Recorded Denham, 1980 Length 3:33 | Format Vinyl | |
Released 28 November 1980 (1980-11-28) | ||
"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".
Contents
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
- "Sheba" – 3:33
- "Wonderful Land" (edit) – 2:50
"Wonderful Land" video
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. The video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.
References
Sheba (song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA