"I'm a Fool" | ||||
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Single by Slim Whitman | ||||
A-side | "I'm a Fool" "Serenade" | |||
Released | 1956 | |||
Label | Imperial | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tommy Smith [1] | |||
Slim Whitman singles chronology | ||||
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Slim Whitman UK singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"I'm a Fool" on YouTube |
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Source | Rating |
Billboard | positive ("Spotlight" pick) [2] |
"I'm a Fool" is a song written by Tommy Smith and originally recorded by Slim Whitman. [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm a Fool" | Tommy Smith | |
2. | "Serenade" |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm a Fool" | Tommy Smith | |
2. | "My Heart Is Broken in Three" |
"I'm a Fool" | |
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Single by Slim Whitman | |
from the album 15th Anniversary Album | |
A-side | "I'm a Fool" "North Wind" |
Released | 1967 |
Label | Imperial |
Songwriter(s) | Tommy Smith [1] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm a Fool" (from the Imperial album 15th Anniversary — LP-9342) | Tommy Smith | |
2. | "North Wind" (from the Imperial album 15th Anniversary — LP-9342) | R. Morris |
Chart (1956) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 16 |
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 61 |
"Secret Love" is a song composed by Sammy Fain (music) and Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) for Calamity Jane, a 1953 musical film in which it was introduced by Doris Day in the title role. Ranked as a number 1 hit for Day on both the Billboard and Cash Box, the song also afforded Day a number 1 hit in the UK. "Secret Love" has subsequently been recorded by a wide range of artists, becoming a C&W hit firstly for Slim Whitman and later for Freddy Fender, with the song also becoming an R&B hit for Billy Stewart, whose version also reached the top 40 as did Freddy Fender's. In the UK, "Secret Love" would become the career record of Kathy Kirby via her 1963 remake of the song. The melody bears a slight resemblance to the opening theme of Schubert's A-major piano sonata, D.664.
"Indian Love Call" is a popular song from Rose-Marie, a 1924 operetta-style Broadway musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Originally written for Mary Ellis, the song achieved continued popularity under other artists and has been called Friml's best-remembered work.
"Fool" is a 1973 song by Elvis Presley. It was adapted by songwriter Carl Sigman from a composition by James Last, titled "No Words". It was released as a single with the flipside track "Steamroller Blues". and then on the 1973 album Elvis.
"Playing for Keeps" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley. Its first release on record was on January 4, 1957, on a single with "Too Much" on the other side. "Playing for Keeps" reached number 34 in the United States, while "Too Much" spent 3 weeks at number 1.
The following is the discography of American singer Slim Whitman.
I'm a Lonely Wanderer is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1963 on Imperial Records.
Love Song of the Waterfall is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1965 on Imperial Records.
15th Anniversary Album is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1967 on Imperial Records.
Country Memories is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1967 on Imperial Records.
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1971 on United Artists Records.
Happy Anniversary is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1971 on United Artists Records.
"Love Song of the Waterfall" is a song written by Bob Nolan. It was sung by Roy Rogers with the band Sons of the Pioneers, that Bob Nolan was a founding member of.
"China Doll" is a song written by Gerald Cannan and Kenny Cannan and originally recorded and released as a single by Slim Whitman.
"Smoke Signals" is a song written by Gene Evans and recorded by Slim Whitman, who released it in 1956 as a single.
"Serenade" is the title song of the 1956 Warner Bros. motion picture of the same name. Written by Nicholas Brodsky and Sammy Cahn, it was sung on screen by Mario Lanza.
"An Amateur in Love" is a song co-written and originally recorded by Slim Whitman.
"North Wind" is a song written by Rod Morris and originally recorded and released as a single by Slim Whitman.
"My Heart Is Broken in Three" is a song written by Ray Glaser
"Singing Hills" is a song written by Mack David, Dick Sanford, and Sammy Mysels.
"Bandera Waltz" is a song written by O. B. "Easy" Adams.