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.

The Chokin' Kind
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedMusic City Recorders
(Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreSoul, R&B
LabelSound Stage 7
ProducerJohn Richbourg
Joe Simon chronology
Simon Sings
(1968)
The Chokin' Kind
(1969)
Joe Simon...Better Than Ever
(1969)
Singles from The Chokin' Kind
  1. "The Chokin' Kind"
    Released: February 1969
  2. "Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind"
    Released: June 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Chart performance

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The 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

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind"Harlan Howard2:42
2."(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"Otis Redding, Steve Cropper2:47
3."Little Green Apples"Bobby Russell3:12
4."Lonely Man"Delmar Donnell2:44
5."The Chokin' Kind"Harlan Howard2:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Yours Love"Harlan Howard3:03
7."Help Yourself (To All My Lovin')"Scott English, Jerry Ross, Mark Barkan2:21
8."Wichita Lineman"Jimmy Webb3:18
9."Don't Let Me Lose the Feeling"Allen Orange2:19
10."I'm Too Far Gone to Turn Around"Clyde Otis, Belford Hendricks2:28
11."In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember)"Fred Parris2:44

Charts

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Chart (1969) Peak[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 81
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 18
Singles
Year Single Peak
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

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  1. ^ Deming, Mark. The Chokin' Kind review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. ^ a b c "US Charts > Joe Simon". Billboard. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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