What a Way to Go (song) explained

What a Way to Go
Type:single
Artist:Ray Kennedy
Album:What a Way to Go
B-Side:The Storm
Released:November 17, 1990
Genre:Country
Length:2:54
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Ray Kennedy
Next Title:Scars
Next Year: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

Ray Kennedy

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. 2017. 49. 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. Whitburn, p. 193
  3. Web site: Bobby's One Hit Wonders: Volume 2: Ray Kennedy & "What a Way to Go" | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video | Roughstock.com . 2013-07-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130415082601/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/bobby-s-one-hit-wonders-volume-2-ray-kennedy-what-a-way-to-go . 2013-04-15 .
  4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991. RPM. December 21, 1991. August 16, 2013.