Statue of a Fool explained

Statue of a Fool
Type:single
Artist:Jack Greene
Album:Statue of a Fool
B-Side:There's More to Love
Released:May 10, 1969
Genre:Country
Length:2:48
Label:Decca
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:Until My Dreams Come True
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:Back in the Arms of Love
Next Year:1969
Statue of a Fool
Type:single
Artist:Brian Collins
Album:This Is Brian Collins
B-Side:How Can I Tell Her (About You)
Released:1974
Genre:Country
Length:3:04
Label:Dot17499
Producer:Jim Foglesong[1]
Prev Title:I Don't Plan on Losing You
Prev Year:1974
Next Title:That's the Way Love Should Be
Next Year:1974
Statue of a Fool
Type:single
Artist:Ricky Van Shelton
Album:RVS III
B-Side:He's Got You
Released:November 7, 1989[2]
Recorded:June 14, 1989
Genre:Country
Length:3:04
Label:Columbia Nashville 38-73077
Producer:Steve Buckingham
Prev Title:Living Proof
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:I've Cried My Last Tear for You
Next Year:1990

"Statue of a Fool" is a song written by Jan Crutchfield which has been recorded by a number of country artists including Jack Greene; Brian Collins; Ricky Van Shelton; and Bill Medley, formerly of The Righteous Brothers.

Chart performance

Jack Greene version

Chart (1969)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3

Ricky Van Shelton version

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 39
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 19

Notes and References

  1. http://www.briancollinsmusic.net/#!biography/c1enr
  2. Greatest Hits Plus . Ricky Van Shelton . 1992 . CD . Columbia Records . 52753.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 143.

  4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990. RPM. December 22, 1990. August 23, 2013.
  5. Best of 1990: Country Songs . . . 1990. August 23, 2013.