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What a Way to Go (song)

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"What a Way to Go"
Single by Ray Kennedy
from the album What a Way to Go
B-side"The Storm"
ReleasedNovember 17, 1990
GenreCountry
Length2:54
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Jim Rushing, Bobby David, Ray Kennedy
Producer(s)Ray Kennedy
Ray Kennedy singles chronology
"What a Way to Go"
(1990)
"Scars"
(1991)

"What a Way to Go" is a song written by Bobby David and Jim Rushing. It was originally recorded by Bobby Borchers in 1977 on Playboy Records.[1]

It was later recorded by American country music artist Ray Kennedy, who released it in November 1990 as the first single and title track from his debut album What a Way to Go. The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1991.[2] Kennedy's version featured an altered verse from the original.[3]

Chart performance

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Bobby Borchers

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 18

Ray Kennedy

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Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 10

Year-end charts

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Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 91

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. ^ Whitburn, p. 193
  3. ^ "Bobby's One Hit Wonders: Volume 2: Ray Kennedy & "What a Way to Go" | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video | Roughstock.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  4. ^ "Bobby Borchers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1466." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 16, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  6. ^ "Ray Kennedy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.