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The Fool (Sanford Clark song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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.
Al Casey played guitar on the record and it was ranked #42 on 'Billboard' magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956."1956's Top Popular Records" 'Billboard' January 26, 1957: 60
Other charting versions
*The Gallahads' single reached #62 on the U.S. pop chart in 1956.
*Don Gibson' rendering reached #22 on the U.S. country chart in 1978.
Other versions
*Edna McGriff in 1956; her single did not chart.
*Joe Seneca on his 1956 EP.
*Mac Wiseman on his 1960 album 'Mac Wiseman Sings 12 Great Hits'.
*Johnny Burnette on his 1961 album 'Johnny Burnette Sings'.
*Bob Luman put out a single in 1962; it did not make the charts.
*Bonnie Guitar's single in 1963 did not chart.
*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 1980's.
*Chris Farlowe's version in 1965 did not make singles charts
*Johnny Kidd & the Pirates as the B-side to their 1966 single "Send for That Girl".
*Bobby Bare on his 1970 album 'This is Bare Country'.
*Roger Miller on his 1970 album '1970'.
*Elvis Presley on his 1971 album 'Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)'.
*The Animals (credited as The Original Animals) released a version of the song on their 1977 reunion album 'Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted'.
*Robert Gordon as the B-side to his 1977 single "Endless Sleep".
*Mano Negra on their 1991 album 'King of Bongo'.
*Bedlam on their 1999 compilation album 'Anthology'.
*The Iveys on their 2017 live album 'Badfinger Origins: The Iveys Anthology, Volume 1 Live at The Empire, June 7, 1966, Neath, South Wales'.
In popular culture
*Clark's version was featured in the 1990 film 'Book of Love'.
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