) | RAWLP 012 |
| 1.3 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Anthology | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Raw Power (United Kingdom metal) | RAWCD 012 |
| 1.3 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Anthology | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Carrère (just "CARRERE", not "CARRERE MUSIC") | 96.581 |
| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Die neue Kuschelrock CD 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS CD 463098 2 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Castle Classics (LC 6448) | CLACD 106 |
| 1.2 | Lady in Black | 4:48 | Uriah Heep | The Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 882 476-2 |
| 1.6 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Collection | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Young (Brazilian rock label) | 320 7038 |
| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Die neue Kuschelrock (1. 1989 - CBS - "Die neue Kuschelrock") | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 465952 2 |
| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Kuschelrock 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 07-465952-10/2, 465952 2 |
| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Kuschelrock 2 (2. 1989 - CBS - "Kuschelrock 2") | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 465952 2 |
| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:49 | Uriah Heep | Easy Livin’: Best | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | CD 27200279 B |
| 1.16 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Echoes in the Dark | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Elite (UK, reissue label of Pickwick Group plc) | ELITE020CD |
| 2.2 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | The Rock Collection: Rock Solid | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 527/20 |
| 1.2 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | The Very Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 8800107 |
| 1.1 | Lady in Black | 4:40 | Uriah Heep | Lady in Black | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550 730-2, 5507302 |
| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | KuschelRock 2 (Gold-Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 465952 9 |
| 4.13 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | Rock Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sounds Direct | SDC697/06 |
| 1.8 | Lady in Black | 4:40 | Uriah Heep | Pure Soft Metal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Temple (TMPCD catnos) | TMPCD015 |
| 2.2 | Lady in Black | 4:40 | Uriah Heep | Rock History: The Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | ESSCD 288 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | The Very Best Of | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade Music Company Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE branch of Dutch "Arcade" label) | 9902246 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | The Very Best Of | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade Music Company Denmark A/S (not for release label use! DK branch of Dutch "Arcade" label) | 9902246 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | The Very Best Of | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade Music Company (Norway) AS (not for release label use! Norwegian branch of Dutch "Arcade" label) | 9902246 |
| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Kuschelrock 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 465952 6 |
| 1.10 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | A Time of Revelation: 25 Years On... | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications) | ESFCD298 |
| 1.19 | Lady in Black | 4:46 | Uriah Heep | Fetenhits: The Real Classics, the 2nd | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 553 144-2 |
| 1.1 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | Party Power Pack, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 535 611-2 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury (Remastered re-release) | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications) | ESMCD 317 |
| 1.18 | Lady in Black | 4:46 | Uriah Heep | Fetenhits: The Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 555 067-2 |
| 1.16 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | 1975 - Die Stars - Die Hits - Die Facts | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 39612 7 |
| 1.7 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Classic Heep: An Anthology | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314 558 863 |
| 4.12 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | Superhits of Rock 1965-79 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | “Travellers in Time” Anthology, Vol. 1 | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications), Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | ESDCD 818 |
| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Kuschelrock 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 465952 6, SMM 465952 6 | |
| 1.18 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | Summer of Love: The Spirit of Flower Power (set I) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 564 196-2 |
| 1.3 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | The Alltime Greatest Rock Classics of the 70s, 80s & 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 545 455-2 |
| 1.2 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Come Away Melinda: The Ballads | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMRCD238 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:42 | Uriah Heep | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314 586 363-2 |
| 1.1 | Lady in Black | 4:40 | Uriah Heep | Lady in Black | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550 730-2 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | Rock Champions | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | The Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 3145863632 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury (limited edition) | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Bronze | VICP-61829 |
| 2.4 | Lady in Black | 4:42 | Uriah Heep | You Can’t Keep a Good Band Down | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMXBX527 |
| 1.18 | Lady in Black | 4:46 | Uriah Heep | Summer of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Marketing Group GmbH (company not a label brand) | 584-509-2 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury (expanded deluxe edition) | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMRCD643 |
| 3.2 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | 100% Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Disky | MP 791912 | |
| 1.8 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | The Very Best of | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 82876 501942 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | The Ultimate Collection | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | SANDD189 |
| 2.16 | Lady in Black | 4:48 | Uriah Heep | SATURN Party Edition: Die geilsten Rock Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Revelations: The Uriah Heep Anthology | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Metro Doubles (UK double-disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix) | METRDCD526 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Sanctuary Midline | SMRCD049 |
| 1.9 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert: 50 Jahre Rock! Let's Have a Party - Klassiker und Hits! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 82876 59869 2 |
| 1.97 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | 100 Hits Paint It Black | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RMG Records | RMG 1404 MP3 |
| 1.3 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Hard ’n’ Heavy: Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.1 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | I Haven't Heard That Song in Ages | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CDSM209 | |
| 2.11 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Time Machine: A Vertigo Retrospective | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 982 798-2 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | Die Hit-Giganten: Rocksongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 82876 73352 2 |
| 4.2 | Lady in Black | ?:?? | Uriah Heep | Wake Up: The Singles Collection | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Earmark | EARLP41051 |
| 4.2 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Wake Up: The Singles Collection | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Earmark | 41051 |
| 3.1 | Lady in Black | ?:?? | Uriah Heep | Wake Up: The Singles Collection | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Earmark | EARLP41051 |
| 3.1 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Wake Up: The Singles Collection | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Earmark | 41051 |
| 1.10 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | 100% Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | |
| 1.2 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Come Away Melinda: The Ballads | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Midline | SMRCD203 |
| 1.9 | Lady in Black | 4:49 | Uriah Heep | Rock Times plus, Volume 5: 1971-1974 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 27000 00095 |
| 1.6 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Die ultimative Chart Show: Die erfolgreichsten Stars der 70er Jahre | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 06024 984669-7 |
| 1.6 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Loud, Proud & Heavy – The Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Metro Triples (UK triple-disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRTCD cat prefix) | METRTCD828 |
| 2.2 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Die ultimative Chart Show: Die erfolgreichsten Rock Classics aller Zeiten | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Lady in Black | 4:45 | Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 06007 5312808 |
| 2.4 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | Super Rock Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697524212 |
| 1.18 | Lady in Black | 4:46 | Uriah Heep | Summer of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | |
| 1.12 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | The Flower Power Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick (Imprint of Brunswick Record Corporation) | 060075321673 |
| 2.14 | Lady in Black | 4:42 | Uriah Heep | WDR 200 (Die Hits der besten Bands) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.14 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | 100 Acoustic Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | FBUDCD 008 |
| 1.18 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | On the Rebound: A Very ’Eavy 40th Anniversary Collection | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | 2738430 |
| 4.15 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | 100 Essential Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magic Records (Poland) | |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | UICY-UICY-94722 |
| 3.9 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Les 100 plus grands tubes Rock Line | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music France) | 5331257 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:42 | Uriah Heep | The Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| DGCD132(190) | |
| 1.11 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | 40 Jahre Disco: Disco Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Catalog (a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, as well as its imprint), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 88697 82499 2 |
| 2.6 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | Bayern 3: Los Rockos! Vol. 4: Balladen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Bayerischer Rundfunk | |
| 1.7 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Nachtexpress 1969–2010, Folge 1–3: Das Hitpaket zur Kultsendung | Yvonne Dünser und Bernhard Siegmann mit den Gästen Peter Reber und Marco Rima | Album + Compilation |
| Schweizer Radio DRS 1, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 276 347-1 |
| 1.3 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | The Best of Uriah Heep: Wizards | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | |
| 1.16 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Die Super Flower Power Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 533 943-8 |
| 1.6 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Icon | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America) | 0600753383926 |
| 2.19 | Lady in Black | 4:47 | Uriah Heep | Fühl’s noch mal! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ganser & Hanke Media | 771 074-2 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Music on Vinyl (imprint of Music on Vinyl B.V. Do not use for manufacturing/distribution relationships!), Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | MOVLP788 |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Your Turn to Remember: The Definitive Anthology 1970–1990 | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation | BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008-present), Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | BMGCAT2CD60 | |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black (2016 - remaster) | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury | Uriah Heep | Album |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008-present), Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | BMGCAT2CD56 |
| 1.8 | Lady in Black | 4:43 | Uriah Heep | Rock Anthems: The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Production, Universal UMC | ULTIM5CD003 |
| 1.18 | Lady in Black | 4:39 | Uriah Heep | Driven by Power Ballads: 100 Essential Driving Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal UMC | DRIVEBX004 |
| 2.10 | Lady in Black | 4:46 | Uriah Heep | Die Hit Giganten Best of Lovesongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | NITRON media | ||
| 1.12 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | 50 Years in Rock | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008-present) | BMGCAT463BOX |
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:41 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury (expanded version) | Uriah Heep | Album |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | |
| 3.8 | Lady in Black | 4:39 | Uriah Heep | Ilja Richter präsentiert Disco 1970–1979 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 855002, BX 855012, BX 855022, CB 854992 |
| 1.13 | Lady in Black | 4:48 | Uriah Heep | Rock Romances, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Salisbury | Uriah Heep | Album | |||
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.6 | Lady in Black | 4:44 | Uriah Heep | Icon | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | |
| 1.2 | Lady in Black | 4:48 | Uriah Heep | The Best of Uriah Heep | Uriah Heep | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| recording engineer and mixer: | Peter Gallen |
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| assistant engineer: | Les Cunningham (studio engineer) Ashley Howe |
| producer: | Gerry Bron |
| bass guitar: | Paul Newton (UK bassist for Uriah Heep) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) |
| drums (drum set): | Keith Baker (from 1969 until 1970, from 1970-10 until 1970-11) |
| electric bass guitar: | Paul Newton (UK bassist for Uriah Heep) (from 1969 until 1970) |
| electric guitar: | Mick Box (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) |
| guitar: | Mick Box (from 1969 until 1970) |
| organ: | Ken Hensley (from 1969 until 1970, from 1970-10 until 1970-11) |
| background vocals: | Mick Box (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) Ken Hensley (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) Paul Newton (UK bassist for Uriah Heep) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) |
| lead vocals: | David Byron (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) |
| vocals: | David Byron (from 1969 until 1970) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Bronze Records Ltd. (in 1971) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1971, in 2016) Castle Communications PLC (not for label use, copyright holder) (in 1996) |
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| recorded at: | Lansdowne Studios (known as CTS Lansdowne Studios since 1987) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1970, from 1970-10 until 1970-11) |
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| recording of: | Lady in Black (from 1969 until 1970, from 1970-10 until 1970-11) |
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Related works
Lady in Black
| lyricist and composer: | Ken Hensley |
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| publisher: | Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) EMI Music Ltd. EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) EMI Publishing EMI Publishing Ltd. Fanfare Musikverlag Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG S. Bron Music Co. Ltd. |
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| later parody versions: | Marzipan |
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| later translated parody versions: | Lady in White |
| later translated versions: | Dama negra Die schwarze Lady Nainen tummissa Nisson čahppes biktasiinnes Slečna Závist |