No More the Fool

No More the Fool
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Rock/Pop
Label	Legend
Producer	Russ Ballard
Elkie Brooks chronology
Screen Gems (1984) No More the Fool (1986) Bookbinder's Kid (1988)

No More the Fool is an album by Elkie Brooks.

Released in late 1986, the album marked the peak of Brooks' career as the lead single and title track became a big comeback hit for her, reaching No.5 in January 1987. This album also reached No.5 at the same time, while a compilation album, The Very Best of Elkie Brooks was at No.10 in the charts. No More the Fool was her first release on the Legend record label and spawned two more singles, which became minor hits. This album remained on the UK album chart for 23 weeks.

No More the Fool was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Woody Bay Studios, Good Earth Studio and Livingstone Studios and was mastered by Trevor Jordan, Steve Rooke and Nick Webb. It was re-issued by Castle Records in 1997 and 1999.

Track listing

Side one

1. "No More the fool" (Russ Ballard)
2. "Only Women Bleed" (Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner)
3. "Blue Jay" (Elkie Brooks, Trevor Jordan)
4. "Break the Chain" (Russ Ballard)

Side two

1. "We've Got Tonight" (Bob Seger)
2. "All Or Nothing" (Russ Ballard)
3. "Don't Want to Cry No More" (Russ Ballard)
4. "Hiding Inside Yourself" (Elkie Brooks)
5. "Hold the Dream" (Barrie Guard)

Single releases

• "No More the fool" (UK #5, 1986)
• "Break the Chain" (single remix) (UK #55, 1987)
• "We've Got Tonight" (UK# 69, 1987)

Personnel

• Elkie Brooks - vocals
• Russ Ballard, Mickey Simmonds, Chris Allison, Duncan Mackay, Nick Glennie Smith - piano, keyboards
• Russ Ballard, Zal Cleminson, Ian Crighton, Clem Clempson, Gary Hutchins - guitars
• Mo Foster, Brad Lang, Graham Edwards, Felix Krish - bass
• Mike Richardson, Julia Downes, Tony Beard, Morris Pert - drums, percussion
• Martin Dobson, Gary Barnacle - saxophone
• Steve Lang, Peter Straker Morty - backing vocals

• Engineers: Trevor Jordan, Russ Ballard, Matt Butler, Steve Reece, Marcellus Frank, Brad Davies, Richard Sullivan,