"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" | ||||
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Single by Chris Rea | ||||
from the album Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? | ||||
B-side | "Midnight Love" | |||
Released | 24 March 1978[1] | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Studio | The Mill | |||
Genre | Soft rock[2] | |||
Length | 3:39 (single version) 4:47 (album version) | |||
Label | Magnet (UK) United Artists (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chris Rea | |||
Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
Chris Rea singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Fool If You Think Its Over (Official Music Video)" on YouTube |
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" | ||||
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Single by Chris Rea | ||||
from the album New Light Through Old Windows | ||||
B-side | "Loving You Again (live)" | |||
Released | October 1988 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 4:03 | |||
Label | Magnet | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chris Rea | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Rea, Jon Kelly | |||
Chris Rea Dutch singles chronology | ||||
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Single by Elkie Brooks | ||||
from the album Pearls | ||||
B-side | "Givin' It Up for Your Love" | |||
Released | December 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Studio | The Mill | |||
Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 3:55 (single version) 4:58 (album version) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chris Rea | |||
Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
Elkie Brooks singles chronology | ||||
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"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" is a popular song originally released in 1978 by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Rea also wrote the lyrics and composed the music of the song, which appears on his 1978 debut album, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?. It peaked number 12 in the US, becoming his highest charting single there. The single's charting success in the US earned him a Grammy nomination as Best New Artist in 1979.[3]