"The Fool" | ||||
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Single by Sanford Clark | ||||
B-side | "Lonesome for a Letter" | |||
Released | June 1956 | |||
Genre | Rockabilly | |||
Length | 2:42 | |||
Label | Dot | |||
Songwriter(s) | Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood | |||
Sanford Clark singles chronology | ||||
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"The Fool" is a song written by Naomi Ford and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Sanford Clark. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart, #7 on the U.S. pop chart, and #14 on the U.S. country chart in 1956.[1]
Al Casey played guitar on the record [2] and it was ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956.[3]