who wrote the song land of make believe
Pete Sinfield Andy Hill
title: Land of Make Believe (The Easybeats song) text: Land of Make Believe (The Easybeats song) "Land of Make Believe" is a 1968 song and single by Australian rock group The Easybeats, which was written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda. It was also released on the band's fifth album "Vigil". The song was originally recorded during the band's aborted recording sessions at Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns in mid 1967. After the band returned from their US tour in September, they resumed work on the song again with arranger Bill Shepherd. This later version featured string overdubs that would only appear on the Italian release title: The Land of Make Believe text: The Land of Make Believe "The Land of Make Believe" is a 1981 single by British band Bucks Fizz. It reached No.1 in the UK in early 1982 - the second single by the band to do so. The song was produced by Andy Hill with music by Hill and lyrics by ex-King Crimson member Peter Sinfield. Despite the apparent sugar-coated style of the song, Sinfield later claimed it was a subtle attack on Margaret Thatcher and her government's policy at the time. "The Land of Make Believe" became a big hit across Europe in early 1982, topping the charts title: It's Only Make Believe text: It's Only Make Believe "It's Only Make Believe" is a song written by Jack Nance and American country music artist Conway Twitty, and produced by MGM Records' Jim Vienneau, released by Twitty as a single in July 1958. The single topped both U.S. and the UK Singles Chart, and was Twitty's only #1 single on the pop charts of either country. On a segment of Pop Goes The Country, Twitty states the single was a hit in 22 different countries and sold over 8 million copies. It is believed that Twitty wrote his part of the song while sitting on title: The Land of Make Believe text: Sheila recorded the song in French as "Condition Féminine" while German singer Elke Best recorded it as "Land der Phantasie". Brazilian girl-group Harmony Cats recorded a Portuguese version in 1984 (as "Terra do Faz de Conta"). Bucks Fizz themselves recorded the song in Spanish as "El Mundo de Ilusion" in 1982. The song (in English) was also recorded by children's group Minipops in 1982 and an anonymous cover version for the "Top of the Pops" album range. A separate song, "Land of Make Believe" (PYE/NIXA N15115)was written by Joe Meek & Chris Blackwell, and recorded by Jackie Davies and His title: The Land of Make Believe text: The close of the song features a nursery rhyme narrated by Abby Kimber, who was the 11-year-old daughter of Bill Kimber, an executive of RCA Records. This was an original piece penned by Sinfield. At the time, radio stations were instructed to fade the song before the narration. Sinfield said that the song "Beneath its tra-la-la's is a virulent anti-Thatcher song" and went on to say "it is ten-times more difficult to write a three-minute hit song, with a veneer of integrity, than it is to write anything for King Crimson or ELP". During the recording member Mike Nolan expressed