There's a Fool Born Every Minute
"There's a Fool Born Every Minute" | ||||
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Single by Skeeter Davis | ||||
from the album Skeeter Skeeter Skeeter | ||||
B-side | "I Can't See Past My Tears" | |||
Released | March 1968 | |||
Recorded | January 11, 1968 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1] | |||
Genre | Country, Nashville Sound | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Evans, Paul Parnes | |||
Producer(s) | Felton Jarvis | |||
Skeeter Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"There's a Fool Born Every Minute" is a song written by Paul Evans and Paul Parnes. It was recorded and released as a single in 1968 by American country artist, Skeeter Davis.
"There's a Fool Born Every Minute" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on January 11, 1968. The session was produced by Felton Jarvis.[1] The song was released as a single in March 1968, reaching the top-twenty of the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart.[2] Additionally, it became Davis' first single to chart on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number eighteen.[3] In 1971, the song was issued onto her studio album Skeeter Skeeter Skeeter.
Chart performance
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 16 |
CAN RPM Country Songs | 18 |
References
- ^ a b "Skeeter Davis discography". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
- ^ "Search results for "Skeeter Davis" under Country Songs". RPM. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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