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"A Fool for You" is a bluesy, proto-soul single written and released by musician Ray Charles on Atlantic Records in 1955. The single was Charles' second number-one R&B hit.

Personnel

• Lead vocal and piano by Ray Charles
• Instrumentation by the Ray Charles band
• Produced by Jerry Wexler

Covers

• Ike & Tina Turner on The Ike & Tina Turner Show (Vol. 2)
• Stevie Wonder on I Was Made To Love Her
• Otis Redding on The Immortal Otis Redding
• Van Morrison on A Night in San Francisco
• Van Morrison on The Healing Game
• The Jackson 5 on Soulsation!
• Valerie Wellington on Compilation The New Bluebloods

References

1. "Reviews of New R&B Records" (PDF). Billboard. June 11, 1955. p. 47.
2. "Rhythm & Blues Records - Most Played by Jockeys" (PDF). Billboard. August 6, 1955. p. 69.
3. "Ike & Tina Turner – The Ike & Tina Turner Show - Vol. 2". Discogs.com. 1966.

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