The Dreams of Children explained

The Dreams of Children
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Shadowfax
Border:	yes
Released:	February 1985
Genre:	New-age, jazz
Length:	36:45
Label:	Windham Hill
Producer:	Chuck Greenberg
Prev Title:	Shadowdance
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Too Far to Whisper
Next Year:	1986

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^[1]	126
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shadowfax Billboard 200 Chart History. October 9, 2023. Billboard . en-US.