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'''''Jeremy Spencer and the Children''''' is an album by British blues rock musician [[Jeremy Spencer]], who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1967-1971. Released in 1972, this was his second solo album although it was credited to "Jeremy Spencer and the Children", referring to his band made up of members of the [[Children of God]] organisation. [[File:Jeremy Spencer and The Children-cover.jpg|thumb]] After leaving Fleetwood Mac while on tour in the United States in February 1971, Spencer joined the Children of God and has remained with the organisation ever since. The band toured in the US and released a single ''Can You Hear The Song'' / ''The World In Her Heart'' to accompany this album. The lyrics were heavily religious, with references to the love of God, finding purpose in life within Christianity, along with anti-war themes and apocalypticism. Although this was the first recording for which Spencer dropped his mimicry and parody of 1950s music and Elmore James blues tunes, he nevertheless continued to show his talent for drawing inspiration from other styles of music. Influences from many contemporary sources can be heard, such as The Byrds, The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Spencer has often stated in interviews that he was unhappy with the poor production quality on the album, once declaring, "It was just like mud".<ref>[[Jeremy Spencer]] interviewed by Steve Clark, NME magazine, 5 October 1974.</ref> It has never been released on CD, and Spencer has said that the master recordings were lost in a fire many years ago, but recently he expressed an interest in reworking some of the songs.<ref>Jeremy Spencer interviewed by Martin Celmins, Classic Rock magazine, March 2006.</ref> ==Track listing== #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_01_can_you_hear_the_song.mp3 Can You Hear the Song]" ([[Jeremy Spencer]]) &mdash; 2:58 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_02_the_world_in_her_heart.mp3 The World in Her Heart]" (Spencer) &mdash; 3:12 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_03_Joan_Of_Arc.mp3 Joan of Arc]" (Spencer, David Senek) &mdash; 3:50 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_04_The_Prophet.mp3 The Prophet]" (Spencer) &mdash; 3:25 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_05_When_I_Looked_To_See_The_Sunshine.mp3 When I Looked to See the Sunshine]" (Spencer) &mdash; 4:35 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_06_Let_s_Get_On_The_Ball.mp3 Let's Get on the Ball]" (Spencer) &mdash; 4:27 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_07_Someone_Told_Me.mp3 Someone Told Me]" (Spencer, Senek) &mdash; 3:40 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_08_beauty_for_ashes.mp3 Beauty for Ashes]" (Spencer, Senek) &mdash; 2:54 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_09_War_Horse.mp3 War Horse]" (Spencer, Senek) &mdash; 6:04 #"[https://media.xfamily.org/audio/Jeremy_Spencer/Jeremy_Spencer_-_10_I_Believe_In_Jesus.mp3 I Believe in Jesus]" (Spencer) &mdash; 2:21 ==Personnel== *[[Jeremy Spencer]] &mdash; vocals, slide guitar, piano *David Senek ("Michael") &mdash; harmonica, guitar, vocals *Gregory Morton ("Phil Ham") &mdash; lead guitar, flute, sitar *Cheryl Kugler ("Moriah") &mdash; vocals, tambourine *Paul Sarran ("Boaz") &mdash; bass guitar, vocals, recorder *Skip Whalen ("Ginnethon") &mdash; drums, congas, timpani, tablas ==Production== *Released: 1972-11-08 *Label: Columbia Records/CBS, Inc. *Running time: 37:44 minutes *Produced by: Jeremy Spencer *Tracking engineer: Nick Koumoutseas *Mixing engineer: John Nagy *Faux engineer: Stuart Love ==References== <references/> [[Category:Family Music and Audio]]

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