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"Everybody Plays the Fool" is a 1972 song first recorded by American R&B group The Main Ingredient, and written by J. R. Bailey, Rudy Clark and Ken Williams. It was the first single released from the group's album Bitter Sweet, released with the B-side "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me?)". "Everybody Plays the Fool" was the group's highest charting hit single, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the fall of 1972. It also peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart and at No. 25 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[1] It was certified gold by the RIAA.[2]

"Everybody Plays the Fool"
Side A of US single
Single by the Main Ingredient
from the album Bitter Sweet
B-side"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me?)"
ReleasedAugust 1972
Recorded1972
StudioRCA Studio C (New York City
Genre
  • Soul
  • R&B
Length3:22
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Luther Simmons
  • Tony Silvester
The Main Ingredient singles chronology
"Black Seeds Keep on Growing"
(1971)		 "Everybody Plays the Fool"
(1972)		 "You've Got to Take It (If You Want It)"
(1972)

The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song at the 1973 ceremony, losing to "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone".

A 1991 cover of the song by Aaron Neville, from the album Warm Your Heart, was also successful, reaching #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 in New Zealand.


Chart performance



Aaron Neville version


"Everybody Plays the Fool"
Single by Aaron Neville
from the album Warm Your Heart
B-side"House on a Hill"
ReleasedAugust 15, 1991
Length4:25
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Aaron Neville singles chronology
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
(1990)		 "Everybody Plays the Fool"
(1991)		 "Somewhere Somebody"
(1991)
Aaron Neville, 1990
Aaron Neville, 1990

Singer Aaron Neville recorded a cover version of "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1991 which also hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 8 in the fall of that year, and it spent 20 weeks on the chart.[2][11] This was Neville's third Top 10 hit on the pop chart, following "Tell It Like It Is" (1967, No. 2) and his duet with Linda Ronstadt, "Don't Know Much" (1989, No. 2). Neville's single also went to No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[1] In addition, it was a No. 1 single in New Zealand.


Music video


Neville's music video, was set in New Orleans, and his niece Arthel Neville appearing.


Critical reception


The song received a positive review from AllMusic. Alex Henderson wrote "Everybody Plays the Fool" showed that Neville still had plenty of warmth and charisma.[10]


Charts



References


  1. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  3. Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. "Top 100 1972-10-14". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  6. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2013-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  9. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1972". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  10. Henderson, Alex. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  11. "Billboard Song Position". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 201.
  13. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1606." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  14. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1661." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  15. "Aaron Neville – Everybody Plays the Fool". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  16. "AllMusic awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  17. "Top 100 1991-10-26". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  18. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  19. "Recorded Music New Zealand - Top Selling Singles of 1991". Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  20. "1991". Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 2016-10-06.


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