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"Wonderful Land" is an instrumental piece written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded and released as a single by The Shadows in February 1962. It stayed at number one for eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart , a feat only Elvis Presley (in 1960), the Shadows and the Archies (in 1969) managed in the whole of the 1960s.
After a threat of legal action by representatives of the American band of the same name, the Drifters became The Shadows in 1959. The Shadows were known for their instrumental songs, mainly; "Apache" (1960), "F.B.I." (1961), "Wonderful Land" (1962), and "Foot Tapper" (1963), among many others. The band split up briefly between 1968 and 1973 ...
Lordan gave up singing for full-time writing. He wrote the Shadows' UK number one hit "Wonderful Land" (1962) and their hits "Atlantis" (which reached number two in 1963) and "Mary Anne" (a rare vocal single from the group). He achieved a further number one, "Diamonds" for the ex-Shadows' Jet Harris and Tony Meehan in 1963. [2]
"Wonderful Land" The Shadows: 1 28 March 1962: 8 28 March 1962: 8 "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" Roy Orbison: 2 18 April 1962: 2 1 "The Wanderer" Dion: 10 28 March 1962: 1 4 April 1962: 3 "The Hole in the Ground" Bernard Cribbins: 9 4 April 1962: 2 2 "Softly, as I Leave You" Matt Monro: 10 4 April 1962: 2 11 April 1962: 4 "Twistin' the ...
The Shadows: The Shadows chronology; Steppin' To The Shadows (1989) At Their Very Best (1989) Reflection (1990) ... "Wonderful Land" "The Rise And Fall of Flingel Bunt"
California’s wealthiest farming family is proposing an expansion of industrial warehousing in Kern County that would fundamentally reshape the economy in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) between 26 October 1960 and 21 June 1961. It was recorded on entirely analogue equipment in real time, with each track recorded on a one-track-per-day basis with no overdubs or edits on a 2 track recording machine.
Two years ago, after meeting Grimes at the festival, Ley had the film’s initials “IWAL,” tattooed on a wrist above “ZuZu” and a bell, the signature Grimes uses to sign memorabilia.