Fools Fall in Love

Not to be confused with Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song).

1957 single by The Drifters

"Fools Fall in Love"

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

"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. The song reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.

## Jacky Ward version[edit]

In 1977, "Fools Fall in Love" was recorded by Jacky Ward. His version reached number 9 on the US country music chart and number 16 on the Canadian country chart.

## Other versions[edit]

* Sammy Turner recorded a version in 1960.[2]
* Elvis Presley recorded a more up-tempo version on May 28, 1966.[3] His rendition, charting in tandem with "Indescribably Blue", reached #number 11 in Australia.[4] 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.[5]
* Ally McBeal featured a ballad version of the song sung by Jennifer Holliday in the second-season episode "Fools Night Out".[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Emerson, Ken (2006), Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era, Penguin, p. 26, ISBN 1101156929.
2. ^ Discogs
3. ^ Neale, David (2003), Roots of Elvis, iUniverse, p. 36, ISBN 1101156929.
4. ^ Go-Set, 29 March 1967
5. ^ Video on YouTube
6. ^ Video on YouTube

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Elvis Presley singles

| 1954|

* "That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
* "Good Rockin' Tonight" / "I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine"
* "Milkcow Blues Boogie" / "You're a Heartbreaker"

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1955|

* "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" / "Baby Let's Play House"
* "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" / "Mystery Train"

1956|

* "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One"
* "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" / "My Baby Left Me"
* "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog"
* "Blue Suede Shoes" / "Tutti Frutti"
* "Money Honey"
* "I Got a Woman"
* "Tryin' to Get to You"
* "Blue Moon"
* "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')" / "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)"
* "Shake, Rattle and Roll" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
* "Love Me Tender" / "Any Way You Want Me"

1957|

* "Too Much" / "Playing for Keeps"
* "All Shook Up" / "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
* "Peace in the Valley"
* "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" / "Loving You"
* "Paralyzed" (UK)
* "Jailhouse Rock" / "Treat Me Nice"
* "Party" / "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" (UK)

1958|

* "Don't" / "I Beg of You"
* "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" / "Doncha' Think It's Time"
* "Hard Headed Woman" / "Don't Ask Me Why"
* "King Creole" (UK)
* "One Night" / "I Got Stung"

1959|

* "I Need Your Love Tonight" / "A Fool Such as I"
* "A Big Hunk o' Love" / "My Wish Came True"

| 1960|

* "Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune"
* "It's Now or Never" / "A Mess of Blues"
* "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" / "I Gotta Know"

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1961|

* "Surrender" / "Lonely Man"
* "I Feel So Bad" / "Wild in the Country"
* "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister"
* "Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby"

1962|

* "Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You"
* "She's Not You" / "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello"
* "King of the Whole Wide World"
* "Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"

1963|

* "One Broken Heart for Sale" / "They Remind Me Too Much of You"
* "(You're the) Devil in Disguise"
* "Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"

1964|

* "Kissin' Cousins" / "It Hurts Me"
* "Kiss Me Quick" / "Suspicion"
* "Viva Las Vegas" / "What'd I Say"
* "Such a Night" / "Never Ending"
* "Ask Me" / "Ain't That Loving You Baby"
* "Blue Christmas"

1965|

* "Do the Clam" / "You'll Be Gone"
* "Crying in the Chapel
* "(Such an) Easy Question" / "It Feels So Right"
* "I'm Yours" / "(It's a) Long Lonely Highway"
* "Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"

1966|

* "Tell Me Why" / "Blue River"
* "Frankie and Johnny" / "Please Don't Stop Loving Me"
* "Love Letters"
* "Spinout" / "All That I Am"
* "If Every Day Was Like Christmas"

1967|

* "Indescribably Blue" / "Fools Fall in Love"
* "You Gotta Stop" / "The Love Machine" (UK)
* "Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On)" / "That's Someone You Never Forget"
* "There's Always Me" / "Judy"
* "Big Boss Man" / "You Don't Know Me"

1968|

* "Guitar Man"
* "U.S. Male" / "Stay Away"
* "We Call on Him" / "You'll Never Walk Alone"
* "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby" / "Let Yourself Go"
* "Almost in Love" / "A Little Less Conversation"
* "If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality"

1969|

* "Memories" / "Charro"
* "How Great Thou Art"
* "In the Ghetto" / "Any Day Now"
* "Clean Up Your Own Backyard"
* "Suspicious Minds" / "You'll Think of Me"
* "Don't Cry Daddy"
* "Rubberneckin'"

| 1970|

* "Kentucky Rain"
* "The Wonder of You" / "Mama Liked the Roses"
* "I've Lost You" / "The Next Step Is Love"
* "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up"
* "I Really Don't Want to Know" / "There Goes My Everything"

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1971|

* "Rags to Riches"
* "Life" / "Only Believe"
* "I'm Leavin'"
* "It's Only Love" / "The Sound of Your Cry"
* "Merry Christmas Baby" / "O Come All Ye Faithful"

1972|

* "Until It's Time for You to Go" / "We Can Make the Morning"
* "He Touched Me" / "Bosom of Abraham"
* "An American Trilogy" / "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
* "Burning Love" / "It's a Matter of Time"
* "Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind"

1973|

* "Steamroller Blues" / "Fool"
* "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake"

1974|

* "Take Good Care of Her" / "I've Got a Thing About You, Baby"
* "If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me"
* "Promised Land" / "It's Midnight"

1975|

* "My Boy" / "Thinking About You"
* "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
* "Bringing It Back" / "Pieces of My Life"

1976|

* "For the Heart" / "Hurt"
* "Moody Blue" / "She Thinks I Still Care"

1977|

* "Way Down" / "Pledging My Love"
* "My Way" / "America the Beautiful"

1978|

* "Unchained Melody" / "Softly as I Leave You"

| Posthumous
singles|

* "Puppet on a String" / "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" (1978)
* "Are You Sincere" / "Solitaire"
* "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" / "I Got a Feelin' in My Body"
* "Guitar Man"
* "Loving Arms" / You Asked Me To"
* "You'll Never Walk Alone / "There Goes My Everything" (1982)
* "The Elvis Medley"
* "I Was the One" / "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (1983)
* "Heartbreak Hotel" (1996)
* "Blue Christmas" (1998)
* "A Little Less Conversation" (JXL remix)
* "Rubberneckin'" (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
* "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (with Carrie Underwood) (2008)
* "Blue Christmas" (with Martina McBride) (2008)
* "I Got a Feelin' in My Body" (Tommie Sunshine & Wuki Remix)

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