Fool No. 1
1961 song performed by Brenda Lee
The correct title of this article is Fool #1. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.
"Fool #1" | ||||
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Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
from the album Brenda, That's All | ||||
B-side | "Anybody But Me" | |||
Released | October 1961 | |||
Recorded | 30 August 1961 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Decca 31309 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kathryn R. Fulton | |||
Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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"Fool #1" is a song written by Kathryn R. Fulton and performed by Brenda Lee.[1] The song was featured on Lee's 1962 album, Brenda, That's All.[2]
Chart performance
The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.38 in the UK (where it was entitled "Fool No.1", because the # symbol was not synonymous with the word 'number' for British audiences) in 1961.[3] The song also reached No. 1 in New Zealand[4] and No. 23 in Australia.
The single's B-Side, "Anybody But Me", reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
Other versions
- Johnny Tillotson released a version on his 1962 album, It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'.[6]
- Loretta Lynn released a version on her 1964 album, Before I'm Over You.[7]
- Connie Smith released a version on her 1969 album, Back in Baby's Arms.[8]
- Marie Osmond released a version on her 1973 album, Paper Roses.[9]
References
- ^ "Brenda Lee - Fool #1 / Anybody But Me - Decca - USA - 31309". 45cat. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Brenda Lee - Brenda That's All". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Fool #1 (song by Brenda Lee)". Music VF. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, January of 1962". Billboard. 1962. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Anybody but Me (song by Brenda Lee)". Music VF. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Before I'm Over You - Loretta Lynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Back In Baby's Arms - Connie Smith | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Paper Roses - Marie Osmond | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
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