What a Way to Go (song)

"What a Way to Go"
"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" 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]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
^ Whitburn, p. 193
^ "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.

[whitburn-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.

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