What_Kind_of_Fool_(Do_You_Think_I_Am)

What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)

What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)

1964 single by The Tams

For the 1992 country song by Lee Roy Parnell, see What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am.

"What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" is a 1964 single written by Ray Whitley and recorded by the Tams.[1]

Quick Facts Single by the Tams, from the album Presenting The Tams ...
Quick Facts Single by Bill Deal and the Rhondels, from the album The Best of Bill Deal & The Rhondels ...

Background

This track was one of the many hit records recorded at Rick Hall's FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Musicians on this track included Norbert Putnam on bass, Jerry Carrigan on drums, David Briggs on piano, Terry Thompson and Earl "Peanut" Montgomery on guitar, and Jill Shires on flute.

Chart performance

The single was the group's most successful release on both the United States R&B and pop charts. "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" went to number one on the Cash Box R&B chart and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Cover versions

References

  1. [1]
    "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. [2]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 566.
  3. [3]
    Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 224.
  4. [4]
    "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.


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