Fools Fall in Love

Not to be confused with Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song).

"Fools Fall in Love"
Single by The Drifters
B-side	"It Was a Tear"
Released	March 1957
Genre	R&B
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
The Drifters singles chronology
"I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" (July 1956) "Fools Fall in Love" (1957) "Drifting Away from You" (May 1957)

"Fools Fall in Love" is a song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.^[1] It was originally recorded by the Drifters, who took it to number 10 on the R&B chart in 1957.^[2] The song reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3]

Jacky Ward version

In 1977, "Fools Fall in Love" was recorded by Jacky Ward. His version reached number 9 on the US country music chart,^[4] and number 16 on the Canadian country chart.

Other versions

• Sammy Turner recorded a version in 1960.^[5]
• Elvis Presley recorded a more up-tempo version on May 28, 1966.^[6] His rendition, charting in tandem with "Indescribably Blue", reached #number 11 in Australia.^[7] Elvis's cover also reached number 102 in the U.S. as a separate B-side.
• Two renditions, one upbeat and one torch ballad, were included in the musical revue, Smokey Joe's Cafe, a jukebox musical of songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
• John Pizzarelli recorded an up-tempo jazz version in 1994.^[8]
• Ally McBeal featured a ballad version of the song sung by Jennifer Holliday in the second-season episode "Fools Night Out".^[9]

References

1. Emerson, Ken (2006), Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era, Penguin, p. 26, ISBN 1101156929.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 173.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 258.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 371.
5. Discogs
6. Neale, David (2003), Roots of Elvis, iUniverse, p. 36, ISBN 1101156929.
7. Go-Set, 29 March 1967
8. Video on YouTube
9. Video on YouTube