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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.
Queen Bees is a 2021 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck. It features an ensemble cast , including Ellen Burstyn , James Caan (in his final film released during his lifetime), Ann-Margret , Christopher Lloyd , Jane Curtin , Loretta Devine , and Elizabeth Mitchell .
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.
QE2 is the sixth studio album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1980 on Virgin Records.The album was named after the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2.. The album contained both original Oldfield compositions as well as two cover versions of pieces recorded by other bands ("Arrival" by ABBA and "Wonderful Land" by The Shadows).
John Henry Rostill (16 June 1942 – 26 November 1973) was an English musician, bassist and composer, recruited by the Shadows to replace Brian Locking [1] in autumn 1963.. He wrote many of the tunes by the Shadows including "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" in 1964.
Former Shadows' drummer Tony Meehan was working at Decca as a producer and suggested to Harris that they team up. He asked Jerry Lordan , writer of several hits for the Shadows (" Apache ", " Wonderful Land " and " Atlantis "), for an instrumental with bass guitar and a drum solo, and he gave them "Diamonds".
The Sound of The Shadows (1965) Shadow Music (1966) Jigsaw (1967) Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; Allmusic [1] Record Mirror [2]