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"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American rock and roll band Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, [2] No. 6 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart, [3] and No. 1 on the UK Si
The Diamonds’ first recording for Mercury was "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (originated by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers), [2] [1] which reached No. 12 in the U.S. as their first hit, and their follow-up hit single, "The Church Bells May Ring" (originally by The Willows), [2] reached No. 14 in the U.S. [4]
In 1981, Diana Ross recorded a new version of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", which again became a hit and the royalties on the song passed over a million dollars. [7] In 1986 three women, each claiming to be Lymon's widow, filed a lawsuit in New York's Superior Court claiming the rights to the song. It was revealed that Goldner conned "the ...
Why Do Fools Fall in Love was not a commercial success and met with mixed reviews; [32] the film grossed a total of $12,461,773 during its original theatrical run. [33] The song "Harlem Roulette" by the Mountain Goats, off its 2012 album Transcendental Youth, contains references to Frankie Lymon, to the song "Seabreeze", and to Roulette Records ...
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (song), a 1956 song by doo-wop group Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers; Why Do Fools Fall in Love, a 1981 album by American singer Diana Ross; Why Do Fools Fall in Love, a 1998 film starring Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon and Larenz Tate "Jaane Kyon" (transl. Why Do People Love), a song from the 2001 Indian film ...
His best-known work is The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 until 2002, and the hit song from the same, "Try to Remember". Other songs from The Fantasticks include "Soon It's Gonna Rain", "Much More", and "I Can See It". He also wrote the screenplay for the 1995 feature-film adaptation. [2]
I wonder what will happen with Love Potion No. 10." The CD features the single version of the song which concludes by repeating the verse "But when I kissed the cop at 34th and Vine, he broke my little bottle of Love Potion No. 9." "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox: fades out earlier than the original version during the final chorus.
"Fools Fall in Love" is a song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. [1] It was originally recorded by the Drifters , who took it to number 10 on the R&B chart in 1957. [ 2 ] The song reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 .