"Fools Fall in Love" is a song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.[1] It was originally recorded by the Drifters, who took it to number 10 on the R&B chart in 1957.[2] The song reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
| "Fools Fall in Love" | ||||
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| Single by The Drifters | ||||
| B-side | "It Was a Tear" | |||
| Released | March 1957 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
| The Drifters singles chronology | ||||
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Jacky Ward version
editIn 1977, "Fools Fall in Love" was recorded by Jacky Ward. His version reached number 9 on the US country music chart,[4] and number 16 on the Canadian country chart.
Other versions
edit- Sammy Turner recorded a version in 1960.[5]
- Elvis Presley recorded a more up-tempo version on May 28, 1966.[6] His rendition, charting in tandem with "Indescribably Blue", reached #number 11 in Australia.[7] Elvis's cover also reached number 102 in the U.S. as a separate B-side.
- Two renditions, one upbeat and one torch ballad, were included in the musical revue, Smokey Joe's Cafe, a jukebox musical of songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
- John Pizzarelli recorded an up-tempo jazz version in 1994.[8]
- Ally McBeal featured a ballad version of the song sung by Jennifer Holliday in the second-season episode "Fools Night Out".[9]
References
edit- ^ Emerson, Ken (2006), Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era, Penguin, p. 26, ISBN 1101156929.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 173.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 258.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 371.
- ^ Discogs
- ^ Neale, David (2003), Roots of Elvis, iUniverse, p. 36, ISBN 1101156929.
- ^ Go-Set, 29 March 1967
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ Video on YouTube
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