"Fool Me" is a song written by

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. South's version was released as a single in 1971 and peaked at number 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Lynn Anderson version

"Fool Me" was also recorded by American country music artist

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. Released in October 1972, it was the second single from her album ''

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''. The song peaked at number 4 on the ''

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chart. It also reached number 1 on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Chart performance

Joe South

Lynn Anderson

References

1971 singles 1972 singles Joe South songs Lynn Anderson songs Songs written by Joe South Columbia Records singles 1971 songs Song recordings produced by Glenn Sutton {{1970s-country-song-stub