Everybody Plays the Fool
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"Everybody Plays the Fool" is a 1972 soul hit best known as The Main Ingredient's signature song, featuring smooth harmonies and a reflective take on heartbreak.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Everybody Plays the Fool canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 number 3
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Billboard Hot 100 number 8 ⓘ Billboard R&B chart number 2 ⓘ Cash Box Top 100 number 2 ⓘ |
| composer |
J. R. Bailey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasBside | Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | Everybody Plays the Fool (Aaron Neville version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became a staple of 1970s soul radio
ⓘ
frequently used in film and television soundtracks ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1972 promotional video known ⓘ |
| hasRecordingLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| hasVocalist | Cuba Gooding Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | various 1970s soul compilations ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Main Ingredient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:21 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
J. R. Bailey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being The Main Ingredient's signature song ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | The Main Ingredient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Bitter Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Aaron Neville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Main Ingredient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Luther Simmons Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Silvester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-07-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1972
ⓘ
1991 ⓘ |
| theme |
heartbreak
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romantic disappointment ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
horn section
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rhythm section ⓘ string arrangements ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth harmonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.