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 (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