Wonderful Land
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| “Wonderful Land” | |||||
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| Single by The Shadows | |||||
| B-side | "Stars Fell on Stockton" (Welch-Harris-Marvin-Bennett) | ||||
| Released | February 1962 | ||||
| Label | Columbia 45-DB 4790 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jerry Lordan | ||||
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"Wonderful Land" is UK #1 single by The Shadows. The song was released on the Atlantic Records label in the U.S., but did not reach the Billboard Top 100.
[edit] Mike Oldfield version
English musician Mike Oldfield covered "Wonderful Land" on his 1980 QE2 album. Oldfield's version was also released as a single and as the B-side for his "Sheba" single. The Shadows later covered one of Oldfield's songs, "Moonlight Shadow".
| Preceded by "Rock-A-Hula Baby" b/w "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley |
UK number one single by The Shadows March 22 1962 (for 8 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Nut Rocker" by B. Bumble and the Stingers |
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