Fool No. 1 Explained

Fool #1
Type:single
Artist:Brenda Lee
Album:Brenda, That's All
B-Side:Anybody But Me
Released:October 1961
Recorded:30 August 1961
Genre:Pop
Label:Decca 31309
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:Dum Dum
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Break It to Me Gently
Next Year:1962

"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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brenda Lee - Fool #1 / Anybody But Me - Decca - USA - 31309. 45cat. 7 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Brenda Lee - Brenda That's All. Discogs. 1962 . en. 7 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Fool #1 (song by Brenda Lee). Music VF. 7 May 2014.
  4. Billboard Magazine, January of 1962. Billboard. 1962 . en. 7 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Anybody but Me (song by Brenda Lee). Music VF. 7 May 2014.
  6. Web site: It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 7 May 2014.
  7. Web site: Before I'm Over You - Loretta Lynn Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 7 May 2014.
  8. Web site: Back In Baby's Arms - Connie Smith Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 7 May 2014.
  9. Web site: Paper Roses - Marie Osmond Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 7 May 2014.