(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I

"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"
Single by Hank Snow
Released	1952
Format	1952
Writer(s)	Bill Trader
Hank Snow singles chronology
"The Gal Who Invented Kissin'" (1952) "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" (1952) "Honeymoon on a Rocket Ship" (1953)

"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"
B-side to "I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley
Published	1952
Released	March 10, 1959 (1959-03-10)
Recorded	June 10 1958
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	02:39
Label	RCA Records
Writer	Bill Trader

"Fool Such as I"
Single by Baillie & the Boys
from the album The Lights of Home
Released	1990
Genre	Country
Length	2:50
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Bill Trader
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Baillie & the Boys singles chronology
"Perfect" (1990) "Fool Such as I" (1990) "Treat Me Like a Stranger" (1991)

"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" is a popular song written by Bill Trader and was published in 1952. Performed by Hank Snow it peaked at number four on the country charts ^[1] early in 1953.

Since the original Snow version, "Fool Such as I" — as the song is sometimes known — has been covered and released as singles several times, by artists as diverse as Jo Stafford, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Baillie & the Boys.^[2]

Other versions

Tommy Edwards

Jo Stafford

The recording by Jo Stafford was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39930. It reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on February 28, 1953 at number twenty, its only week on the chart.^[3]

Elvis Presley

A recording by Elvis Presley, initially released as b-side to "I Need Your Love Tonight", was an even bigger hit, reaching number one in the UK and number two in the USA (1959). The Elvis Presley version went to number sixteen on the R&B charts and featured backing vocals by The Jordanaires.^[4]

Petula Clark

Petula Clark's French language version titled "Prends mon Cœur", was more successful in France (#9, 1960^[5]) than Elvis Presley's version.

Bob Dylan

In 1967, Bob Dylan recorded the song during the Basement Tape sessions. Although never officially released, the recording has been widely bootlegged. Dylan would go on to record the song again in April 1969; that version was released in 1973 by Columbia on the Dylan album.

Baillie & the Boys

In 1990, Baillie & the Boys released the song from its album The Lights of Home. This version, released under the title "Fool Such as I", would peak at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was the trio's last Top 10 hit on the country charts.^[6]

Preceded by "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" by Buddy Holly

UK number one single (Elvis Presley version) "A Fool Such As I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight" May 15, 1959 (for 5 weeks)

Succeeded by "Roulette" by Russ Conway

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 323. 
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 37. 
3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940–1955. Record Research. 
4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468. 
5. ^ http://petulaclark.net/chartsfrench.html Petula Clark: French charts
6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Top Country Singles: 1944-2008. Record Research. 

External links

• I Need Your Love Tonight / (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I Guide part of the The Elvis Presley Record Research Database