Shangri-La (1946 song) Shangri-La (1946 song) "Shangri-La" is a popular song written by bandleader Matty Malneck and Robert Maxwell in 1946 with lyrics by Carl Sigman. The term comes from "Shangri-La" as the hidden valley of delight in James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon". The term "Shangri-La," especially in the 1930s and 1940s, was slang for heaven or paradise, and the song is about the joy of being in love. Composer Maxwell's instrumental version (saxophone/organ lead with brass and rhythm), which featured his harp solo, which is heard in the introduction as well as in the coda section of the song, charted in
Paradise Lost (Symphony X album) Paradise Lost (Symphony X album) Paradise Lost is the seventh studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released on June 26, 2007 through Inside Out Music. It is a concept album loosely inspired by John Milton's 1667 epic poem "Paradise Lost". The album was the band's first to chart on the U.S. "Billboard" 200, reaching No. 123 and remaining on that chart for a week, as well as reaching No. 1 on "Billboard"'s Heatseekers and the top 100 in five other countries. The album's release had been delayed numerous times since the announcement on November 16, 2005 that the