"Fool"
Picture sleeve for the U.S. vinyl single, with "Steamroller Blues" on its flipside cover
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Elvis (The "Fool" Album)
A-side	"Steamroller Blues"[1]
Released	1973
Recorded	March 28, 1972
Genre	Country rock
Songwriter(s)	Carl Sigman James Last [1]
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind" (1972) "Fool" / "Steamroller Blues" (1973) "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake" (1973)

"Fool" is a 1973 song by Elvis Presley. It was adapted by songwriter Carl Sigman from a composition by James Last, titled "No Words". It was released as a single with the flipside track "Steamroller Blues".^[1] and then on the 1973 album Elvis (as its opening track).

On Billboard Hot 100 the single charted as "Steamroller Blues / Fool", peaking at number 17 on the week of June 2, 1973.^[3] "Fool" also charted on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, spending there 16 weeks in total and peaking at number 12 on the same week of June 2.^[4]

In the United Kingdom the single "Fool" spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 15 on the week of August 11, 1973.^[5]

Critical response

Billboard reviewed the single in its April 7, 1973 issue, calling it a "[s]trong ballad effort in country-rock vein, following along lines of [Presley's] other ballad hits." The magazine also noted the "good [chart] potential" of the flip side ("Steamroller Blues" by James Taylor).^[2]

Charts

^* as "Steamroller Blues / Fool"