(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I

"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"

Single by Hank Snow

Released

1952

Format

1952

Songwriter(s)

Bill Trader

Hank Snow singles chronology

"The Gal Who Invented Kissin'"
(1952)

"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"
(1952)

"Honeymoon on a Rocket Ship"
(1953)

"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side	"I Need Your Love Tonight"
Released	March 10, 1959 (1959-03-10)
Recorded	June 10, 1958
Genre	Rock and roll, rhythm and blues
Length	2:39
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Bill Trader

"Fool Such as I"

Single by Baillie & the Boys

from the album The Lights of Home

B-side

"So Strong"

Released

August 11, 1990

Genre

Country

Length

2:50

RCA

Bill Trader

Baillie & the Boys singles chronology

"Perfect"
(1990)

"Fool Such as I"
(1990)

"Treat Me Like a Stranger"
(1991)

"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" is a popular song written by Bill Trader and was published in 1952. Performed by Hank Snow it peaked at number four on the country charts ^[1] early in 1953.

Since the original Snow version, "Fool Such as I"—as the song is sometimes known—has been covered and released as singles several times, by artists as diverse as Jo Stafford, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and Baillie & the Boys.^[2]

Other versions

Tommy Edwards

The Edwards version reached number 13 on the Cash Box survey. Listed a co-best-seller with the Jo Stafford version, it lasted 11 weeks in their chart.

Jo Stafford

The recording by Jo Stafford was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39930. It reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on February 28, 1953, at number twenty, its only week on the chart.^[3]

Elvis Presley

A recording by Elvis Presley, initially released as B-side to "I Need Your Love Tonight", was an even bigger hit, reaching number one in the UK and number two in the United States (1959). It became a platinum record. The Elvis Presley version went to number sixteen on the R&B charts and featured backing vocals by The Jordanaires.^[4]

Petula Clark

Petula Clark's French language version titled "Prends mon Cœur", was more successful in France (#9, 1960^[5]) than Elvis Presley's version.

Bob Dylan

In 1967, Bob Dylan recorded the song during the Basement Tape sessions. For many years never officially released, the recording had been widely bootlegged, and was finally released November 4, 2014, on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete. Dylan would go on to record the song again in April 1969; that version was released in 1973 by Columbia on the Dylan album.

Baillie & the Boys

In 1990, Baillie & the Boys released the song from its album The Lights of Home. This version, released under the title "Fool Such as I", would peak at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was the trio's last Top 10 hit on the country charts.^[6]

Chart performance

Year	Artist	Chart positions
Year	Artist	US Country	US	CAN Country	FRA
1952	Hank Snow	3	—	—	—
1953	Tommy Edwards	—	24	—	—
1953	Jo Stafford	—	16	—	—
1959	Petula Clark	—	—	—	9
1973	Mickey Gilley	—	55	—	—
1979	Rodney Crowell	90	—	—	—

Elvis Presley

Chart (1959)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	2
US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles	16
US Cashbox Hot Singles	2
US Cashbox Hot Country Singles	6
UK Singles Chart	1
Canadian Singles Chart	1
Australian Kent Singles Chart	1
Belgian Singles Chart	13
Dutch Singles Chart	15
Norway VG-lista Singles Chart	5
South African Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	17
Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	2
European Singles Chart	6

Preceded by "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" by Buddy Holly	UK number-one single (Elvis Presley version) "A Fool Such as I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight" May 15, 1959 (for 5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Roulette" by Russ Conway

Baillie & the Boys

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	7
US Country Songs (Billboard)	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[8]	92

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 323.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 37.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940–1955. Record Research.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.
↑ "Petula Clark: French charts". Petulaclark.net. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Top Country Singles: 1944-2008. Record Research.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9162." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 17, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

External links

I Need Your Love Tonight / (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I Guide part of The Elvis Presley Record Research Database

Hank Snow
Studio albums	C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request (1969)
Compilation albums	The Hits Of Hank Snow (1978)
Collaboration albums	Reminiscing (1964)
Notable singles	"I'm Moving On" "The Golden Rocket" "The Rhumba Boogie" "I Went to Your Wedding" "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" "I Don't Hurt Anymore" "Let Me Go, Lover!" "I've Been Everywhere" "The Name of the Game Was Love" "(The Seashores) Of Old Mexico" "Hello Love"
Related articles	Discography RCA Records Columbia Records

Elvis Presley singles discography

1950s

1954	"That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky" "Good Rockin' Tonight" / "I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine" "You're a Heartbreaker"
1955	"Baby Let's Play House" "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" / "Mystery Train"
1956	"Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" / "My Baby Left Me" "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" "Blue Suede Shoes" / "Tutti Frutti" "Money Honey" "I Got a Woman" "Tryin' to Get to You" "Blue Moon" "I'll Never Let You Go (Lil' Darlin')" / "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" "Shake, Rattle and Roll" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" "Love Me Tender"
1957	"Too Much" / "Playing for Keeps" "All Shook Up" "Peace in the Valley "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" "Paralyzed" (UK) "Jailhouse Rock" "Party" / "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" (UK)
1958	"Don't" "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" "Hard Headed Woman" / "Don't Ask Me Why" "King Creole" (UK) "One Night"
1959	"I Need Your Love Tonight" / "A Fool Such as I" "A Big Hunk o' Love"

1960s

1960	"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune" "It's Now or Never" "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
1961	"Surrender" / "Lonely Man" "I Feel So Bad" / "Wild in the Country" "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister" "Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
1962	"Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You" "She's Not You" "Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
1963	"One Broken Heart for Sale" "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" "Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"
1964	"Kissin' Cousins" / "It Hurts Me" "What'd I Say" / "Viva Las Vegas" "Such a Night" / "Never Ending" "Ask Me" / "Ain't That Loving You Baby" "Blue Christmas"
1965	"Do the Clam" / "You'll Be Gone" "Crying in the Chapel "(Such an) Easy Question" "I'm Yours" "Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
1966	"Tell Me Why" / "Blue River" "Frankie and Johnny" / "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" "Love Letters" "Spinout" / "All That I Am" "If Every Day Was Like Christmas"
1967	"Indescribably Blue" "Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On)" / "That's Someone You Never Forget" "There's Always Me" / "Judy" "Big Boss Man" / "You Don't Know Me"
1968	"Guitar Man" "U.S. Male" / "Stay Away" "You'll Never Walk Alone" "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby" / "Let Yourself Go" "Almost in Love" / "A Little Less Conversation" "If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality"
1969	"Memories" / "Charro!" "How Great Thou Art" "In the Ghetto" / "Any Day Now" "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" "Suspicious Minds" / "You'll Think of Me" "Don't Cry Daddy"

1970s

1970	"Kentucky Rain" "The Wonder of You" "I've Lost You" "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up" "I Really Don't Want to Know" / "There Goes My Everything"
1971	"Rags to Riches" "Life" / "Only Believe" "I'm Leavin'" "It's Only Love" "Merry Christmas Baby" / "O Come All Ye Faithful"
1972	"Until It's Time for You to Go" "He Touched Me" "An American Trilogy" / "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "Burning Love" / "It's a Matter of Time" "Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind"
1973	"Steamroller Blues" / "Fool" "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake"
1974	"I've Got a Thing About You Baby" "If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me" "Promised Land" / "It's Midnight"
1975	"My Boy" / "Thinking About You" "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" "Bringing It Back" / "Pieces of My Life"
1976	"Hurt" / "For the Heart" "Moody Blue"
1977	"Way Down" "My Way" / "America the Beautiful"
1978	"Unchained Melody" / "Softly as I Leave You"

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Baillie & the Boys
Studio albums	Baillie & the Boys Turn the Tide The Lights of Home
Notable singles	"Oh Heart" "He's Letting Go" "Wilder Days" "Long Shot" "She Deserves You" "(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone" "I Can't Turn the Tide" "Perfect" "Fool Such as I" "Treat Me Like a Stranger"

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