"Ship of Fools" is a rock song performed by English rock singer

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. It was the third single released from his 1988 album '' Now and Zen'', following " Heaven Knows" and " Tall Cool One". It reached number 76 on the UK singles chart, number 84 on the ''

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and number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's tenth top-10 solo hit on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced ''Now and Zen''. In an AllMusic review of ''Now and Zen'', reviewer Vik Iyengar singles "Ship of Fools" out for praise, calling the song a "lovely ballad" that demonstrates Plant's "vocal subtlety." ''

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'' called it "one of the best songs Plant has ever written and recorded" with "beautiful melodies and power lyrics."

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1988 singles Robert Plant songs Songs written by Robert Plant 1987 songs Songs written by Phil Johnstone {{1980s-single-stub