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To Our Children's Children's Children is the fifth album by the Moody Blues, released in November 1969.

To Our Children's Children's Children
Studio album by the Moody Blues
Released	21 November 1969
Recorded	May–September 1969 at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	40:15
Label	Threshold
Producer	Tony Clarke
The Moody Blues chronology
On the Threshold of a Dream (1969) To Our Children's Children's Children (1969) A Question of Balance (1970)
Singles from To Our Children's Children's Children
"Watching and Waiting" Released: 31 October 1969

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

"Watching and Waiting" was released as a single to promote the album, but sold poorly. On the other hand, "Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)" became a fan and album oriented rock radio favourite, despite never being released as a single, and remained in the band's concert setlist through the 1970s.

Background

The album was the first released on the group's newly formed Threshold record label, which was named after the band's previous album from the same year, On the Threshold of a Dream. It was inspired by the 1969 moon landing.[2] In the opening track, "Higher and Higher", sound effects of a rocket launching begin the song and last for the first minute.

Release

While the extracted single, "Watching and Waiting," did not do well in that market, To Our Children's Children's Children was critically well-received and sold well, reaching number 2 in the UK albums chart[3] and number 14 in the US.[4] The album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic.

The album was one of those listened to, on cassette tape, by the crew of Apollo 15 in 1971.[5]

Track listing

Personnel

• Justin Hayward – vocals, guitars, sitar
• John Lodge – vocals, bass guitar, harp, acoustic guitar^{[citation needed]}
• Ray Thomas – vocals, flute, tambourine, bass flute, oboe
• Graeme Edge – drums, percussion
• Mike Pinder – vocals, Mellotron, piano, EMS VCS 3, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, celesta, double bass

Charts

Chart (1969-1970)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6]	11
French Albums (SNEP)[7]	10
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[8]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	2
US Billboard 200[10]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• To Our Children's Children's Children at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] To Our Children's Children's Children

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[es] To Our Children's Children's Children

To Our Children's Children's Children es el quinto álbum de estudio de la banda británica The Moody Blues, publicado en noviembre de 1969 a través de Threshold Records.

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[ru] To Our Children’s Children’s Children

To Our Children's Children's Children (с англ. — «Детям детей наших детей») — пятый студийный альбом британской группы The Moody Blues, изданный в ноябре 1969 года на лейбле Threshold Records, недавно созданном группой и названном в честь предыдущего альбома On the Threshold of a Dream, который вышел весной того же года[2]. Это четвертая пластинка The Moody Blues, записанная в классическом составе Хейворд—Пиндер—Лодж—Томас—Эдж.

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