Poor Little Fool

"Poor Little Fool"
Single by Ricky Nelson
from the album Ricky Nelson
B-side"Don't Leave Me This Way"
ReleasedJune 23, 1958
RecordedApril 17, 1958
StudioUnited Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length2:32
LabelImperial[3]
Songwriter(s)Sharon Sheeley
Producer(s)Ricky Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmie Haskell
Ricky Nelson singles chronology
"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" / "Believe What You Say"
(1958) 		"Poor Little Fool"
(1958) 		"Lonesome Town" / "I Got a Feeling"
(1958)

"Poor Little Fool" is a song written by Sharon Sheeley[4] and first recorded by Ricky Nelson in 1958.

  1. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (January 16, 2018). "The Number Ones: Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 2, 2023. The song's saving grace is its backing singers, who lend doo-wop buoyancy and seem to politely laugh at Nelson and his situation.
  3. ^ Nelson, Ricky (RCS Artist Discography) Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today Rockin' Country Style
  4. ^ "Search Results for 'poor little fool'". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.