Don't Be a Fool

This article is about the song by Loose Ends. For the song by Shawn Mendes, see Illuminate (Shawn Mendes album). For the Australian novel, see James! Don't Be a Fool.
"Don't Be a Fool"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album Look How Long
ReleasedOctober 26, 1990 (1990-10-26)[1]
GenreR&B
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Carl McIntosh
  • Sunay Suleyman[2]
Producer(s)Carl McIntosh[3]
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Life"
(1989) 		"Don't Be a Fool"
(1990) 		"Cheap Talk"
(1991)

"Don't Be a Fool" is a song performed by British contemporary R&B group Loose Ends, issued as the lead single from their fifth studio album Look How Long. Produced by band member Carl McIntosh,[3] it is the first single from the band to not feature original members Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol; they both left the band following their previous album The Real Chuckeeboo and were subsequently replaced by Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman.[4] Suleyman co-wrote the song with McIntosh.[2]

"Don't Be a Fool" peaked at #10 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1990.[5]

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  2. ^ a b Lytle, Craig. "Look How Long - Loose Ends | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Loose Ends - Look How Long (1990, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ O'Toole, Kit (8 October 2011). "Loose Ends' Look How Long: An Overlooked New Jack Swing Classic". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Loose Ends | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.