Australian singles chart:
Children of the Revolution entered the Kent charts on 6 November 1972 and peaked at #13. It was #74 on the Top 100 of 1973.
Songwriter:
Marc Bolan
Producer:
Tony Visconti
Record label of Australian release:
T.Rex
And check this clip out: Children of the Revolution featuring Marc Bolan, Elton John and Ringo Starr:
Wikipedia:
Children of the Revolution by T.Rex, written by Marc Bolan, broke their sequence of four official single releases all reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart (Hot Love, Get It On, Telegram Sam, Metal Guru). It did not receive a regular album release.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Revolution_(song)
Progrography:
If Children of the Revolution sounds like classic T. Rex, it should. The song was written and first recorded during the sessions for The Slider, and first appeared in the film Born to Boogie featuring Elton John and Ringo Starr in a different version. The single mistakenly alludes to the film as the source, but the single version was re-recorded in a studio without the participation of Elton and Ringo.
Read more: progrography.com/t-rex/t-rex-children-of-the-revolution-1972/
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