Famous Last Words of a Fool
1988 single by George Strait
"Famous Last Words of a Fool" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' | ||||
B-side | "It's Too Late Now" | |||
Released | January 11, 1988 | |||
Recorded | September 30, 1987 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
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Label | MCA 53248 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dean Dillon, Rex Huston | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen, George Strait | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Famous Last Words of a Fool" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Rex Huston, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'.
The song was originally recorded by Dillon, whose version peaked at number 67 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1983.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade, calling it "a solid song, but Strait’s performance is oddly distant, and he sings it in a register that’s slightly too low."[1]
Chart performance
Dean Dillon
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 67 |
George Strait
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1[4] |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1988) | Position |
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Canadian RPM Country Tracks[5] | 55 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 46 |
References
- ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
- ^ "Dean Dillon Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006 (Second ed.). Record Research. p. 336.
- ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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George Strait 1980s singles
- "Unwound"
- "Down and Out"
- "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"
- "Fool Hearted Memory"
- "Marina del Rey"
- "Amarillo by Morning"
- "A Fire I Can't Put Out"
- "You Look So Good in Love"
- "Right or Wrong"
- "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
- "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
- "The Cowboy Rides Away"
- "The Fireman"
- "The Chair"
- "You're Something Special to Me"
- "Ocean Front Property"
- "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
- "Am I Blue"
- "Famous Last Words of a Fool"
- "Baby Blue"
- "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
- "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye"
- "What's Going On in Your World"
- "Ace in the Hole"
- "Overnight Success"
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