What Kind Of Fool Am I (Rick Springfield Song)
"What Kind of Fool Am I" is a song written by Rick Springfield that was released on his 1982 album ''Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet''. It was also released as the 2nd single from the album, following up on " Don't Talk to Strangers", which reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "What Kind of Fool Am I did not repeat the success of its predecessor, peaking at #21. According to Springfield, the lyrics of "What Kind of Fool Am I" are about his then-girlfriend Barbara Porter, who he married in 1984. ''Billboard'' described the song as starting "as a ballad but kicks in soon enough to the punchy power pop" that had generated previous hits for Springfield. But ''Billboard'' also said that the song is not "as cohesive and irresistable" as "Don't Talk to Strangers". ''Cash Box'' similarly said that "Following an MOR-ish intro that begins to sound suspiciously like a bit from Gordon Lightfoot’s 'If You Could Read My Mind,' Springfield cracks into his by now familiar hook-laden pop/ ...
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Rick Springfield
Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut single, "Speak to the Sky", which reached the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972. When he moved to the United States, he had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the US, for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. He followed with four more top 10 US hits: "I've Done Everything for You", " Don't Talk to Strangers", "Affair of the Heart" and " Love Somebody". Springfield's two US top 10 albums are '' Working Class Dog'' (1981) and ''Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet'' (1982). As an actor, Springfield starred in the movie ''Hard to Hold'' in 1984 and the television series ''High Tide'' from 1994 to 1997. He appeared in supporting roles in ''Ricki and the Flash'' and ''T ...
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