Fools Fall in Love
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| "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 | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
| The Drifters singles chronology | ||||
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"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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- 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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