"Famous Last Words of a Fool" is a song written by

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and Rex Huston, and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his album ''

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''. The song was originally recorded by Dillon, whose version peaked at number 67 on

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chart in 1983.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade, calling it "a solid song, but Strait’s performance is oddly distant, and he sings it in a register that’s slightly too low."CountryUniverse.net
Song review

Chart performance

Dean Dillon

George Strait

Year-end charts

References

1983 singles 1988 singles 1983 songs Dean Dillon songs George Strait songs Songs written by Dean Dillon Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles {{1983-country-song-stub