Gloryland (anthem)

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"Gloryland (Instrumental)"
Single by Glory
from the album Gloryland
Released1994
Recorded1994
LabelMercury (USA) /
PolyGram (worldwide)
Songwriter(s)Traditional

Gloryland is an anthem.

Gloryland instrumental[]

"Gloryland (Instrumental)" is a non-official anthem for 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States.

The instrumental version, largely based on the traditional spiritual song "Glory, Glory (Lay My Burden Down)", was performed by a formation named "Glory" with Charles John Skarbek as producer, Richard Simon Blaskey as executive producer with Snake (Chris) Davis featured prominently playing on the saxophone.[1]

It was released on Mercury Records for American distribution and PolyGram Records Inc. worldwide. The instrumental appears in the 1994 album released under the album entitled Soccer Rocks the Globe.

Tracks:

  1. "Gloryland"
  2. "Gloryland (Action Mix)"
  3. "Gloryland (Emotion Mix)"
  4. "In Gloria (Spanish Version)"

Gloryland song[]

"Gloryland"
Gloryland-daryl-hall.jpg
Single by Daryl Hall
and Sounds of Blackness
from the album Gloryland World Cup USA 94
Released1994
Recorded1994
Songwriter(s)Traditional

With added lyrics for the World Cup occasion,[2] "Gloryland" became a 1994 song by Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness. The song also appears on the official FIFA album Gloryland World Cup USA 94 under the title Soccer Rocks the Globe.

Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness also sang it at the opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup with lyrics. It was also used as the theme to ITV's coverage of the tournament.

Charts[]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 32
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[4] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 37
UK Singles (OCC) 36

See also[]

  • FIFA World Cup official songs

References[]

  1. ^ Discography of "Gloryland"
  2. ^ Lyrics of "Gloryland" by Daryl Hall
  3. ^ "Daryl Hall and Sounds Of Blackness – Gloryland - The Official Theme Song Of WorldCup USA 94" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ "DARYL HALL AND SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS - GLORYLAND" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "DARYL HALL AND SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS - GLORYLAND" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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