"Fool" is a 1973 song by Elvis Presley. It was adapted by songwriter Carl Sigman from a composition by James Last, titled "No Words". It was released as a single with the flipside track "Steamroller Blues".[1] and then on the 1973 album Elvis (as its opening track).
"Fool" | ||||
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![]() Picture sleeve for the U.S. vinyl single, with "Steamroller Blues" on its flipside cover | ||||
Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
from the album Elvis (The "Fool" Album) | ||||
A-side | "Steamroller Blues"[1] | |||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | March 28, 1972 | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Songwriter(s) | [1] | |||
Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Billboard | Favorable[2] |
On Billboard Hot 100 the single charted as "Steamroller Blues / Fool", peaking at number 17 on the week of June 2, 1973.[3] "Fool" also charted on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, spending there 16 weeks in total and peaking at number 12 on the same week of June 2.[4]
In the United Kingdom the single "Fool" spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 15 on the week of August 11, 1973.[5]
Critical response
editBillboard reviewed the single in its April 7, 1973 issue, calling it a "[s]trong ballad effort in country-rock vein, following along lines of [Presley's] other ballad hits." The magazine also noted the "good [chart] potential" of the flip side ("Steamroller Blues" by James Taylor).[2]
Charts
editChart (1973) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[5] | 15 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 17* |
US Billboard Easy Listening[4] | 12 |
- * as "Steamroller Blues / Fool"
References
edit- ^ a b c Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (25 December 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (7 April 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 70–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
External links
edit- Elvis Presley - Fool / Steamroller Blues at Discogs
- U.S. vinyl release at Discogs