"Nobody But a Fool" is a song written by Bill Anderson and released as a single by American country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Connie Smith

Connie Smith

Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson...

. It was the second single spawned from her 1966 album Miss Smith Goes to Nashville

Miss Smith Goes to Nashville

Miss Smith Goes to Nashville is the third studio by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released March 1966 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson...

 and was produced by Bob Ferguson

Bob Ferguson (music)

Robert Bruce "Bob" Ferguson Sr was an American songwriter, record producer who was instrumental in establishing Nashville, Tennessee as a center of country music; movie producer, and Choctaw Indian historian. Ferguson wrote the bestselling songs "On the Wings of a Dove" and "The Carroll County...

. The single was released in January 1966 and peaked within the Top 5 on the Billboard Magazine country music singles chart, becoming her fifth Top 10 hit in a row. It was released under RCA Victor Records.

Background and content

"Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" was the fourth single Smith recorded by Bill Anderson. The song was recorded October 14, 1965 along with the songs, "Same as Mine", "I'll Never Get Over Loving You", and "Holdin' On". The recording sessions featured The Nashville A-Team

The Nashville A-Team

The Nashville A-Team was a nickname given to a group of session musicians in Nashville, Tennessee, who earned wide acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s. They backed dozens of popular singers, including Elvis Presley, Eddy Arnold, Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Bob Dylan and others.The Nashville A-Team's...

 of musicians, including Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Kenneth Buttrey, and Walter Haynes

Walter Haynes

Walter Haynes was an American steel guitarist and music producer who worked with such artists as Jimmy Dickens, Del Reeves, The Everly Brothers and Jeanne Pruett. He also co-wrote a number of songs including "Girl on the Billboard" - a song that became a #1 hit for Del Reeves in 1965. Haynes was a...

. The song's lyrics describes how a woman is angered how her lover has cheated on her and she angrily says back to him, "nobody but a fool would love you". The song's chorus further describes the setting and situation:

Nobody but a fool would love you after the way you done me

Broke ev'ry vow you made me broke ev'ry rule

Who'd lie awake all night cry till you were out of sight

Lovin' you with all of her might nobody but a fool

"Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" has been covered by other artists. In June 1966 country artist Kitty Wells

Kitty Wells

Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star...

 recorded the song for her 1966 album, Country All the Way. In August 1966, Traditional Pop artist Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...

 recorded a version of the song as well. Smith also is featured performing guitar

Guitar

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 on the background of the song. "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" was reviewed by About.com

About.com

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 and was given a positive review. The website considered the song to have an "interesting melody" and the tempo to be "brisk". It later states, "Although it has a fast beat, the words are very sad. Nothing is like having your heart ripped open and feeling like you will never love again, but Connie makes it sound easy." No review was provided by other websites.

Chart performance

"Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" was Connie Smith's fifth single released. It was issued in January 1966 and debuted on the charts shortly afterward, becoming a Top 10 hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart later in the year. It became Smith's fifth Top 10 hit in a row and also her fourth Top 10 hit written by Bill Anderson. It would be a series of Top 10 country hits in a row between 1964 and 1968.

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak position
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