Famous Last Words of a Fool

"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 co-written by Dean Dillon, whose version peaked at number 67 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1983.

Critical reception

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 positions

Dean Dillon

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	67

George Strait

Chart (1988)	Peak position
^[3]	US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

↑ CountryUniverse.net Song review
↑ "Dean Dillon – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dean Dillon.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Love Will Find Its Way to You" by Reba McEntire	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 9, 1988	Succeeded by "I Wanna Dance with You" by Eddie Rabbitt
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 16, 1988

George Strait 1980s singles

Strait Country	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"

Strait from the Heart	"Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out"

Right or Wrong	"You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman"

Something Special	"The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me"

#7	"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"

Ocean Front Property	"Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue"

If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'	"Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"

Beyond the Blue Neon	"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"

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