Children (Joe South song)

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"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"
ReleasedMarch 1970 (1970-03)
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Joe South
Joe South singles chronology
"Walk a Mile in My Shoes"
(1969)
"Children"
(1970)
"Fool Me"
(1971)

"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.

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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 history

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

Johnny Cash version

"Children"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Gospel Road
B-side "Last Supper"
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1973 (1973-01-26) [8]
Genre Country
Label Columbia 4-45786
Songwriter(s) Joe South
Producer(s) Larry Butler [9]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Any Old Wind That Blows"
(1972)
"Children"
(1973)
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup"
(1973)
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]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 4-45786, 1973) [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Children" J. South 2:48
2."Last Supper" L. Gatlin 2:55

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 30

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  9. 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - Children". Discogs . 1973. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
    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"
  10. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN   978-1-900924-22-1. 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.
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