"Seven Day Fool" is an
R&B song written by American songwriter
Billy Davis, and first recorded by American singer
Etta James
Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, sh ...
for
Argo Records
Argo Records was a record label in Chicago that was established in 1955 as a division of Chess Records.
Originally the label was called Marterry, but bandleader Ralph Marterie objected, and within a couple of months the imprint was renamed Ar ...
(a subsidiary of
Chess Records
Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. It expanded into soul music, gospel music, early rock and roll ...
) in 1961. The track was released both on a
45 RPM single (Argo #5402), paired with "
It's Too Soon to Know", and on her album ''
The Second Time Around'' (Argo #4011). Although not a big hit upon release, only reaching 95 in the United States, it has since become very well known on the Northern Soul and Mod scenes in the United Kingdom.
Charts
Jully Black version
A second recording of "Seven Day Fool" was made in 2007 by Canadian singer-songwriter
Jully Black
Jully Black (born Jullyann Inderia Gordon Black, November 8, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and actress. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child ...
, produced by Black Eyed Peas' drummer & songwriter Keith Harris. It was released in August 2007 as the lead single from Black's second album, ''
Revival''. It peaked at number 9 on the
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a n ...
, becoming her first top 10 single.
Music video
In September 2007, the music video for "Seven Day Fool" was released.
Charts
References
External links
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKZmd6RZhZE Recording by Gizzelle on Wild Records (2011)
1961 singles
2007 singles
Etta James songs
Jully Black songs
Songs written by Billy Davis (songwriter)
Chess Records singles
1961 songs
Song recordings produced by Keith Harris (record producer)
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