The Dreams of Children

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The Dreams of Children
The Dreams of Children (Shadowfax album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1985
Genre New-age, jazz
Length36:45
Label Windham Hill
Producer Chuck Greenberg
Shadowfax chronology
Shadowdance
(1983)
The Dreams of Children
(1985)
Too Far to Whisper
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Dreams of Children is the fourth studio album by new-age group Shadowfax, the third for Windham Hill Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Another Country" (Chuck Greenberg) – 4:20
  2. "Snowline" (Greenberg) – 4:30
  3. "The Big Song" (David C. Lewis, G. E. Stinson) – 4:00
  4. "The Dreams of Children" (Greenberg) – 4:50
  5. "Word from the Village" (Stinson) – 4:40
  6. "Kindred Spirits" (Stinson) – 4:15
  7. "Shaman Song" (Phil Maggini) – 5:20
  8. "Above the Wailing Wall" (Stinson) – 4:50

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Billboard 200 [3] 126
Billboard Top Jazz Albums10

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References

  1. "The Dreams of Children - Shadowfax". Allmusic . Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  176. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. "Shadowfax Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2023.