| "Any Other Fool" | ||||
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| Single by Sadao Watanabe | ||||
| from the album Front Seat | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Label | Elektra | |||
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| Producer(s) | Robbie Buchanan | |||
| Patti Austin singles chronology | ||||
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| "Any Other Fool" on YouTube | ||||
"Any Other Fool" is a song by Sadao Watanabe featuring Patti Austin on vocal,released as the first single from his 1989 album Front Seat .
"Any Other Fool" reached number 6 on Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart during its 31 weeks there. [1]
The editors of Billboard magazine selected "Any Other Fool" as one of the "standout tracks" from Front Seat. [2] The editors of SoulTracks described it as a "fantastic Lost Gem that sounds as good now as it did more than three decades ago." [3]
"Any Other Fool" was listed on VH1's reports to Billboard indicating what videos were in rotation on the cable network,making its first appearance there in the January 6,1990,issue. [4]
From the liner notes for Front Seat : [5]
From the liner notes for Front Seat: [5]
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Adult Contemporary [1] | 6 |
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