Famous Last Words of a Fool
"Famous Last Words of a Fool" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' | ||||
B-side | "It's Too Late Now" | |||
Released | January 11, 1988 | |||
Recorded | September 30, 1987 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
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Label | MCA 53248 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dean Dillon, Rex Huston | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen, George Strait | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Famous Last Words of a Fool" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Rex Huston, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'.
The song was originally recorded by Dillon, whose version peaked at number 67 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1983.
Critical reception
[edit]Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade, calling it "a solid song, but Strait’s performance is oddly distant, and he sings it in a register that’s slightly too low."[1]
Chart performance
[edit]Dean Dillon
[edit]Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 67 |
George Strait
[edit]Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1[4] |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1988) | Position |
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Canadian RPM Country Tracks[5] | 55 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 46 |
References
[edit]- ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
- ^ "Dean Dillon Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006 (Second ed.). Record Research. p. 336.
- ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.