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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]

Children of the Sun
Studio album by The Sallyangie
Released	1969 (1969)
Recorded	August 1968
Genre	Folk
Length	42:59
Label	Transatlantic (UK), Warner Bros/Seven Arts (USA)
Producer	Nathan Joseph
Re-issue cover
Re-issued cover
Mike Oldfield chronology
Children of the Sun (1969) Tubular Bells (1973)
Sally Oldfield chronology
Children of the Sun (1969) Water Bearer (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

• Sally Oldfield: vocals
• Mike Oldfield: acoustic guitar, vocals
• Terry Cox: percussion
• David Palmer: arrangement
• Ray Warleigh: flute

References

External links

• "The Sallyangie - Children of the Sun". Yet Another Mike Oldfield website. Retrieved 26 April 2008.

На других языках

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[de] Children of the Sun

Children of the Sun ist das einzige Musikalbum des Duos Sallyangie, dessen Mitglieder das Geschwisterpaar Mike und Sally Oldfield waren. Es erschien 1969 auf Transatlantic Records.

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- [en] Children of the Sun (The Sallyangie album)

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