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"Fools Fall in Love" is a song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.[1] It was originally recorded by the Drifters, who took it to number 10 on the R&B chart in 1957. The song reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Fools Fall in Love"
Single by The Drifters
B-side	"It Was a Tear"
Released	March 1957
Genre	R&B
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Jacky Ward version

In 1977, "Fools Fall in Love" was recorded by Jacky Ward. His version reached number 9 on the US country music chart and number 16 on the Canadian country chart.

Other versions

• Sammy Turner recorded a version in 1960.[2]
• Elvis Presley recorded a more up-tempo version on May 28, 1966.[3] His rendition, charting in tandem with "Indescribably Blue", reached #number 11 in Australia.[4] Elvis's cover also reached number 102 in the U.S. as a separate B-side.
• Two renditions, one upbeat and one torch ballad, were included in the musical revue, Smokey Joe's Cafe, a jukebox musical of songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
• John Pizzarelli recorded an up-tempo jazz version in 1994.[5]
• Ally McBeal featured a ballad version of the song sung by Jennifer Holliday in the second-season episode "Fools Night Out".[6]

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