Just Your Fool

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"Just Your Fool"
Single by Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra
B-side"A-12"
Released1954 (1954)
RecordedNew York City, 1953
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:49
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Buddy Johnson[1]

"Just Your Fool" (or "I'm Just Your Fool" as it was first titled) is a

Billboard R&B chart record hit, reaching number six in 1954.[2]

Little Walter version

blues harp) and backing by Otis Spann (piano), Fred Robinson and Luther Tucker (guitars), Willie Dixon and/or Jimmie Lee Robinson (bass),[3] and Fred Below or George Hunter (drums).[4][5] "Just Your Fool" was not released until 1962 by Checker Records.[6] He used lyrics and an eight-bar blues arrangement similar to Buddy Johnson.[7] Checker credits the song to Little Walter, also known as Walter Jacobs.[4]

Cyndi Lauper version

In 2010, the American singer

Celebrity Apprentice
reality game show.

The Rolling Stones version

"Just Your Fool"
Single by the Rolling Stones
from the album Blue & Lonesome
ReleasedOctober 6, 2016 (2016-10-06)
GenreRhythm and blues, blues rock
Length2:16
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Walter Jacobs a.k.a. Little Walter (credited)
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"One More Shot"
(2013) 		"Just Your Fool"
(2016) 		"Hate to See You Go"
(2016)

Blue & Lonesome.[9] It is one of four Little Walter songs included on the album.[10]
On October 6, 2016, it was released as the lead single.

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 31
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12] 43
France (
SNEP)[13]
 39
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[14] 28
Scotland (OCC)[15]
 80
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 81
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17] 27
US Digital Blues Songs (Billboard)[14] 1
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[18] 49

References

  1. ^ a b c Romano, Mark. "I'm Just Your Fool — Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-89820-068-7
    .
  3. ^ Sources do not indicate the type of bass – Dixon played a double bass and Robinson played a variety of instruments.
  4. ^ a b Snowden, Don (1993). The Essential Little Walter (Compilation booklet). Little Walter. MCA/Chess. p. 15. CHD2–9342.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0-415-93711-5
    .
  6. ^ Checker Records catalogue number 1013
  7. ^ Dahl, Bill. "Buddy Johnson – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  8. ^ Trust, Gary (May 27, 2010). "Chart Beat Thursday: "Glee" Gleans 2nd No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  9. ^ "The Rolling Stones Release New Song 'Living in a Ghost Town'". Billboard. April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  10. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  11. Ultratip
    . Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  12. Ultratip
    . Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  13. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
    . Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Billboard". Billboard. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  16. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Just Your Fool". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  17. ^ "The Rollings Stones Chart History: Triple A Airplay". Billboard. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  18. ^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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