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

"Now and Then There's A Fool Such as I[1]"
Single by Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) And His Rainbow Ranch Boys
B-side"The Gal Who Invented Kissin'"[2]
PublishedNovember 14, 1952 (1952-11-14) by Bob Miller, Inc., New York[1]
ReleasedNovember 1952 (1952-11)
RecordedMay 19, 1952 (1952-05-19)[2]
GenreCountry
Length2:31
LabelRCA Victor 20-5034[2]
Songwriter(s)William Trader[1]
Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) And His Rainbow Ranch Boys singles chronology
"I Went To Your Wedding[2]"
(1952)
"Now and Then There's A Fool Such as I[1]"
(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[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "RCA Victor 20-5000 - 5500 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 323.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 37.

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