"Fools like Me" is a song by Jerry Lee Lewis, who released it as a single, with "High School Confidential" on the other side, in 1958 on Sun Records.
| "Fools like Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano | ||||
| from the album Jerry Lee Lewis | ||||
| A-side | "High School Confidential" "Fools like Me" | |||
| Released | May 1958[1][2] | |||
| Genre | Country,[3] rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | Sun | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Clement, Murphy "Pee Wee" Maddox | |||
| Producer(s) | Shelby Singleton | |||
| Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology | ||||
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According to Joe Bonomo's book Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found, the song was a top-10 country hit.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "High School Confidential" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Fools like Me" | 2:48 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Cash Box Country Singles[6] | 30 |
Covers
editMoon Mullican did a version of the song in the early 1960s.
The song was performed by The Beatles[7] and by John Lennon with Yoko Ono.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "ultratop.be - Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential". Ultratop. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Oleg Usmanov (2004). Герои рок-н-ролла. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. pp. 181–. ISBN 978-5-224-04606-5.
- ^ Michael Gray (2000). Song & Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan. Cassell. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-304-70762-1.
- ^ Joe Bonomo (1 June 2010). Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-1-4411-2588-0.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (2007). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7.
- ^ George Albert (1 January 1984). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
- ^ Mark Lewisohn (14 November 2013). The Beatles - All These Years - Extended Special Edition: Volume One: Tune In. Little, Brown Book Group. pp. 650–. ISBN 978-1-4087-0545-2.
- ^ Peter Doggett (17 December 2009). The Art And Music Of John Lennon. Omnibus Press. pp. 327–. ISBN 978-0-85712-126-4.