| Children | |
| Cover: | Children_-_Joe_South.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Joe South |
| Album: | Don't It Make You Want to Go Home? |
| B-Side: | "Clock Up on the Wall" |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Prev Title: | Walk a Mile in My Shoes |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Fool Me |
| Next Year: | 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.
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 | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| Album: | The Gospel Road |
| B-Side: | "Last Supper" |
| Url: | https://www.johnnycash.com/track/children/ |
| Children | |
| Publisher: | Johnny Cash Official Site |
| Accessdate: | 2021-02-04 |
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),[8] [9] Cash's version of "Children" reached number 30 on U.S. Billboard country chart.[10]
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 227.
