Love's Made a Fool of You

"Love's Made a Fool of You"
Single by The Crickets
from the album In Style With the Crickets
A-side	Love's Made a Fool of You
B-side	Someone, Someone
Released	February 27, 1959
Format	7"
Recorded	1959
Genre	Rock
Length	2:02
Label	Brunswick
Writer(s)	Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery[1]
The Crickets singles chronology
"It's So Easy!" (1958) "Love's Made a Fool of You" (1959) "When You Ask About Love" (1959)

Love's Made a Fool of You is a song co-written and originally performed by Buddy Holly. It was later re-recorded by Sonny Curtis and the Crickets, with the lead vocal by Earl Sinks, and famously covered by the Bobby Fuller Four.

Buddy Holly first wrote the song in 1954.^[2] It wasn't until 1958 that it was recorded, as an Everly Brothers demo, which wasn't released until 1964 on the posthumous Showcase LP. The first public release of "Love's Made a Fool of You", however, was by the Crickets, headed by Sonny Curtis in 1959. It was released as a single from In Style with the Crickets, and stayed on the U.K. singles chart for two weeks, peaking at #26. The Crickets' version, without Holly, was accidentally included on the 1972 compilation album Buddy Holly: A Rock and Roll Collection; the same mistake was made on 1997's The Very Best of Buddy Holly.

Charts

Chart	Peak Position
UK singles chart[3]	26

Bobby Fuller Four version

"Love's Made a Fool of You"
Single label of "Love's Made a Fool of You"
Single by The Bobby Fuller Four
A-side	"Love's Made a Fool of You"
B-side	"Don't Ever Let Me Know"
Released	1966
Format	7"
Recorded	1965-1966
Genre	Rock
Length	2:02
Label	Mustang
Writer(s)	Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery
Producer(s)	Bob Keane
The Bobby Fuller Four singles chronology
"I Fought the Law" (1965) "Love's Made a Fool of You" (1966) "The Magic Touch" (1966)

The Bobby Fuller Four released a version of the song in 1966, and it became one of the group's most famous songs. It was another Crickets cover, to follow their smash-hit "I Fought the Law". It broke the Top 30, and was also performed live on Hollywood A Go-Go. This recording features Dalton Powell on drums, taking over from longtime drummer, DeWayne Quirico.

Personnel

• Bobby Fuller - guitar, vocals
• Randy Fuller - bass, backing vocals
• Jim Reese - guitar, backing vocals
• Dalton Powell - drums

Charts

Chart	Peak Position
US Singles Chart[4]	26

Other versions

Bobby Vee released a cover of Holly's version in 1961.

A Greg Kihn version appears on the 1977 album Greg Kihn Again (Beserkley Records).

A Chris Spedding version appears on the 1986 album Enemy Within.

A Carla Olson/James Intveld version of this song appears on the 2013 Carla album Have Harmony, Will Travel.

References

1. "Love's Made a Fool of You - The Crickets | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
2. "Buddy Holly". History-of-rock.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
4. "Mysterious Death of Bobby Fuller". Classicbands.com. 1966-07-18. Retrieved 2016-08-29.