Sheba (song)
1980 single by Mike Oldfield
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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".
| "Sheba" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mike Oldfield | |||
| Producers | Mike Oldfield David Hentschel | |||
| Mike Oldfield singles chronology | ||||
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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.[1] The video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.
