"Fool" | ||||
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Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
from the album Elvis (The "Fool" Album) | ||||
A-side | " Steamroller Blues" [1] | |||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | March 28, 1972 | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Songwriter(s) | [1] | |||
Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Billboard | Favorable [2] |
"Fool" is a 1973 song by Elvis Presley. It was adapted by songwriter Carl Sigman from a composition by James Last, titled "No Words". It was released as a single with the flipside track " Steamroller Blues". [1] and then on the 1973 album Elvis (as its opening track).
On Billboard Hot 100 the single charted as "Steamroller Blues / Fool", peaking at number 17 on the week of June 2, 1973. [3] "Fool" also charted on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, spending there 16 weeks in total and peaking at number 12 on the same week of June 2. [4]
In the United Kingdom the single "Fool" spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 15 on the week of August 11, 1973. [5]
Billboard reviewed the single in its April 7, 1973 issue, calling it a "[s]trong ballad effort in country-rock vein, following along lines of [Presley's] other ballad hits." The magazine also noted the "good [chart] potential" of the flip side (" Steamroller Blues" by James Taylor). [2]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart ( Official Charts Company) [5] | 15 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] | 17* |
US Billboard Easy Listening [4] | 12 |
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