Don't Want to Be a Fool
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| Single by Luther Vandross | ||||
| from the album Power of Love | ||||
| Released | June 20, 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Length | 4:35[2] | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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"Don't Want to Be a Fool" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross, released in June 1991 by Epic Records as the second single from his seventh album, Power of Love (1991). The song was both written and produced by Vandross with Marcus Miller. It peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard R&B Singles chart on September 14 and also peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 2 same year.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic named the song one of the "high points" of the album.[4] Larry Flick from Billboard magazine 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] Henderson and DeVaney from Cashbox described it as "a smooth, mid-tempo "up-town soul" song oozing with emotion."[6]
Track listing
[edit]- US cassette single, CD single
- "Don't Want to Be a Fool" — 4:35
Personnel
[edit]- Luther Vandross – lead vocals, vocal arrangement
- Marcus Miller – keyboards, synthesizer programming, bass guitar, rhythm arrangement
- Jason Miles – synthesizer sound programming
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Cissy Houston, Cindy Mizelle, Paulette McWilliams, Brenda White-King, Tawatha Agee – background vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC) | 84 |
| UK Airplay (Music Week)[7] | 46 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 5 |
| US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | ajc.com". Nl.newsbank.com. 1991-08-10. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Luther Vandross - Don't Want To Be A Fool at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Luther Vandross – Power of Love". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Flick, Larry (1991-08-10). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 67. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ^ Henderson, Alex; DeVaney, Bryan (1991-08-17). "Music Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Playlist Chart" (PDF). Music Week. September 21, 1991. p. 16. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
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