The Shadows Wonderful Land (1962) 4 K

The Shadows performing Wonderful Land, released originally in 1962. It reached, 1 in the UK Singles Chart, ,1 in New Zealand, ,1 in Israel, ,1 in Ireland, and, 1 in South Africa. Wonderful Land was a reference to America. This British instrumental piece was written by Jerry Lordan, who also wrote two other UK charttoppers: Apache for The Shadows and Diamonds for exShadows Jet Harris and Tony Meehan. This was the first Shadows track to feature an instrumental backing. Bruce Welch added that Norrie Paramour was a great help to the band, adding French horns, strings, and a little vocal bit to the track, making it a classic record. It was the first time that a rock group had used an orchestra and it was, 1 for weeks. Lordan revealed that the title was not his and he did not like it; Hank Marvin came up with the title, Wonderful Land, referring to America. Lordan wished he could have come up with something better. The Shadows