Children of the Sun (The Sallyangie album)


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.
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 " – 1:12

    Re-issue

; Disc 1
  1. "Strangers"
  2. "Lady Mary"
  3. "Children of the Sun"
  4. "A Lover for All Seasons"
  5. "River Song"
  6. "Banquet on the Water"
  7. "Balloons"
  8. "Midsummer Night's Happening"
  9. "Love in Ice Crystals"
  10. "Changing Colours"
  11. "Chameleon"
  12. "Milk Bottle"
  13. "The Murder of the Children of San Francisco"
  14. "Twilight Song"
  15. "The Song of the Healer"
  16. "Strangers"
; Disc 2
  1. "Children of the Sun"
  2. "Mrs Moon and the Thatched Shop"
  3. "Branches"
  4. "A Sad Song for Rosie"
  5. "Colours of the World"
  6. "Two Ships"
  7. "Child of Allah"
  8. "Lady Go Lightly"

    Personnel