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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 Singles Chart in July.
"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 .
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 ...
The song, renamed "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You", was released on May 10, 1993 by Virgin Records, and eventually climbed to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, staying there for seven weeks, becoming their 4th and last top 10 hit. It also topped the charts of 11 other countries, including Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, New ...
Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Fools Fall in Love: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller: 1966: I Got Lucky: Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom: 1971: Elvis Now: For Ol' Times Sake: Tony Joe White: 1973: Raised on Rock: For the Good Times: Kris Kristofferson: 1972: Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden: For ...
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 ...
"Indescribably Blue" is a song written by Darrell Glenn and recorded by Elvis Presley on June 10, 1966. [1] It was released by RCA Records as a single on January 10, 1967, backed with "Fools Fall in Love". [1] The song peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on February 24, 1967. [2]