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

1952 song by Bill Trader Now and Then There's A Fool Such as I 1952 11 14 by Bob Miller, Inc., New YorkLibrary of Congress. Copyright Office. http://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig375li Catalog of Copyright Entries 1953 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 7 Pt 5A 1953 U.S. Govt. Print. Off. United States Copyright Office English single Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) And His Rainbow Ranch Boys "The Gal Who Invented Kissin'" 1952 11 1952 5 19RCA Victor 20-5000 - 5500 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/RCA205000.htm 2022-09-29 www.78discography.com Country 2:31 RCA Victor 20-5034 William Trader I Went To Your Wedding 1952 Honeymoon on a Rocket Ship 1953 "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" is a popular song written by Bill Trader and published in 1952. Recorded as a single by Hank Snow it peaked at number four on the US country charts The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 323 early in 1953. Since the original Snow version, "Fool Such as I"—as the song is sometimes known—has been recorded and released as singles several times, by artists such as Jo Stafford, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and Baillie & the Boys. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 37 Other versions Elvis Presley version (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I single Elvis Presley I Need Your Love Tonight 1959 03 10 June 10, 1958 RCA Studio B, Nashville 02 39 RCA Victor Bill Trader Steve Sholes One Night I Got Stung 1958 I Need Your Love Tonight (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I A Big Hunk o' Love My Wish Came True 1959 -unOfZiTM_0 "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" (audio) The recording by Elvis Presley was a platinum record. Initially released as B-side to "I Need Your Love Tonight", it reached number one in the UK as an A-side single and was his first number one in Australia. Presley's recording reached number two in the United States (stalled behind the Fleetwoods' "Come Softly to Me").https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1959-04-27 The Hot 100 Chart Billboard.com 1 May 2021 The song was recorded on June 10, 1958, at RCA's Studio B, Nashville, while Presley was on leave from the Army.http://elvissongpedia.greggers.net/index.php?page=afoolsuchasi Elvis SongPedia elvissongpedia.greggers.net live https://web.archive.org/web/20170924141517/http://elvissongpedia.greggers.net/index.php?page=afoolsuchasi 2017-09-24 The recording featured guitar by Hank Garland, Chet Atkins and Presley, bass by Bob Moore, drums by D. J. Fontana and Buddy Harman and piano by Floyd Cramer and backing vocal by the Jordanaires, with the bass voice provided by Ray Walker.http://www.elvisthemusic.com/music/now-and-then-theres-a-fool-such-as-i/ (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley Official Web Site Elvis The Music elvisthemusic.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20170924144853/http://www.elvisthemusic.com/music/now-and-then-theres-a-fool-such-as-i/ 2017-09-24 It reached number sixteen on the R&B charts. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 468 Tommy Edwards The Tommy 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. Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn Top Pop Records 1940–1955 Record Research 1973 Petula Clark Petula Clark's French language version titled "Prends mon Coeur", was more successful in France (number 9, 1960http://petulaclark.net/chartsfrench.html Petula Clark: French charts Petulaclark.net January 10, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120131034117/http://www.petulaclark.net/chartsfrench.html January 31, 2012) than Presley's version. Bob Dylan A Fool Such as I single Bob Dylan Dylan Lily of the West November 1973 April 26, 1969 *2:41 (album) 2:38 (single) Columbia Bill Trader Bob Johnston Bob Dylan Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1973 On a Night Like This 1974 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 recorded the song again in April 1969; that version was released in 1973 by Columbia on the Dylan album. On the 1973 Dylan album and several associated Columbia 1973 singles, the song is wrongly credited to "B. Abner" and "LeFevre Sing Pub Co (BMI)". This is a different song with the same title, written by Buford Abner of the Swanee River Boys. The mistake has since been corrected, Dylan's website page for the song showing the correct writing credit for Bill Trader as of October 2026.(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I The Official Bob Dylan Site https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/fool-such-i/ 2026-10-01 www.bobdylan.com Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell covered the song in 1979. The release was not a success, peaking at No. 90 in the Billboard country charts. It was his second charting single after "Elvira" in the previous year which barely scraped the bottom of the charts as well. Both songs were included in his debut album Ain't Living Long Like This. Baillie & the Boys Fool Such as I single Baillie & the Boys The Lights of Home So Strong August 11, 1990 Country 2:50 RCA Bill Trader Kyle Lehning Perfect 1990 Treat Me Like a Stranger 1991 In 1990, Baillie & the Boys released the song from the band's album The Lights of Home. This version, released under the title "Fool Such as I", peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was the trio's last Top 10 hit on the country charts. Top Country Singles: 1944-2008 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2008 Record Research Slim Whitman Whitman also recorded his own country version on the Imperial Records label in 1959. The Smiths In February 1987, the Smiths recorded a cover based on Presley's rendition at Firehouse Studios in Streatham. It was meant to be used as a B-side to a single from their album Strangeways, Here We Come. As of 2023, the song remains unreleased. Chart performance Elvis Presley Chart (1959)PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 1002US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles16US Cashbox Hot Singles2US Cashbox Hot Country Singles6UK Singles Chart1Canadian Singles Chart1Australian Kent Singles Chart1Belgian Singles Chart13Dutch Singles Chart15Norway VG-lista Singles Chart5South African Singles Chart1Swedish Singles Chart17Chart (2005)PeakpositionScotland 1 20050129UK Singles Chart2European Singles Chart6 Baillie & the Boys Chart (1990)PeakpositionCanada RPM Country 7 5363 November 17, 1990 August 23, 2013US Country Songs (Billboard)5 Year-end charts Chart (1990)Position Canada Country Tracks (RPM)http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9172&type=1&interval=24 RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990 RPM December 22, 1990 August 23, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131016091648/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9172&type=1&interval=24 October 16, 2013 92 References 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 Category:1952 songs Category:1953 singles Category:1959 singles Category:1969 singles Category:1990 singles Category:Number-one singles in Australia Category:Number-one singles in Scotland Category:UK singles chart number-one singles Category:Hank Snow songs Category:Elvis Presley songs Category:Bob Dylan songs Category:Jo Stafford songs Category:Rodney Crowell songs Category:Baillie & the Boys songs Category:Tommy Edwards songs Category:Petula Clark songs Category:Slim Whitman songs Category:Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning Category:RCA Records singles Category:RCA Victor singles