In Another Land

In Another Country is a song that was written by Bill Wyman and was released as the third track on the album Their Satanic Majesties Rolling Stones request. The song is the only Rolling Stones piece on the Bill Wyman occurs as the lead singer and is just one of three pieces that he wrote for the Rolling Stones.

Background

The song was recorded during the recording of Their Satanic Majesties Request. Wyman was in vain appeared to a recording session and used the time for the recording of the song, with singer and guitarist Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane bassist of the Small Faces.

Bill Wyman said about the origins of the song:

" I'd been messing with this song. It was a bit ... what I thought was kind of spacy, you know ... a bit kind of Satanic Majesties -like. And psychedelic in a way ... The idea for the song is about this guy who wakes up from a dream and finds himself in another dream "

"I had struggled with my song. He was a bit ... what I thought it was kind of freaked out, you know .. a bit in the way of Satanic Majesties. And somehow psychedelic ... The idea for the song is about this guy who wakes up from a dream and finds himself in another dream. "

Reception

Matthew Greenwald wrote in Allmusic about the piece:

"A whimsical, trippy ode, thesedays it sounds like a psychedelic Spinal Tap song, with words Describing blue trees and flowers .... Interestingly, the bridge section is one of the hardest - rocking efforts by the Rolling Stones from this period. "

" A quirky, oblique ode that sounds today like a psychedelic Spinal Tap song, with words that describe Blue Trees and flowers ... Interestingly, the bridge section one of the hardest rocking performances by the Rolling Stones from that era. "

The song reached number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Musicians of the original recording

  • Bill Wyman - vocals, bass
  • Charlie Watts - drums
  • Brian Jones - organ
  • Nicky Hopkins - Piano, Harpsichord
  • Ronnie Lane - backing vocals
  • Steve Marriott - background vocals, guitar
  • Mick Jagger - backing vocals
  • Keith Richards - backing vocals
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