What a Way to Go (song)

1990 single by Ray Kennedy

"What a Way to Go"

Single by Ray Kennedy
from the album  What a Way to Go
B-side| "The Storm"
Released| November 17, 1990
Genre| Country
Length| 2:54
Label| Atlantic
Songwriter(s)| Jim Rushing, Bobby David, Ray Kennedy
Producer(s)| Ray Kennedy
Ray Kennedy singles chronology
|  | "What a Way to Go"
(1990)  | "Scars"
(1991)

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"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

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 18

### Ray Kennedy

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Chart (1990–1991)  | Peak
position

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 10

#### Year-end charts

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Chart (1991)  | Position

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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.

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