Billy Thorpe
Children of the Sun
Remastered CD | ICON 1092
- Originally released 1979
- First time on CD outside Australia
- First CD pressing in over 30 years
- Features the much-sought-after original LP mix
- Remastered by Wouter Bessels from newly transferred master tapes
- Liner notes by Ralph Chapman featuring new interview with album producer Spencer Proffer
Track Listing
- 1. Wrapped in the Chains of Your Love
- 2. Dream-Maker
- 3. Simple Life
- 4. Goddess of the Night
- 5. Children of the Sun
- 6. We’re Leaving
- 7. We Welcome You…
- 8. Solar Anthem
- 9. The Beginning
Lineup
- Billy Thorpe - Guitars & Vocals
- Leland Sklar - Bass
- Alvin Taylor - Drums
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Produced by Spencer Proffer for PASHA - Co-Producer - Billy Thorpe
- Engineered by Larry Brown
- Mixed by Spencer Proffer & Larry Brown
Special Guests
- Phil O’Kelsey, Randy Bishop, Steve Kipner - Backing Vocals
- Larry Brown - Percussion, Synthesizer & Sound Effects Programming
- Mike Boddicker - Additional Synthesizer Programming & Playing
Australian superstar singer-songwriter-musician Billy Thorpe teamed with acclaimed producer, arranger and songwriter, Spencer Proffer to create 1979’s Children of the Sun, a concept album about benevolent aliens visiting a post-Apocalyptic earth to offer the surviving humans a second chance. Title track “Children of the Sun” was entirely unique, gloriously melodic with a house shaking foundation from the legendary rhythm section of Lee Sklar (bass) and Alvin Taylor (drums), and utterly audacious for its time. Adorned with artwork as bold as the record, the album reached the U.S. Top 40 and sold over 1 Million copies with the title track “Children of the Sun” remaining a staple of FM and rock radio through the decades as well as a highly played track on SiriusXM’s Deep Tracks channel.
Iconoclassic Records presents the long-awaited and much-requested CD of the original 1979 mix of Children of the Sun, remastered by Wouter Bessels with the approval of both Spencer Proffer and album engineer, Larry Brown. The release features restored artwork, extensive liner notes by Ralph Chapman, and fresh interviews with Proffer, Brown, and Taylor.