Sheba (song)
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"Sheba" | ||||
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Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
from the album QE2 | ||||
A-side | "Wonderful Land" | |||
Released | 28 November 1980 | |||
Recorded | Denham, 1980 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield David Hentschel | |||
Mike Oldfield singles chronology | ||||
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"Sheba" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1980. It is from the album QE2. 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" is an instrumental, and is a cover, originally released as a single by The Shadows in 1962.
Track listing
[edit]- "Sheba" – 3:33
- "Wonderful Land" (edit) – 2:50
"Wonderful Land" video
[edit]The video for "Wonderful Land" again shows Oldfield playing various instruments, including a violin, which he has claimed not to be able to play very well.[1] The video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.
References
[edit]- ^ "I don't know whether I'll do something musically incredible in the next years". Quico Balay - La Voz de Galicia (Tubular.net). 30 September 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2008.