| "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Rea | ||||
| from the album Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? | ||||
| B-side | "Midnight Love" | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:39 (single version) 4:47 (album version) |
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| Label | Magnet (UK) United Artists (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Chris Rea | |||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
| Chris Rea singles chronology | ||||
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"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" is the title of a popular song from 1978 by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Rea also wrote the song, which appears on his 1978 debut album, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?.
Released as a single in 1978, the song originally failed to chart in Rea's home country. It did, however, reach the Top 40 of the American music charts, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1978.[1][2] The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the U.S. Billboard adult contemporary chart.[3] When re-released in the U.K. later in 1978, the song reached #30 on the UK Singles Chart.[4][2]
The song has been covered by a number of other artists. British singer Elkie Brooks released her version of the song in 1981, and it reached #17 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] This version also appeared on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. German singer Thomas Anders recorded a version of the song as well; this can be found on his 1989 debut album Different.
The song served as the theme to the 1990s British sitcom Joking Apart. Kenny Craddock arranged and performed this version.[6]
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Chart performance [edit]
- This is the chart performance of the Chris Rea version
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 30 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[7] | 15 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Oriented Playlist[8] | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40[9] | 25 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[10] | 31 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 12 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening[2] | 1 |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6th ed.). Billboard Publications.
- ^ a b c d "Chris Rea > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits. Billboard Publications.
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over)". Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Elkie Brooks - Fool If You Think It's Over". Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "Joking Apart: The Composers". Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "RPM Volume 29 No. 26, September 23 1978 - RPM". Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "RPM Volume 29 No. 25, September 16 1978 - RPM". Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 - Week 40, 1978 (Dutch)[[Category:Articles with Dutch language external links]]". Retrieved 17 December 2009. Wikilink embedded in URL title (help)
- ^ "charts.org.nz - Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over)". Retrieved 17 December 2009.
External links [edit]
- Song review by Mike DeGagne at Allmusic
- List of cover versions of "Fool (If You Think It's Over)"
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