The Dreams of Children

The Dreams of Children
Studio album by Shadowfax
Released	October 1984
Genre	New-age, jazz
Length	36:45
Label	Windham Hill
Producer	Chuck Greenberg
Shadowfax chronology
Shadowdance (1983) The Dreams of Children (1984) Too Far to Whisper (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The Dreams of Children is the fourth studio album by new-age group Shadowfax, the third for Windham Hill Records.

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

• G. E. Stinson – 6- and 12-string guitar, effects vocals
• Chuck Greenberg – Lyricon, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, stone flute
• Phil Maggini – bass
• Stuart Nevitt – drums, percussion, boobams
• Jamii Szmadzinski – violin, baritone violin
• David C. Lewis – Yamaha DX7, Memorymoog, Steinway grand piano

Additional personnel

• Morris Dollison – vocal on 5, guitar on 1
• Michael Spiro – bàtá drums on 1, crotales on 1 2, caxixi on 1, bells on 2, chimes on 2
• Hara Lambi A. – vocal on 8
• Adam Rudolph – shekere on 5 7, talking drums on 5, clay pots on 7, caxixi on 7, turtle shell on 7, fra fra bell on 7 8, berimbau on 7, clay drums on 8, angklung on 8, cowbells on 8, rattles on 8

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Billboard 200 [3]	126
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	10

References

1. "The Dreams of Children - Shadowfax". Allmusic . Retrieved 16 March 2012.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1984). 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.