Moore told us: 'My co-writer on 'My Maria,' B.W. 'Shambala' was often credited as being written by Stevenson. The ploy worked, and Stevenson had by far his biggest hit - his next closest chart entry was 'The River Of Love' at #53, also written by Moore. Stevenson and Moore then got together and re-wrote 'Shambala' as 'My Maria,' changing the lyrics so the song became an ode to a beautiful woman. Two weeks later, Three Dog Night released their version of the song, which became the much bigger hit, charting at US #3 while Stevenson's version stalled at #66.
In February 1973, Stevenson released the song ' Shambala,' which was written by the composer Daniel Moore.
