Famous Last Words of a Fool
| "Famous Last Words of a Fool" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by George Strait | ||||
| from the album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' | ||||
| B-side | "It's Too Late Now" | |||
| Released | January 11, 1988 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | September 30, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | MCA 53248 | |||
| Writer(s) | Dean Dillon, Rex Huston | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen, George Strait | |||
| George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Famous Last Words of a Fool" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Rex Huston, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'.
The song was co-written by Dean Dillon, whose version peaked at number 67 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1983.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B- grade, calling it "a solid song, but Strait’s performance is oddly distant, and he sings it in a register that’s slightly too low."[1]
Chart positions
Dean Dillon
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 67 |
George Strait
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ↑ CountryUniverse.net Song review
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
External links
| Preceded by "Love Will Find Its Way to You" by Reba McEntire |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 9, 1988 |
Succeeded by "I Wanna Dance with You" by Eddie Rabbitt |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 16, 1988 |
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