"Fool" is a 1973 song by

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. It was adapted by songwriter

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from a composition by

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, titled "No Words". It was released as a single with the flipside track " Steamroller Blues". and then on the 1973 album '' Elvis'' (as its opening track). On

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the single charted as "Steamroller Blues / Fool", peaking at number 17 on the week of June 2, 1973. "Fool" also charted on the ''Billboard'' Easy Listening chart, spending there 16 weeks in total and peaking at number 12 on the same week of June 2. In the United Kingdom the single "Fool" spent 10 weeks on the

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, peaking at number 15 on the week of August 11, 1973.

Critical response

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'' reviewed the single in its April 7, 1973 issue, calling it a " rong ballad effort in country-rock vein, following along lines of resley'sother ballad hits." The magazine also noted the "good

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potential" of the flip side (" Steamroller Blues" by

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Charts

: ^* as "Steamroller Blues / Fool"

References

External links

Elvis Presley - Fool / Steamroller Blues
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U.S. vinyl release
at Discogs {{authority control 1970s ballads 1973 songs 1973 singles Country ballads Elvis Presley songs RCA Records singles Rock ballads Songs written by Carl Sigman Songs with music by James Last