The Chokin' Kind is the fourth studio album recorded by American singer Joe Simon, released in 1969 on the Sound Stage 7 label.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | Music City Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Sound Stage 7 | |||
| Producer | John Richbourg | |||
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| Singles from The Chokin' Kind | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Chart performance
editThe album peaked at No. 18 on the R&B albums chart and No. 81 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind", which charted at No. 16 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Yours Love", which reached No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart and No. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind" | Harlan Howard | 2:42 |
| 2. | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Otis Redding, Steve Cropper | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Little Green Apples" | Bobby Russell | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Lonely Man" | Delmar Donnell | 2:44 |
| 5. | "The Chokin' Kind" | Harlan Howard | 2:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Yours Love" | Harlan Howard | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Help Yourself (To All My Lovin')" | Scott English, Jerry Ross, Mark Barkan | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Wichita Lineman" | Jimmy Webb | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Don't Let Me Lose the Feeling" | Allen Orange | 2:19 |
| 10. | "I'm Too Far Gone to Turn Around" | Clyde Otis, Belford Hendricks | 2:28 |
| 11. | "In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember)" | Fred Parris | 2:44 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1969) | Peak[2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 81 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 18 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak | |
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| US [2] |
US R&B [2] | ||
| 1969 | "The Chokin' Kind" | 13 | 1 |
| "Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind" | 72 | 16 | |
| 1970 | "Yours Love" | 78 | 10 |
References
edit- ^ Deming, Mark. The Chokin' Kind review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > Joe Simon". Billboard. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
External links
edit- The Chokin' Kind at Discogs (list of releases)