"Love's Made a Fool of You" is a song co-written and originally recorded by Buddy Holly. It was released as a single in 1959 on Brunswick Records by The Crickets without Buddy Holly in a new recording.Love's Mae a Fool of You. Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2026. It featured Sonny Curtis with the Crickets, with the lead vocal by Earl Sinks. It was covered by the Bobby Fuller Four in 1966.Love's Made a Fool of You. Bobby Fuller Four. Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2026.

Buddy Holly wrote the song in 1954. It was not until 1958 that he recorded it, as an Everly Brothers demo, which was not released until 1964 on the posthumous Showcase LP.Buddy Holly. Showcase. 1964. Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2026. The first public release of "Love's Made a Fool of You", however, was by the Crickets, headed by Sonny Curtis in 1959. It was released as a single from In Style with the Crickets, and stayed on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, peaking at number 26.In Style with the Crickets. The Crickets. Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2026. The Crickets' version, without Holly, was accidentally included on the 1972 compilation album Buddy Holly: A Rock and Roll Collection; the same mistake was made on 1997's The Very Best of Buddy Holly.

Personnel Earl Sinks – lead vocals Sonny Curtis – guitar Joe Mauldin – bass Jerry Allison – drums The Roses (Robert Linville, Ray Rush, David Bingham) – backing vocals

Charts Chart (1959) PeakPosition UK singles chart 26

Bobby Fuller Four version

The Bobby Fuller Four released a version of the song in 1966, and it became one of the group's most successful recordings. It was another Crickets cover, to follow their smash-hit "I Fought the Law". It broke the Top 30, and was also performed live on Hollywood A Go-Go. This recording features Dalton Powell on drums, taking over from longtime drummer, DeWayne Quirico.

Personnel Bobby Fuller - guitar, vocals Randy Fuller (musician) - bass, backing vocals Jim Reese (musician) - guitar, backing vocals Dalton Powell - drums

Charts Chart (1966) PeakPositionNew Zealand (Listener)http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=NZ%20listener%20charts&qyear=1966&qmonth=Aug&qweek=19-Aug-1966#n_view_location14 US Singles Chart 26

Other versions Bobby Vee released a cover of Holly's version in 1961 on his album Bobby Vee with Strings and Things."Love's Made a Fool of You". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 29 April 2023. Canadian group the Esquires released their version as a single on Capitol Records in 1965. The Dixies released a 45 single version on Parlophone Records in the UK in 1965. Tom Rush recorded a cover of the song for his 1966 album, Take a Little Walk with Me. Cochise covered the song on their 1971 album, Swallow Tales. Susie Allanson on the 1979 album Heart to Heart Tatsuro Yamashita on the 1972 album Add Some Music to Your Day. A Greg Kihn version appears on the 1977 album, Greg Kihn Again (Beserkley Records). The Hollies released their version on the 1980 album Buddy Holly. Matchbox released their version in 1981 which peaked at No. 13 in Finland, No. 40 in the Netherlands and No. 63 in the UK. A Chris Spedding version appears on the 1986 album, Enemy Within. Lemmy, Slim Jim and Danny B released a recording on their 2000 self-titled album on Cleopatra. Johnny Rivers recorded a version with the Crickets on the 2004 album The Crickets and Their Buddies. A Carla Olson/James Intveld version of the song appears on the 2013 Olson album, Have Harmony, Will Travel. The Bunch on the 1972 album Rock On.

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