Fool for You explained

Fool for You
Cover:Cee_Lo_Green_Featuring_Melanie_Fiona_-_Fool_For_You.jpg
Type:single
Artist:CeeLo Green featuring Melanie Fiona
Album:The Lady Killer
Released:March 8, 2011
Recorded:2010
Genre:Soul
Length:3:45
Label:Elektra
Producer:Jack Splash
Chronology:CeeLo Green
Prev Title:It's OK
Prev Year:2010
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Next Year:2011

"Fool for You" is a song by American soul singer CeeLo Green from his third studio album, The Lady Killer. The song was solicited to radio as the album's third single on March 8, 2011. The single version of the track features guest vocals from Canadian singer Melanie Fiona; the album version, however, features vocals from American singer Philip Bailey. No music video was released for the song.

At the 54th Grammy Awards, "Fool for You" won in two categories: Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Song.[1]

Background

Green first premiered the new version of "Fool for You", featuring vocals from Fiona, by making it available as a free download via his official Facebook page.[2] The song was released as a digital download and a CD single, with both releases featuring the song "Bridges", previously only available as an Amazon MP3 digital download.[3] A demo was originally done by Jamie Foxx for his album Best Night of My Life but was given to Cee-Lo instead.

Critical reception

Joshua Klein of Pitchfork said Cee Lo Green "happily shares (the spotlight) with Earth, Wind & Fire's Philip Bailey on "Fool For You"."[4] Andy Kellman of Allmusic wrote "The infectiously beaming "Fool for You," served with a choppy gait, carries as much pride as Ray Charles' "A Fool for You."[5] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone found that "Fool for You" slides from silken ballad to gospel funk."[6] Mike Diver of the BBC acclaimed "Fool for You is the closest an artist of today will come to capturing the magic that made Marvin Gaye such a captivating talent."[7]

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Fool for You" (featuring Melanie Fiona) – 3:45
  2. "Bridges" – 4:07

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 79
Chart (2012)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 51

Credits and personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesMarch 8, 2011[10] Urban radioElektra
May 3, 2011[11] Digital download
CD single

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cee Lo Green. The Recording Academy. grammy.com. 19 November 2019.
  2. https://www.facebook.com/#!/ceelogreen?sk=app_4949752878
  3. Web site: Cee-Lo ft. Melanie Fiona – Fool for You – Listen Now . Djbooth.net . 2011-10-28.
  4. Web site: Cee-Lo Green The Lady Killer. Klein, Joshua. November 11, 2010. Pitchfork. pitchfork.com.
  5. Web site: Cee Lo Green: The Lady Killer. Kellman, Andy. AllMusic. allmusic.com.
  6. Web site: The Lady Killer. Rosen, Jody. November 8, 2010. Rolling Stone. rollingstone.com.
  7. Web site: Cee-Lo The Lady Killer Review. Diver, Mike. 2010. BBC. bbc.co.uk.
  8. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2011. Billboard. November 29, 2020.
  9. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2012. Billboard. September 10, 2021.
  10. Web site: Urban Radio Adds (March 8, 2011) . allaccess.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110307093131/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases . March 7, 2011 . April 10, 2012 . dead .
  11. Web site: Mark . Cee-Lo Green – Fool For You feat. Melanie Fiona . Detailsofmylife.net . 2011-02-08 . 2011-10-28.

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