"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"
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)

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

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  1. "Sheba" – 3:33
  2. "Wonderful Land" (edit) – 2:50

"Wonderful Land" video

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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

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  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.