Children of the Sun (The Sallyangie album)
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Released | 1 January 1969 | |||
Recorded | August 1968 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 42:59 | |||
Label | Transatlantic (UK), Warner Bros/Seven Arts (USA) | |||
Producer | Nathan Joseph | |||
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Children of the Sun is the 1969 album by British folk duo The Sallyangie; siblings Mike and Sally Oldfield. The album was produced by Nathan Joseph, founder of the record label Transatlantic Records. The album was reissued in 2002, with bonus tracks and a second disc, and again reissued on 26 September 2011 by Esoteric Recordings.[2]
The album pre-dates Mike Oldfield's debut solo album, Tubular Bells, by 4 years and Sally Oldfield's Water Bearer by 9 years.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Mike and Sally Oldfield
Original release
[edit]- "Strangers" – 1:32
- "Lady Mary" – 3:41
- "Children of the Sun" – 4:56
- "A Lover for All Seasons" – 3:42
- "River Song" – 3:40
- "Banquet on the Water" – 4:28
- "Balloons" – 5:28
- "Midsummer Night's Happening" – 4:08
- "Love in Ice Crystals" – 3:00
- "Changing Colours" – 0:21
- "Chameleon" – 2:20
- "Milk Bottle" – 0:31
- "Murder of the Children of San Francisco" – 4:00
- "Strangers (reprise)" – 1:12
Re-issue
[edit]- Disc 1
- "Strangers" (1:17)
- "Lady Mary" (3:43)
- "Children of the Sun" (5:06)
- "A Lover for All Seasons" (3:43)
- "River Song" (3:41)
- "Banquet on the Water" (4:44)
- "Balloons" (5:29)
- "Midsummer Night's Happening" (4:12)
- "Love in Ice Crystals" (3:06)
- "Changing Colours" (0:25)
- "Chameleon" (2:26)
- "Milk Bottle" (0:35)
- "The Murder of the Children of San Francisco" (4:00)
- "Twilight Song" (2:35)
- "The Song of the Healer" (3:03)
- "Strangers" (1:13)
- Disc 2
- "Children of the Sun" (minus intro) (4:11)
- "Mrs Moon and the Thatched Shop" (6:18)
- "Branches" (6:54)
- "A Sad Song for Rosie" (2:14)
- "Colours of the World" (2:30)
- "Two Ships" (3:17)
- "Child of Allah" (Only on the 2011 reissue) (2:55)
- "Lady Go Lightly" (Only on the 2011 reissue) (3:03)
Personnel
[edit]- Sally Oldfield: vocals
- Mike Oldfield: acoustic guitar, vocals
- Terry Cox: percussion
- David Palmer: arrangement
- Ray Warleigh: flute
References
[edit]- ^ The Sallyangie - Children of the Sun review at AllMusic
- ^ "The Sallyangie - Children of the Sun". Esoteric Recordings. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- "The Sallyangie - Children of the Sun". Yet Another Mike Oldfield website. Retrieved 26 April 2008.