"Children" | ||||
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Single by Joe South | ||||
from the album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home? | ||||
B-side | "Clock Up on the Wall" | |||
Released | March 1970 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
Joe South singles chronology | ||||
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"Children" is a song written by Joe South, originally from his 1969 album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?. In 1970, he released it as a single.
The song became a hit in the U.S. (#48) and Canadian (#33) pop charts. [1] [2] It was a bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations.
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) | 41 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [3] | 31 |
Canada RPM Top Singles [4] | 33 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 51 |
US Billboard Easy Listening [6] | 32 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [7] | 48 |
"Children" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
from the album The Gospel Road | ||||
B-side | "Last Supper" | |||
Released | January 26, 1973[8] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Columbia 4-45786 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Butler [9] | |||
Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Children" on YouTube |
The song was recorded by Johnny Cash for the 20th Century Fox film The Gospel Road and its double soundtrack album of the same name. Released as a single in 1973 (Columbia 4-45786, with "Last Supper" from the same album on the opposite side), [9] [10] Cash's version of "Children" reached number 30 on U.S. Billboard's country chart. [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Children" | J. South | 2:48 |
2. | "Last Supper" | L. Gatlin | 2:55 |
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [12] | 30 |
S CBS 1490. Side A: Children (J. South) (From the LP No. 68243 & 20th Century Fox Film 'The Gospel Road')
Side B: Last Supper (L. Gatlin) (From the LP No. 68243 & 20th Century Fox Film 'The Gospel Road')
4-45786: Johnny Cash Children -J. South- From The Soundtrack Album Of The 20th Century Fox Release "The Gospel Road"
April "Children"/"The Last Supper" (Columbia 4-45786) released. Both tracks are taken from the double album The Gospel Road and the single charts in late April, eventually reaching #30.
"Children" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Joe South | ||||
from the album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home? | ||||
B-side | "Clock Up on the Wall" | |||
Released | March 1970 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
Joe South singles chronology | ||||
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"Children" is a song written by Joe South, originally from his 1969 album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?. In 1970, he released it as a single.
The song became a hit in the U.S. (#48) and Canadian (#33) pop charts. [1] [2] It was a bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations.
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia ( Kent Music Report) | 41 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [3] | 31 |
Canada RPM Top Singles [4] | 33 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 51 |
US Billboard Easy Listening [6] | 32 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [7] | 48 |
"Children" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
from the album The Gospel Road | ||||
B-side | "Last Supper" | |||
Released | January 26, 1973[8] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Columbia 4-45786 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Butler [9] | |||
Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Children" on YouTube |
The song was recorded by Johnny Cash for the 20th Century Fox film The Gospel Road and its double soundtrack album of the same name. Released as a single in 1973 (Columbia 4-45786, with "Last Supper" from the same album on the opposite side), [9] [10] Cash's version of "Children" reached number 30 on U.S. Billboard's country chart. [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Children" | J. South | 2:48 |
2. | "Last Supper" | L. Gatlin | 2:55 |
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [12] | 30 |
S CBS 1490. Side A: Children (J. South) (From the LP No. 68243 & 20th Century Fox Film 'The Gospel Road')
Side B: Last Supper (L. Gatlin) (From the LP No. 68243 & 20th Century Fox Film 'The Gospel Road')
4-45786: Johnny Cash Children -J. South- From The Soundtrack Album Of The 20th Century Fox Release "The Gospel Road"
April "Children"/"The Last Supper" (Columbia 4-45786) released. Both tracks are taken from the double album The Gospel Road and the single charts in late April, eventually reaching #30.