| "Ship of Fools" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Robert Plant | ||||
| from the album Now and Zen | ||||
| B-side | "Billy's Revenge" (US) "Helen of Troy" (UK) | |||
| Released | August 1988 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:01 | |||
| Label | Es Paranza | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Johnstone, Robert Plant | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Plant, Tim Palmer, Phil Johnstone | |||
| Robert Plant singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Ship of Fools" on YouTube | ||||
"Ship of Fools" is a rock song performed by English rock singer Robert Plant. It was the third single released from his 1988 album Now and Zen, following " Heaven Knows" and " Tall Cool One". It reached number 76 on the UK singles chart, number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's tenth top-10 solo hit on the Mainstream Rock chart. [2] [3]
The song was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced Now and Zen. [4] [5] In an AllMusic review of Now and Zen, reviewer Vik Iyengar singles "Ship of Fools" out for praise, calling the song a "lovely ballad" that demonstrates Plant's "vocal subtlety." [4]
Cash Box called it "one of the best songs Plant has ever written and recorded" with "beautiful melodies and power lyrics." [6]
References
- ^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 477.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Robert Plant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Iyengar, Vik. "Robert Plant: Now & Zen". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Ship of Fools". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. July 30, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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