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Like Children is an album by Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman. It was released in 1974 by Nemperor Records.WEB,www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/jerry-goodman/jerry-goodman-and-jan-hammer-like-children, Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman: Like Children, Jazz Music Archives, September 23, 2022, Both musicians were members of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Reception

{{Album ratings| rev1 = AllMusic4.5TITLE=LIKE CHILDREN WEBSITE=ALLMUSIC, 28 January 2019, }}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.“MAGAZINE, November 1974, Record Reviews, Billboard, 52,

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

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