Jim Ottaway's new single, "Wonderful Land," is a bit of musical sunshine and is the first cover track Jim has ever released. The piece was made famous in 1962 by the UK instrumental band, The Shadows; Mike Oldfield released his version in 1980. Jim did a great job of electronically replicating the spirit of the "twangy guitar" sound so popular on instrumentals of that era (yes, I do remember quite a few of them!), but also added some modern drums and bass as well as strings. The original version had a very "1960s radio-friendly" playing time of just over two minutes, and Jim almost doubled that. Created and recorded in Jim's home studio on the Gold Coast of Australia, the sound quality of the single is superlative.

"Wonderful Land" can be streamed or downloaded on Amazon and Apple Music/iTunes, and is available from many streaming platforms including Spotify. This one is a real mood lifter as well as a treat for the ears!