Ship of Fools (Robert Plant song)

"Ship of Fools"
Single by Robert Plant
from the album Now and Zen
Released 1988
Recorded 1987
Genre Rock
Length 5:01
Label Es Paranza
Writer(s) Phil Johnstone, Robert Plant
Producer Robert Plant, Tim Palmer, Phil Johnstone
Robert Plant singles chronology
"Tall Cool One"
(1988)
"Ship of Fools"
(1988)
"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"
(1990)

"Ship of Fools" is a rock song performed by English rock singer Robert Plant. It was the second single released from his 1988 album Now and Zen, following "Heaven Knows". It reached number 76 on the UK singles chart, number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's tenth top-ten solo hit on the Mainstream Rock chart.[1][2]

The song was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced Now and Zen.[3][4] In an allmusic review of Now and Zen, reviewer Vik Iyengar singles "Ship of Fools" out for praise, calling the song a "lovely ballad" that demonstrates Plant's "vocal subtlety."[3]

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