| There's a Fool Born Every Minute | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Skeeter Davis |
| Album: | Skeeter Skeeter Skeeter |
| B-Side: | I Can't See Past My Tears |
| Released: | March 1968 |
| Recorded: | January 11, 1968 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Genre: | Country, Nashville Sound |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Felton Jarvis |
| Prev Title: | Instinct for Survival |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Timothy |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
"There's a Fool Born Every Minute" is a song written by Paul Evans and Paul Parnes. It was recorded and released as a single in 1968 by American country artist, Skeeter Davis.
"There's a Fool Born Every Minute" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on January 11, 1968. The session was produced by Felton Jarvis.[1] The song was released as a single in March 1968, reaching the top-twenty of the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart.[2] Additionally, it became Davis' first single to chart on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number eighteen.[3] In 1971, the song was issued onto her studio album Skeeter Skeeter Skeeter.
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 16 |
| CAN RPM Country Songs | 18 |
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research.