Love's Made a Fool of You

"Love's Made a Fool of You" is a song co-written and originally performed by Buddy Holly. It was later re-recorded by Sonny Curtis and the Crickets, with the lead vocal by Earl Sinks, and famously covered by the Bobby Fuller Four.

"Love's Made a Fool of You"
Single by The Crickets
from the album In Style with the Crickets
B-side	"Someone, Someone"
Released	February 27, 1959
Recorded	December 16, 1958
Studio	Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:02
Label	Brunswick 9-55124
Songwriter(s)	Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery
The Crickets singles chronology
"It's So Easy!" (1958) "Love's Made a Fool of You" (1959) "When You Ask About Love" (1959)

Buddy Holly first wrote the song in 1954. It was not until 1958 that it was recorded, as an Everly Brothers demo, which was not released until 1964 on the posthumous Showcase LP. The first public release of "Love's Made a Fool of You", however, was by the Crickets, headed by Sonny Curtis in 1959. It was released as a single from In Style with the Crickets, and stayed on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, peaking at number 26. The Crickets' version, without Holly, was accidentally included on the 1972 compilation album Buddy Holly: A Rock and Roll Collection; the same mistake was made on 1997's The Very Best of Buddy Holly.

Charts

Chart (1959)	Peak Position
UK singles chart	26

Bobby Fuller Four version

"Love's Made a Fool of You"
Single label of "Love's Made a Fool of You"
Single by The Bobby Fuller Four
B-side	"Don't Ever Let Me Know"
Released	1966
Recorded	1965–1966
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:02
Label	Mustang
Songwriter(s)	Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery
Producer(s)	Bob Keane
The Bobby Fuller Four singles chronology
"I Fought the Law" (1965) "Love's Made a Fool of You" (1966) "The Magic Touch" (1966)

The Bobby Fuller Four released a version of the song in 1966, and it became one of the group's most famous songs. It was another Crickets cover, to follow their smash-hit "I Fought the Law". It broke the Top 30, and was also performed live on Hollywood A Go-Go. This recording features Dalton Powell on drums, taking over from longtime drummer, DeWayne Quirico.

Personnel

• Bobby Fuller - guitar, vocals
• Randy Fuller (musician) - bass, backing vocals
• Jim Reese (musician) - guitar, backing vocals
• Dalton Powell - drums

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak Position
US Singles Chart	26

Other versions

• Bobby Vee released a cover of Holly's version in 1961 on his album Bobby Vee with Strings and Things.
• Canadian group the Esquires released their version as a single on Capitol Records in 1965.
• The Dixies released a 45 single version on Parlophone Records in the UK in 1965.
• Tom Rush recorded a cover of the song for his 1966 album, Take a Little Walk with Me.
• Cochise covered the song on their 1971 album, Swallow Tales.
• A Greg Kihn version appears on the 1977 album, Greg Kihn Again (Beserkley Records).
• The Hollies released their version on the 1980 album Buddy Holly.
• Matchbox released their version in 1981 which peaked at No. 13 in Finland, No. 40 in the Netherlands and No. 63 in the UK.
• A Chris Spedding version appears on the 1986 album, Enemy Within.
• Lemmy, Slim Jim and Danny B released a recording on their 2000 self-titled album on Cleopatra.
• Johnny Rivers recorded a version with the Crickets on the 2004 album The Crickets and Their Buddies.
• A Carla Olson/James Intveld version of the song appears on the 2013 Olson album, Have Harmony, Will Travel.

Sources

• Amburn, Ellis (2014). Buddy Holly: A Biography. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-14557-6.
• Goldrosen, John (1975). Buddy Holly: His Life and Music. Popular Press. ISBN 0-85947-018-0
• Norman, Philip (2011). Buddy: The Definitive Biography of Buddy Holly. Pan MacMillan. ISBN 978-1-447-20340-7.