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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.
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]
In many countries the Shadows cover, "Wonderful Land", was the A-side, while the B-side was "Sheba". Vocals on "Sheba" were performed by Maggie Reilly, and drum parts were played by Phil Collins; Oldfield plays all other instruments. The lyrics to "Sheba" are simply vocalisations set to the backing track.
"Wonderful Land" "The Rise And Fall of Flingel Bunt" "Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)" "The Boys" (from The Boys) "The Frightened City" (from The Frightened City) "Theme For Young Lovers" (from Wonderful Life) "Dance On" Side two "The Savage" (from The Young Ones) "F.B.I." "Guitar Tango" "Genie with the Light Brown Lamp" "Atlantis"
"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 ...
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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 ...
The Shadows recorded their version of "Man of Mystery" in October 1960 and it was released as a double A-sided single with "The Stranger" in November. [4] " Man of Mystery" was released in the US and Canada by Atlantic Records in February 1962, with the flip side " Kon Tiki ", which had been released as a single in the UK in September 1961.