"The Fool" is a song written by Naomi Ford and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Sanford Clark. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart, #7 on the U.S. pop chart, and #14 on the U.S. country chart in 1956.[1]
| "The Fool" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Sanford Clark | ||||
| B-side | "Lonesome for a Letter" | |||
| Released | June 1956 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood | |||
| Sanford Clark singles chronology | ||||
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Al Casey played guitar on the record [2] and it was ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956.[3]
Other charting versions
edit- The Gallahads, reaching #62 on the U.S. pop chart in 1956.[4]
- Don Gibson, hitting #22 on the U.S. country chart in 1978.[5]
Other versions
edit- Edna McGriff in 1956; her single did not chart.[6]
- Joe Seneca on his 1956 EP.[7]
- Mac Wiseman on his 1960 album Mac Wiseman Sings 12 Great Hits.[8]
- Johnny Burnette on his 1961 album Johnny Burnette Sings.[9]
- Bob Luman put out a single in 1962; it did not make the charts.[10]
- Bonnie Guitar's single in 1963 did not chart.[11]
- Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' recorded two versions - the first was in the beat group style in 1964, for an album that was subsequently aborted. This track has been issued on various compilations since the 1980s.
- Chris Farlowe in 1965; this did not make singles charts [12]
- Johnny Kidd & the Pirates as the B-side to their 1966 single "Send for That Girl".[13]
- Bobby Bare on his 1970 album This is Bare Country.[14]
- Roger Miller on his 1970 album 1970.[15]
- Elvis Presley on his 1971 album Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old).[16]
- The Animals (credited as The Original Animals) released a version on their 1977 reunion album Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted.[17]
- Robert Gordon as the B-side to his 1977 single "Endless Sleep".[18]
- Mano Negra on their 1991 album King of Bongo.[19]
- Bedlam on their 1999 compilation album Anthology.[20]
- The Iveys on their 2017 live album Badfinger Origins: The Iveys Anthology, Volume 1 – Live at The Empire, June 7, 1966, Neath, South Wales.[21]
In popular culture
edit- Clark's version was featured in the 1990 film Book of Love.
References
edit- ^ "Sanford Clark, "The Fool" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Sanford Clark, "The Fool" Single Release". Discogs. June 1956. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "1956's Top Popular Records" Billboard January 26, 1957: 60
- ^ "The Gallahads, "The Fool" Chart Position". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Don Gibson, "The Fool" Chart Position". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Edna McGriff, "The Fool" Single Release". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Joe Seneca EP". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Mac Wiseman, Mac Wiseman Sings 12 Great Hits". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Burnette, Johnny Burnette Sings". Discogs. 1961. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Bob Luman, "The Fool" Single Release". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Bonnie Guitar, "The Fool" Single Release". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Farlowe, "The Fool" Single Release". Discogs. 8 October 1965. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, "Send for That Girl" Single Release". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Bobby Bare, This is Bare Country". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Roger Miller, 1970". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Elvis Presley, Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)". Discogs. 2 January 1971. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "The Animals, Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Gordon, "Endless Sleep" Single Release". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Mano Negra, King of Bongo". Discogs. 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Bedlam, Anthology". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "The Iveys, Badfinger Origins: The Iveys Anthology, Volume 1 – Live at The Empire, June 7, 1966, Neath, South Wales". Discogs. 25 June 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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