All His Children

{{Infobox song

| name = All His Children

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Charley Pride with Henry Mancini

| album = Sometimes a Great Notion

| B-side = You'll Still Be the One

| released = January 1972

| format =

| recorded = July 19, 1971

| studio = RCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length =

| label = RCA

| writer = Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Henry Mancini

| producer = Henry Mancini

| chronology = Charley Pride

| prev_title = Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer

| next_year = 1972

}}

"All His Children" is a song recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride with music by Henry Mancini. It was released in January 1972 and was the theme of the film Sometimes a Great Notion. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.{{cite web |title=Charley Pride singles |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=charley-pride-p1772/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |access-date=18 March 2011}} It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.{{cite web |title=RPM Country Singles for April 1, 1972 |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7721&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=pehc3ibi923a948fnakfsbida1 |work=RPM |access-date=18 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022003850/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7721&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=pehc3ibi923a948fnakfsbida1 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}

The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1971.

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (1972)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks

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Other recordings

Bing Crosby recorded the song for his 1972 album Bing 'n' Basie.

References