Don't Be a Fool
"Don't Be a Fool" | ||||
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Single by Loose Ends | ||||
from the album Look How Long | ||||
Released | October 26, 1990[1] | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 4:20 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Carl McIntosh[3] | |||
Loose Ends singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Be a Fool" is a song performed by British contemporary R&B group Loose Ends, issued as the lead single from their fifth studio album Look How Long. Produced by band member Carl McIntosh,[3] it is the first single from the band to not feature original members Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol; they both left the band following their previous album The Real Chuckeeboo and were subsequently replaced by Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman.[4] Suleyman co-wrote the song with McIntosh.[2]
"Don't Be a Fool" peaked at #10 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1990.[5]
Chart positions
[edit]Chart (1990-1991) | Peak position |
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UK Official Singles Chart[6] | 13 |
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard)[5] | 50 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] | 13 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[5] | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Don't Be a Fool [Vinyl Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b Lytle, Craig. "Look How Long - Loose Ends | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Loose Ends - Look How Long (1990, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ O'Toole, Kit (8 October 2011). "Loose Ends' Look How Long: An Overlooked New Jack Swing Classic". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Loose Ends | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "LOOSE ENDS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Don't Be a Fool at AllMusic
- "Don't Be a Fool" at Discogs (list of releases)