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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.'Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 19551990' - It was a bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations.

Chart history



Johnny Cash version



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| name = Children

| cover =

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| type = single

| artist = Johnny Cash

| album = The Gospel Road

| B-side = "Last Supper"

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| genre = Country

| length =

| label = Columbia 4-45786

| writer = Joe South

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| producer = Larry Butler

| prev_title = Any Old Wind That Blows

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| prev_year = 1972

| next_title = Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup

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| next_year = 1973

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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), Cash's version of "Children" reached number 30 on U.S. 'Billboard' country chart.

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