Question: What was the preceding hit to the number 51 charting song by the singer who wrote the theme for Smokey and the Bandit?
Sentence (from "Ko-Ko Joe"): The song reached peaks of number 11 on the U.S. country chart and number 51 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was the follow-up to his country chart number 1 hit, When You're Hot, You're Hot.
Relevant evidence: Yes