A Fool for You

"A Fool for You"
1968 French re-release
Single by Ray Charles
from the album Ray Charles (or, Hallelujah I Love Her So)
Released	June 1955
Recorded	1954–1955
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	3:03
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Ray Charles
Producer(s)	Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles singles chronology
"Greenbacks" (1955) "A Fool for You" (1955) "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (1956)

"A Fool for You" is a bluesy, proto-soul single written and released by musician Ray Charles on Atlantic Records in 1955. ^[1] The single was Charles' second number-one R&B hit. ^[2]

Personnel

• Lead vocal and piano by Ray Charles
• Instrumentation by the Ray Charles band
• Produced by Jerry Wexler

Covers

• Ike & Tina Turner on The Ike & Tina Turner Show (Vol. 2) ^[3]
• Stevie Wonder on I Was Made To Love Her
• Otis Redding on The Immortal Otis Redding
• Van Morrison on A Night in San Francisco and The Healing Game deluxe edition (both live versions, from 1993 and 1997)
• The Jackson 5 on Soulsation!
• Valerie Wellington on Compilation The New Bluebloods

References

1. "Reviews of New R&B Records" (PDF). Billboard. June 11, 1955. p. 47.
2. "Rhythm & Blues Records - Most Played by Jockeys" (PDF). Billboard. August 6, 1955. p. 69.
3. "Ike & Tina Turner – The Ike & Tina Turner Show - Vol. 2". Discogs.com. 1966.