The Fool (Sanford Clark song)
"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.
Al Casey played guitar on the song.
The song was ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956.- The Gallahads released a version of the song as a single which reached #62 on the U.S. pop chart in 1956.
- Don Gibson released a version of the song as a single which reached #22 on the U.S. country chart in 1978.
Other versions
- Edna McGriff released a version of the song as a single in 1956, but it did not chart.
- Joe Seneca released a version of the song on his 1956 EP.
- Mac Wiseman released a version of the song on his 1960 album Mac Wiseman Sings 12 Great Hits.
- Johnny Burnette released a version of the song on his 1961 album Johnny Burnette Sings.
- Bob Luman released a version of the song as a single in 1962, but it did not chart.
- Bonnie Guitar released a version of the song as a single in 1963, but it did not chart.
- Chris Farlowe released a version of the song as a single in 1965, but it did not chart.
- Johnny Kidd & the Pirates released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1966 single "Send for That Girl".
- Bobby Bare released a version of the song on his 1970 album This is Bare Country.
- Roger Miller released a version of the song on his 1970 album 1970.
- Elvis Presley released a version of the song on his 1971 album Elvis Country .
- The Animals released a version of the song on their 1977 reunion album Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted.
- Robert Gordon released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1977 single "Endless Sleep".
- Mano Negra released a version of the song on their 1991 album King of Bongo.
- Bedlam released a version of the song on their 1999 compilation album Anthology.
- The Iveys released a version of the song on their 2017 live album Badfinger Origins: The Iveys Anthology, Volume 1 – Live at The Empire, June 7, 1966, Neath, South Wales.
- Clark's version was featured in the 1990 film Book of Love.
