A Fool for a Fool

"A Fool For A Fool" is a song written by Ike Turner, and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1964.

"A Fool for a Fool"
Single by Ike & Tina Turner
B-side"No Tears To Cry"
ReleasedApril 1964
GenreR&B
Length2:34
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Ike Turner
Producer(s)Buck Ram
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had"
(1964)		 "A Fool for a Fool"
(1964)		 "It's All Over"
(1964)

Release

"A Fool For A Fool" was written by Ike Turner produced by Buck Ram. Ram wrote and produced the B-side "No Tears To Cry." Released as a non-album track in April 1964, the single reached No. 47 on the Cash Box R&B chart.[1] At the time of the release, Billboard magazine had discontinued their R&B singles chart from November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965. Billboard therefore uses Cash Box magazine's stat in their place.[2]

"A Fool For A Fool" was reissued on the compilation album The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 in 2007.

Critical reception

Cash Box (May 2, 1964): "Chances are Ike & Tina Turner will get back on the big hit track with this Warner Bros. bow. Side to watch is 'A Fool For A Fool,' an infectious rock-a-rhythmic cha cha weeper that has Ike's instrumentalists tastefully backing up Tina's winning (partly) multi-tracked vocal. Backing's a heartfelt beat-balled opus that also rates attention."[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Fool For A Fool"Ike Turner2:34
2."No Tears To Cry"Buck Ram2:34

Chart performance
Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Billboard R&B Singles[1] 47
US Cash Box Top 50 R&B[4] 47
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References
  1. "A Fool for a Fool (song by Ike & Tina Turner) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
  2. Whitburn, Joel. (2004). Joel Whitburn presents top R & B/hip-hop singles, 1942-2004. Whitburn, Joel. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research Inc. p. 13. ISBN 0-89820-160-8. OCLC 56929854.
  3. "Records Review: Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box: 18. May 2, 1964.
  4. "Top 50 In R&B Locations" (PDF). Cash Box: 28. June 6, 1964.
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