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| | Name = To Our Children's Children's Children | | Name = To Our Children's Children's Children | ||
| | Type = |
| Type = studio | ||
| | Artist = ] | | Artist = ] | ||
| | Cover = childrenschildrenschildren.jpg | | Cover = childrenschildrenschildren.jpg | ||
| | Released = 21 November 1969 | | Released = 21 November 1969 | ||
| | Recorded = |
| Recorded = May–September 1969 at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England | ||
| | Genre = ] | | Genre = ] | ||
| | Length = 40:15 | | Length = 40:15 | ||
| | Label = ] | | Label = ] | ||
| | Producer = ] | | Producer = ] | ||
| | Last album = '']''<br />(1969) | | Last album = '']''<br />(1969) | ||
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| |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} |
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r838005}}</ref> | ||
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| '''''To Our Children's Children's Children''''' is the fifth album by ], |
'''''To Our Children's Children's Children''''' is the fifth album by ], released in November 1969. It was the first album released on the group's newly formed ] record label, which was named after the band's previous album from the same year, '']''. | ||
| ⚫ | It was inspired by the 1969 ], and the songs centre on the twin themes of ] and ], with minor-key tonalities and a distinct ] influence. | ||
| == Content == | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | It was inspired by the 1969 ], and the songs centre on the twin themes of ] and ], with minor-key tonalities and a distinct ] influence.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} | ||
| The album was mixed and released in both ] and ]. In March 2006, the album was remastered into ] format and repackaged as a 2CD Deluxe Edition. | |||
| It is the fourth of what are popularly considered the group's "core seven" (or Classic Seven) albums from 1967 to 1972, and as such represents the peak of their career to some.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} | |||
| ⚫ | In 2008, a remaster for single standard audio CD was issued with the five bonus tracks. | ||
| The song "Out and In" originally was credited to both ] and ], their only collaboration noted as such; but on the 1997 CD rerelease, Lodge's co-writing credit was omitted. | The song "Out and In" originally was credited to both ] and ], their only collaboration noted as such; but on the 1997 CD rerelease, Lodge's co-writing credit was omitted. | ||
| == Release == | |||
| While the extracted ], "]", did not do well in that market, ''To Our Children's Children's Children'' was critically well received and sold well, reaching number 2 in the UK albums chart<ref name="UK chart">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11532/moody-blues/ |title=Moody Blues <nowiki>| Full Official Chart History |</nowiki> Official Charts Company |website=] |accessdate=June 12, 2016}}</ref> and number 14 in the US.<ref name="US chart">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/300750/the-moody-blues/chart?f=305 |title=The Moody Blues – Chart History <nowiki>|</nowiki> Billboard |website=] |accessdate=June 12, 2016}}</ref> The album was mixed and released in both ] and ]. | |||
| ⚫ | The band found most of the songs impossible to perform live, due to extremely lush orchestrations and a great deal of overdubbing. For this reason their following album, '']'', was more stripped down and basic in instrumentation. This change only lasted for one album and the next, '']'', saw a return to their earlier orchestral sound. | ||
| ⚫ | In March 2006, the album was remastered into ] format and repackaged as a 2CD Deluxe Edition. In 2008, a remaster for single standard audio CD was issued with the five bonus tracks. | ||
| ==Original track listing== | ==Original track listing== | ||
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| ==Chart positions== | ==Chart positions== | ||
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| *] – ], ], ], ] | *] – ], ], ], ] | ||
| *] – vocals, ], ], ]{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} | *] – vocals, ], ], ]{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} | ||
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| *] – vocals, ], ], ], ], ], ], ] | *] – vocals, ], ], ], ], ], ], ] | ||
| == References == | |||
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| == External links == | |||
| * {{Discogs master|41331}} | |||
| {{Moody Blues}} | {{Moody Blues}} | ||
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To Our Children's Children's Children is the fifth album by The Moody Blues, released in November 1969. It was the first album released on the group's newly formed Threshold record label, which was named after the band's previous album from the same year, On the Threshold of a Dream.
Content
It was inspired by the 1969 moon landing, and the songs centre on the twin themes of space travel and children, with minor-key tonalities and a distinct psychedelic influence.
It is the fourth of what are popularly considered the group's "core seven" (or Classic Seven) albums from 1967 to 1972, and as such represents the peak of their career to some.
The song "Out and In" originally was credited to both Mike Pinder and John Lodge, their only collaboration noted as such; but on the 1997 CD rerelease, Lodge's co-writing credit was omitted.
Release
While the extracted single, "Watching and Waiting", did not do well in that market, To Our Children's Children's Children was critically well received and sold well, reaching number 2 in the UK albums chart and number 14 in the US. The album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic.
The band found most of the songs impossible to perform live, due to extremely lush orchestrations and a great deal of overdubbing. For this reason their following album, A Question of Balance, was more stripped down and basic in instrumentation. This change only lasted for one album and the next, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, saw a return to their earlier orchestral sound.
In March 2006, the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged as a 2CD Deluxe Edition. In 2008, a remaster for single standard audio CD was issued with the five bonus tracks.
Original track listing
Side One
- "Higher and Higher" (Graeme Edge) – 4:07 (narrator: Mike Pinder)
- "Eyes of a Child I" (John Lodge) – 3:24 (lead singer: John Lodge)
- "Floating" (Ray Thomas) – 3:02 (lead singer: Ray Thomas)
- "Eyes of a Child II" (Lodge) – 1:20 (lead singer: John Lodge)
- "I Never Thought I'd Live to Be a Hundred" (Justin Hayward) – 1:05 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)
- "Beyond" (instrumental) (Edge) – 2:59
- "Out and In" (Mike Pinder, Lodge) – 3:50 (lead singer: Mike Pinder)
Side Two
- "Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)" (Hayward) – 3:33 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)
- "Eternity Road" (Thomas) – 4:19 (lead singer: Ray Thomas)
- "Candle of Life" (Lodge) – 4:15 (lead singers: John Lodge, Justin Hayward)
- "Sun Is Still Shining" (Pinder) – 3:40 (lead singer: Mike Pinder)
- "I Never Thought I'd Live to Be a Million" (Hayward) – 0:34 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)
- "Watching and Waiting" (Hayward, Thomas) – 4:16 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)
2006 SACD Deluxe Edition tracks
To Our Children's Children's Children was remastered into SACD in March 2006 and repackaged into a 2CD Deluxe Edition.
Extra tracks on the Deluxe Edition are:
- "Gypsy" (Alternate version) (Hayward) – 4:17
- "Candle of Life" (Alternate version) (Lodge) – 4:59
- "Sun Is Still Shining" (Extended version) (Pinder) – 4:07
- "Gypsy" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Hayward) 3:21
- "Sunset" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Pinder) – 3:54
- "Never Comes the Day" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Hayward) – 4:42
- "Are You Sitting Comfortably" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Hayward, Thomas) – 2:54
- "The Dream" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Edge) – 0:58
- "Have You Heard Pt. 1/The Voyage/Have You Heard Pt. 2" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Pinder) – 5:42
- "Nights in White Satin" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Hayward) – 3:12
- "Legend of a Mind" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Thomas) – 4:37
2008 Single Standard CD Remaster tracks
- "Gypsy" (Alternate version) (Hayward) – 4:16
- "Candle of Life" (Alternate version) (Lodge) – 4:55
- "Sun Is Still Shining" (Extended version) (Pinder) – 4:03
- "Have You Heard Pt. 1/The Voyage/Have You Heard Pt. 2" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Pinder) – 5:36
- "Legend of a Mind" (BBC radio concert 17 December 1969) (Thomas) – 4:33
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | UK Albums Chart | 2 |
| 1970 | Billboard 200 | 14 |
Personnel
- Justin Hayward – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, sitar
- John Lodge – vocals, bass guitar, harp, acoustic guitar
- Ray Thomas – vocals, flute, tambourine, bass flute, oboe
- Graeme Edge – drums, percussion
- Mike Pinder – vocals, Mellotron, piano, EMS VCS 3, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, celesta, double bass
References
- To Our Children's Children's Children at AllMusic
- "Moody Blues | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "The Moody Blues – Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
External links
- To Our Children's Children's Children at Discogs (list of releases)