"Fool" is a 1973 song by Elvis Presley. It was adapted by songwriter Carl Sigman from a composition by James Last, titled "No Words". It was released as a single with the flipside track "Steamroller Blues".[1] and then on the 1973 album Elvis (as its opening track).
On Billboard Hot 100 the single charted as "Steamroller Blues / Fool", peaking at number 17 on the week of June 2, 1973.[3] "Fool" also charted on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, spending there 16 weeks in total and peaking at number 12 on the same week of June 2.[4]
In the United Kingdom the single "Fool" spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 15 on the week of August 11, 1973.[5]
Critical response
Billboard reviewed the single in its April 7, 1973 issue, calling it a "[s]trong ballad effort in country-rock vein, following along lines of [Presley's] other ballad hits." The magazine also noted the "good [chart] potential" of the flip side ("Steamroller Blues" by James Taylor).[2]
^ abcNielsen Business Media, Inc. (25 December 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ abNielsen Business Media, Inc. (7 April 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 70–. ISSN0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
