Some Fools Never Learn

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"Some Fools Never Learn"
Single by Steve Wariner
from the album One Good Night Deserves Another
B-side "You Can't Cut Me Any Deeper"
ReleasedJuly 27, 1985
Genre Country
Length4:06
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) John Scott Sherrill
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, Tony Brown
Steve Wariner singles chronology
"Heart Trouble"
(1985)
"Some Fools Never Learn"
(1985)
"You Can Dream of Me"
(1985)

"Some Fools Never Learn" is a song written by John Scott Sherrill and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in July 1985 as the third single from the album One Good Night Deserves Another . The song was Wariner's second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twenty-two weeks on the chart.

Contents

Sherrill originally recorded the song in 1982 for Portrait Records. [1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 21

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 248–249. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Steve Wariner Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.