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Children of the Sun (The Sallyangie album)

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Children of the Sun

| type = studio

| artist = The Sallyangie

| cover = Children of the Sun (original).jpg

| alt =

| released = 1 January {{start date|1969|df=yes}}

| recorded = August 1968

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk

| length = {{duration|m=42|s=59}}

| label = Transatlantic (UK), Warner Bros/Seven Arts (USA)

| producer = Nathan Joseph

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| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Re-issue cover

| type = studio

| cover = Childrenofthesuncover.jpg

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| caption = Re-issued cover

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{{Extra chronology

| artist = Mike Oldfield

| type = studio

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = Children of the Sun

| year = 1 January 1969

| next_title = Tubular Bells

| next_year = 1973

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{{Extra chronology

| artist = Sally Oldfield

| type = studio

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = Children of the Sun

| year = 1969

| next_title = Water Bearer

| next_year = 1978

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{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r48611|title=The Sallyangie - Children of the Sun review}}

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric-exd.asp?id=3292 |title=The Sallyangie - Children of the Sun |publisher=Esoteric Recordings |year=2011 |accessdate=3 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504025412/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric-exd.asp?id=3292 |archive-date=4 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}

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

All songs written by Mike and Sally Oldfield

= Original release =

  1. "Strangers" – 1:32
  2. "Lady Mary" – 3:41
  3. "Children of the Sun" – 4:56
  4. "A Lover for All Seasons" – 3:42
  5. "River Song" – 3:40
  6. "Banquet on the Water" – 4:28
  7. "Balloons" – 5:28
  8. "Midsummer Night's Happening" – 4:08
  9. "Love in Ice Crystals" – 3:00
  10. "Changing Colours" – 0:21
  11. "Chameleon" – 2:20
  12. "Milk Bottle" – 0:31
  13. "Murder of the Children of San Francisco" – 4:00
  14. "Strangers (reprise)" – 1:12

= Re-issue =

; Disc 1

  1. "Strangers" (1:17)
  2. "Lady Mary" (3:43)
  3. "Children of the Sun" (5:06)
  4. "A Lover for All Seasons" (3:43)
  5. "River Song" (3:41)
  6. "Banquet on the Water" (4:44)
  7. "Balloons" (5:29)
  8. "Midsummer Night's Happening" (4:12)
  9. "Love in Ice Crystals" (3:06)
  10. "Changing Colours" (0:25)
  11. "Chameleon" (2:26)
  12. "Milk Bottle" (0:35)
  13. "The Murder of the Children of San Francisco" (4:00)
  14. "Twilight Song" (2:35)
  15. "The Song of the Healer" (3:03)
  16. "Strangers" (1:13)

; Disc 2

  1. "Children of the Sun" (minus intro) (4:11)
  2. "Mrs Moon and the Thatched Shop" (6:18)
  3. "Branches" (6:54)
  4. "A Sad Song for Rosie" (2:14)
  5. "Colours of the World" (2:30)
  6. "Two Ships" (3:17)
  7. "Child of Allah" (Only on the 2011 reissue) (2:55)
  8. "Lady Go Lightly" (Only on the 2011 reissue) (3:03)

Personnel

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Cite web |url=http://www.dbennett.karoo.net/Info/Children%20Of%20The%20Sun%20Info.html |title=The Sallyangie - Children of the Sun |publisher=Yet Another Mike Oldfield website |accessdate=26 April 2008}}

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Category:1969 debut albums

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