Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love " is a 1956 song by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and number 1 on the R&B charts. It went on to be covered by The Beach Boys in 1964 and Diana Ross in 1981 as the title track for her 12th studio album Why Do Fools Fall in Love . It topped the single charts in the Netherlands and Belgium.
References
The Teenagers
Frankie Lymon
Jimmy Merchant
Herman Santiago
Joe Negroni
Sherman Garnes
Billy Lobrano
Howard Kenny Bobo
Studio albums
The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
Singles
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love "
"I Want You to Be My Girl"
"I Promise to Remember"/"Who Can Explain?"
"The ABC's of Love"
"I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent"
"Teenage Love"
"Out in the Cold Again"
"Everything to Me"
"My Broken Heart"
"Can You Tell Me"
"The Lemon-Twist Dance"
Studio albums Compilations
Greatest Hits (1972)
Diana Ross' Greatest Hits (1976)
20 Golden Greats (1979)
To Love Again (1981)
All the Great Hits (1981)
Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993)
One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993)
Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994)
Voice of Love (1996)
Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001)
The Definitive Collection (2006)
The Greatest (2011)
Upside Down: The Collection (2012)
Live releases
Live at Caesars Palace (1974)
An Evening with Diana Ross (1977)
Greatest Hits Live (1989)
Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues (1993)
Christmas in Vienna (1993)
Soundtrack albums
Diana! (1971)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Mahogany (1975)
The Wiz (1978)
Endless Love (1981)
Video albums
Live in Central Park (2012)
Paris 1968: Broadcast Archives (2013)
Singles
"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough "
"Remember Me "
"Reach Out (I'll Be There)"
"Surrender"
"I'm Still Waiting"
"Good Morning Heartache"
"Touch Me in the Morning"
"You're a Special Part of Me"
"Last Time I Saw Him"
"My Mistake (Was to Love You)"
"You Are Everything"
"Don't Knock My Love"
"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
"Love Hangover"
"Gettin' Ready for Love"
"Ease on Down the Road "
"Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)"
"What You Gave Me"
"The Boss"
"It's My House"
"Upside Down"
"I'm Coming Out "
"My Old Piano"
"It's My Turn"
"Endless Love "
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love "
"Mirror, Mirror"
"Muscles "
"Pieces of Ice"
"All of You"
"Swept Away"
"Missing You"
"Eaten Alive "
"Chain Reaction "
"Experience "
"Dirty Looks"
"If We Hold on Together"
"Workin' Overtime"
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
"Someday We'll Be Together"
"Take Me Higher"
"I Will Survive "
"Not Over You Yet"
"Goin' Back"
"I've Got a Crush on You"
Featured singles Tours and concerts
Super Bowl XXX halftime show (1996)
Always is Forever Tour (1999)
Return to Love Tour (2000)
I Love You Tour (2006–2008)
More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour (2010–2012)
In the Name of Love Tour (2013–2017)
The Essential Diana Ross: Some Memories Never Fade (2015–2017)
Related topics
The Supremes
Rhonda Ross Kendrick (daughter)
Tracee Ellis Ross (daughter)
Evan Ross (son)
Arne Næss Jr. (second husband)
Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (brother)
Diana Ross Playground
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
1960s
1961 1962
"Surfin' Safari" / "409"
"Ten Little Indians" / "County Fair"
1963
"Surfin' U.S.A." / "Shut Down"
"Surfer Girl" / "Little Deuce Coupe"
"Be True to Your School" / "In My Room"
"Little Saint Nick" / "The Lord's Prayer"
1964
"Fun, Fun, Fun" / "Why Do Fools Fall in Love "
"I Get Around" / "Don't Worry Baby"
"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" / "She Knows Me Too Well"
"Dance, Dance, Dance" / "The Warmth of the Sun"
"The Man with All the Toys" / "Blue Christmas "
1965
"Do You Wanna Dance?" / "Please Let Me Wonder"
"Help Me, Rhonda" / "Kiss Me, Baby"
"California Girls "/ "Let Him Run Wild"
"The Little Girl I Once Knew" / "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"
"Barbara Ann" / "Girl Don't Tell Me"
1966
"Sloop John B" / "You're So Good to Me"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" / "God Only Knows"
"Good Vibrations" / "Let's Go Away for Awhile"
1967
"Then I Kissed Her" / "Mountain of Love"
"Heroes and Villains" / "You're Welcome"
"Wild Honey" / "Wind Chimes"
"Darlin'" / "Here Today"
1968
"Friends" / "Little Bird"
"Do It Again" / "Wake the World"
"Bluebirds over the Mountain" / "Never Learn Not to Love"
1969
"I Can Hear Music" / "All I Want to Do"
"Break Away" / "Celebrate the News"
1970s
1970
"Add Some Music to Your Day" / "Susie Cincinnati"
"Cottonfields" / "The Nearest Faraway Place"
"Slip On Through" / "This Whole World"
"Tears in the Morning" / "It's About Time"
1971
"Cool, Cool Water" / "Forever"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (live) / "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (by Merry Clayton)
"Long Promised Road" / "Deirdre"
"Long Promised Road" / "'Til I Die"
"Surf's Up" / "Don't Go Near the Water"
1972
"You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" / "Cuddle Up"
"Marcella" / "Hold On Dear Brother"
1973
"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You"
"California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty"
1974
"Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun"
"Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" / "Susie Cincinnati"
1975
"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You"
1976
"Rock and Roll Music" / "T M Song"
"It's O.K." / "Had to Phone Ya"
"Everyone's in Love with You" / "Susie Cincinnati"
1977
"Honkin' Down the Highway" / "Solar System"
1978 1979
"Here Comes the Night" / "Baby Blue"
"Good Timin'" / "Love Surrounds Me"
"Lady Lynda" / "Full Sail"
"It's a Beautiful Day" / "Sumahama"
1980s
1980
"Goin' On" / "Endless Harmony"
"Livin' with a Heartache" / "Santa Ana Winds"
1981
"The Beach Boys Medley" / "God Only Knows"
"Come Go with Me" / "Don't Go Near the Water"
1985
"Getcha Back" / "Male Ego"
"It's Gettin' Late" / "It's O.K."
"She Believes in Love Again" / "It's Just a Matter of Time"
1986
"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue" / "Good Vibrations" (live)
"California Dreamin' " / "Lady Liberty"
1987 1988 1989
1990s
1990
"Somewhere Near Japan" / "Kokomo "
"Problem Child" / "Problem Child (Instrumental)"
1992
"Hot Fun in the Summertime" / "Summer of Love"
1996
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" / "Wouldn't It Be Nice" / "Here Today"
2010s
2011
"Good Vibrations" / "Heroes and Villains"
"Don't Fight the Sea" / "Friends"
2012
"That's Why God Made the Radio" / "That's Why God Made the Radio" (instrumental)
"Isn't It Time" / Live in Chicago
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