Don't Want to Be a Fool

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"Don't Want to Be a Fool"
Don't Want To Be(1991).jpg
Single by Luther Vandross
from the album Power of Love
ReleasedJuly 1991 (1991-07)[1]
Recorded1991
GenreR&B, soul
Length4:35[2]
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
Producer(s)Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
Luther Vandross singles chronology
"Power of Love/Love Power"
(1991) 		"Don't Want to Be a Fool"
(1991) 		"The Rush"
(1991)
Music video
"Don't Want to Be a Fool" on YouTube

"Don't Want to Be a Fool" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross. It is the second single released from Vandross' 1991 album, Power of Love. The song peaked at No. 4 on the US R&B Singles chart on September 14, 1991. The single also peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 2, 1991.[3]

Critical reception[]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic picked the song as one of the "high points" of the album.[4] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Second single from Vandross' current "Power of Love" disc places the acclaimed vocalist in a familiar R&B ballad setting. Lovely tune has already begun making radio and chart inroads, and should have no trouble matching the success of its predecessor."[5] Cashbox described it as "a smooth, mid-tempo "up-town soul" song oozing with emotion."[6]

Track listing[]

U.S. cassette single, CD single

  1. "Don't Want to Be a Fool" — 4:35

Charts[]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 5
US Billboard Hot 100 9
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | ajc.com". Nl.newsbank.com. 1991-08-10. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. ^ "Luther Vandross - Don't Want To Be A Fool at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. ^ "Luther Vandross Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Luther Vandross – Power of Love". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  5. ^ Flick, Larry (1991-08-10). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 67. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  6. ^ "Music Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cashbox. 1991-08-17. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  7. ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.


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