"Love's Made a Fool of You" is a song co-written and originally performed by

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texa ...

. It was later re-recorded by

Sonny Curtis Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter. Known for his collaborations with Buddy Holly, he was a member of the Crickets and continued with the band after Holly's death. Curtis's best known compositions include " Wa ...

and

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, with the lead vocal by Earl Sinks, and famously covered by the Bobby Fuller Four. Buddy Holly first wrote the song in 1954. It was not until 1958 that it was recorded, as an

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demo, which was not released until 1964 on the posthumous ''Showcase'' LP. The first public release of "Love's Made a Fool of You", however, was by the Crickets, headed by Sonny Curtis in 1959. It was released as a single from ''In Style with the Crickets'', and stayed on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, peaking at number 26. The Crickets' version, without Holly, was accidentally included on the 1972 compilation album ''Buddy Holly: A Rock and Roll Collection''; the same mistake was made on 1997's ''The Very Best of Buddy Holly''.

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Bobby Fuller Four version

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". It broke the Top 30, and was also performed live on ''

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''. This recording features Dalton Powell on drums, taking over from longtime drummer, DeWayne Quirico.

Personnel

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- guitar, vocals * Randy Fuller (musician) - bass, backing vocals * Jim Reese (musician) - guitar, backing vocals * Dalton Powell - drums

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Other versions

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released a cover of Holly's version in 1961 on his album '' Bobby Vee with Strings and Things''."Love's Made a Fool of You". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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in 1965. * The Dixies released a 45 single version on

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in the UK in 1965. *

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recorded a cover of the song for his 1966 album, ''Take a Little Walk with Me''. *

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covered the song on their 1971 album, ''

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''. *

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on the 1979 album ''Heart to Heart'' *

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on the 1972 album ''Add Some Music to Your Day''. *A

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version appears on the 1977 album, '' Greg Kihn Again'' (

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). *

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released their version on the 1980 album ''Buddy Holly''. *

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released their version in 1981 which peaked at No. 13 in Finland, No. 40 in the Netherlands and No. 63 in the UK. *A

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version appears on the 1986 album, '' Enemy Within''. *

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, Slim Jim and Danny B released a recording on their 2000 self-titled album on Cleopatra. *

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recorded a version with the Crickets on the 2004 album ''The Crickets and Their Buddies''. *A Carla Olson/James Intveld version of the song appears on the 2013 Olson album, ''Have Harmony, Will Travel''. *

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on the 1972 album '' Rock On''.

Sources

*Amburn, Ellis (2014). ''Buddy Holly: A Biography.'' St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-14557-6. *Goldrosen, John (1975). ''Buddy Holly: His Life and Music.'' Popular Press. ISBN 0-85947-018-0 *Norman, Philip (2011). ''Buddy: The Definitive Biography of Buddy Holly.'' Pan MacMillan. ISBN 978-1-447-20340-7.

References

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