This song was recorded whilst Newley was on the road with this production in the
United States, after its successful run in the
United Kingdom. By the time the cast reached New York,
Tony Bennett had re-recorded the song.
Lesser chart records were recorded by:
Robert Goulet and the writer, Anthony Newley.
James Brown recorded "What Kind of Fool Am I?" for his 1970 album Soul on Top.
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" is also known as the
signature song of
Regine Velasquez. Done in a
power ballad style and with powerful vocals, the song reached platinum status on its 1994 CD-release and is included on her multiplatinum international album Listen Without Prejudice. It achieved at least 2× platinum per Asian country in the cited year.[citation needed]
Italian crooner
Johnny Dorelli performed the song in English in 1966, followed by an Italian version (as "Che Uomo Inutile" on his 1967 album L'Immensità.
Bill Evans recorded the song for his album Alone (Again) in December 1975, not released until 1977.
This song was the inspiration for a
Gary Larson cartoon depicting scientists examining human subjects with the caption "Yes, they're all fools, gentlemen... But the question remains, 'What KIND of fools are they?'".