The Chokin' Kind (album)
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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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | Music City Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Sound Stage 7 | |||
| Producer | John Richbourg | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Chart performance
The album peaked at No. 18 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 81 on the Billboard 200. 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
| 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
| Chart (1969) | Peak [2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 81 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 18 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
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| US [2] |
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| 1969 | "The Chokin' Kind" | 13 | 1 |
| "Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind" | 72 | 16 | |
| 1970 | "Yours Love" | 78 | 10 |
References
- Deming, Mark. The Chokin' Kind review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- "US Charts > Joe Simon". Billboard. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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