The Chokin' Kind

"The Chokin' Kind"
German release picture sleeve
Single by Waylon Jennings
from the album Hangin' On
Released	1967 (1967)
Genre	Country
Length	2:27
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard
Waylon Jennings singles chronology
"Mental Revenge" (1967) "The Chokin' Kind" (1967) "Walk Out of My Mind" (1967)

"The Chokin' Kind" is a 1967 song written by Nashville songwriter Harlan Howard. Country music artist Waylon Jennings recorded the original version and released it as a single in 1967. It peaked at number eight on the US Hot Country Singles chart. ^[1] Jennings featured the track on his 1967 album Hangin' On . R&B artist Joe Simon covered the song in 1969, earning a Grammy Award. It became an RIAA certified Gold single on June 16, 1969.

Covers

Joe Simon

"The Chokin' Kind"
Single by Joe Simon
from the album The Chokin' Kind
B-side	"Come On and Get It"
Released	1969 (1969)
Genre	R&B
Length	2:39
Label	Sound Stage 7
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard

The song was recorded by Joe Simon in 1969 and was his first number one on the US R&B chart, where it stayed for three weeks. "The Chokin' Kind" was also Joe Simon's first top twenty entry on the pop singles chart. ^[2] Simon received the 1970 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male for this song.

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	13
U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles	1
Can. RPM 100 RPM Magazine	17

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 174.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 527.