The Chokin' Kind

"The Chokin' Kind"

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.

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

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

Waylon Jennings

Studio albums

Waylon at JD's
Folk-Country
Leavin' Town
Nashville Rebel
Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan
Love of the Common People
The One and Only
Hangin' On
Only the Greatest
Jewels
Just to Satisfy You
Waylon
Singer of Sad Songs
The Taker/Tulsa
Cedartown, Georgia
Good Hearted Woman
Ladies Love Outlaws
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
Honky Tonk Heroes
This Time
The Ramblin' Man
Dreaming My Dreams
Are You Ready for the Country
Ol' Waylon
I've Always Been Crazy
What Goes Around Comes Around
Music Man
Black on Black
It's Only Rock + Roll
Waylon and Company
Never Could Toe the Mark
Turn the Page
Sweet Mother Texas
Will the Wolf Survive
Hangin' Tough
A Man Called Hoss
Full Circle
The Eagle
Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A.
Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank
Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt
Waymore's Blues (Part II)
Right for the Time
Closing In on the Fire
Waylon Forever
Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings

Live albums

Waylon Live
Never Say Die: Live
Live from Austin, TX
Never Say Die: The Final Concert

Notable singles

1960s
"Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" "The Chokin' Kind" "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" "The Days of Sand and Shovels" "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
1970s
"Under Your Spell Again" with Jessi Colter "Good Hearted Woman" "Sweet Dream Woman" "You Can Have Her" "We Had It All" "You Ask Me To" "This Time" "I'm a Ramblin' Man" "Rainy Day Woman" "Dreaming My Dreams with You" "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" "Bob Wills Is Still the King" "Can't You See" "Are You Ready for the Country" "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" "I've Always Been Crazy" "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" "Amanda" "Come With Me" "I Ain't Living Long Like This"
1980s – 1990s
"Clyde" "Good Ol' Boys" "Shine" "Just to Satisfy You" with Willie Nelson "Women Do Know How to Carry On" "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)" "Hold On, I'm Comin'" with Jerry Reed "The Conversation" with Hank Williams Jr. "I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)" "Never Could Toe the Mark" "America" "Waltz Me to Heaven" "Drinkin' and Dreamin'" "Working Without a Net" "Will the Wolf Survive" "What You'll Do When I'm Gone" "The Broken Promise Land" "Rose in Paradise" "My Rough and Rowdy Days" "If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now" "How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A." "Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)" "Wrong" "Where Corn Don't Grow" "The Eagle"

Collaborations

Waylon & Willie
Albums: Waylon & Willie WWII Take It to the Limit Clean Shirt Singles:"The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" "Take It to the Limit"
Other collaborations
Country-Folk with The Kimberlys Leather and Lace with Jessi Colter Heroes with Johnny Cash Old 97's & Waylon Jennings with Old 97's
Collaboration singles
"MacArthur Park" with The Kimberlys "Suspicious Minds" with Jessi Colter "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" with Johnny Cash "The Wild Side of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" with Jessi Colter "Leave Them Boys Alone" with Hank Williams Jr. and Ernest Tubb "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" with John Anderson

Compilations

The Best of Waylon Jennings
Don't Think Twice
Heartaches by the Number
Greatest Hits
Waylon's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
The Best of Waylon
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Waylon Jennings
RCA Country Legends
Ultimate Waylon Jennings
16 Biggest Hits
Nashville Rebel

v t e Joe Simon
Studio albums	The Chokin' Kind The Sounds of Simon Drowning in the Sea of Love The Power of Joe Simon Get Down
Singles	"(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" "The Chokin' Kind" "San Francisco Is a Lonely Town" "Help Me Make It Through the Night" "Drowning in the Sea of Love" "Power of Love" "Misty Blue" "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" "Funny How Time Slips Away"