Like Children Explained

Like Children
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jerry Goodman & Jan Hammer
Cover:	Like Children.jpeg
Released:	July 26, 1974
Studio:	Caribou Ranch (Nederland, CO) Trident Studios (London)
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Length:	38:18
Label:	Nemperor
Producer:	Jerry Goodman, Jan Hammer

Like Children is an album by Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman. It was released in 1974 by Nemperor Records.^[1] Both musicians were members of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos wrote: "'Country and Eastern Music' and 'Steppings Tones' were high-water marks for this new breed (at the time)."

A writer for Billboard called the album "an exceptional first effort," and commented: "It fully shows their influences on the group's sound as they play every instrument on the album. Each of them is an excellent musician and ably displays it."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Country and Eastern Music" (Hammer) – 5:36
2. "No Fear" (Hammer) – 3:28
3. "I Remember Me" (Hammer) – 3:48
4. "Earth (Still Our Only Home)" (Hammer) – 4:16
5. "Topeka" (Goodman) – 2:57
6. "Steppings Tones" (Rick Laird) – 3:30
7. "Night" (Hammer, David Earle Johnson) – 5:48
8. "Full Moon Boogie" (Hammer, Goodman) – 4:12
9. "Giving in Gently"/"I Wonder" (Hammer, Ivona Reich, Goodman) – 4:43

Personnel

• Jan Hammer - vocals, keyboards, piano (acoustic and electric), Moog synthesizers (lead and bass), sequencing, drums, percussion
• Jerry Goodman - vocals, rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars, violin (electric and acoustic), mandolin (acoustic and electric), viola

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman: Like Children . Jazz Music Archives . September 23, 2022.
2. November 1974 . Record Reviews . Billboard . 52.