"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 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 4:35[2] | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriters | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | |||
Producers | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | |||
Luther Vandross singles chronology | ||||
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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, released in June 1991 as the second single from his seventh album, Power of Love (1991). The song peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard R&B Singles chart on September 14. It also peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 2 same year.[3]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic named the song 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] Henderson and DeVaney from Cashbox described it as "a smooth, mid-tempo "up-town soul" song oozing with emotion."[6]
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] | 5 |
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) | 4 |
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