Description
Bucks Fizz – Land Of Make Believe / Making Your Mind Up, Piece Of The Action, Now Those Days Are Gone, New Beginning / L.T. Series Audio CD / LT 5070
UPC 8712273050706
Product Details:
Description:
"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 in Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland as well as the UK. The song was later covered by pop band allSTARS* for a 2002 single release.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Making Your Mind Up | 2:33 |
| 2 | Piece Of The Action | 3:41 |
| 3 | One Of Those Nights | 4:02 |
| 4 | Land Of Make Believe | 3:34 |
| 5 | My Camera Never Lies | 3:41 |
| 6 | Now Those Days Are Gone | 3:28 |
| 7 | If You Can't Stand The Heat |
3:20 |
| 8 | Run For Your Life | 4:04 |
| 9 | Talking In Your Sleep | 4:07 |
| 10 |
I Hear Talk | 4:27 |
| 11 | When We Were Young | 3:45 |
| 12 | London Town | 3:08 |
| 13 | Let's Party (All Night) | 3:39 |
| 14 | (Gimme One More) Chance | 3:23 |
| 15 | Lazy With Your Love | 3:42 |
| 16 | New Beginning | 3:57 |
- Design – Studio Zeeman & Burger
About the Band:
Bucks Fizz is a British pop group that achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston. They received attention for the dance routine which accompanied the song, in which the male members of the group ripped the female members' outer skirts off to reveal much shorter mini-skirts beneath. The group went on to have a successful career around the world (although they were commercially unsuccessful in the United States), but the UK remained their biggest market, where they had three No.1 singles with "Making Your Mind Up" (1981), "The Land of Make Believe" (1981) and "My Camera Never Lies" (1982) and became one of the top-selling groups of the 1980s. They also had UK Top 10 hits with "Now Those Days Are Gone" (1982), "If You Can't Stand the Heat" (1982), "When We Were Young" (1983) and "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" (1986). Bucks Fizz have sold over 50 million records worldwide.
The line-up of the group has changed a number of times over the years, most famously when Jay Aston quit the group in 1985 and was replaced by Shelley Preston. Today, two versions of the group exist: a version which includes original member Bobby G, and a version comprising the other three original members – Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston – under the name The Fizz.
