Sheba (song)

"Sheba"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album QE2
A-side"Wonderful Land"
Released28 November 1980 (1980-11-28)
RecordedDenham, 1980
GenreProgressive rock
Length3:33
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Mike Oldfield
Producer(s)Mike Oldfield
David Hentschel
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Arrival"
(1980)
"Sheba"
(1980)
"The Singles"
(1981)

"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

  1. "Sheba" – 3:33
  2. "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.

References

  1. ^ "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.