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Fools Fall in Love

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Not to be confused with Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song).
"Fools Fall in Love"
Single by The Drifters
B-side"It Was a Tear"
ReleasedMarch 1957
GenreR&B
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
The Drifters singles chronology
"I Gotta Get Myself a Woman"
(July 1956) 		"Fools Fall in Love"
(1957) 		"Drifting Away from You"
(May 1957)

"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]

Jacky Ward version

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In 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Emerson, Ken (2006), Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era, Penguin, p. 26, ISBN 1101156929.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 173.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 258.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 371.
  5. ^ Discogs
  6. ^ Neale, David (2003), Roots of Elvis, iUniverse, p. 36, ISBN 1101156929.
  7. ^ Go-Set, 29 March 1967
  8. ^ Video on YouTube
  9. ^ Video on YouTube


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