New Fool at an Old Game

"New Fool at an Old Game" is a song first recorded by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. Wright's version was released in 1987 on Savannah Records as the second single from her 1988 album Do Right by Me and peaked at number 11 on RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. American Country Music Hall of Fame artist Reba McEntire released her version in December 1988 as the third single from her album Reba. It was her twelfth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.^[1] The song was written by Steve Bogard, Rick Giles, and Sheila Stephen.

"New Fool at an Old Game"
Single by Michelle Wright
from the album Do Right by Me
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Country
Length	3:32
Label	Savannah
Songwriter(s)	Steve Bogard Rick Giles Sheila Stephen
Producer(s)	Steve Bogard Rick Giles
Michelle Wright singles chronology
"I Want to Count on You" (1986) "New Fool at an Old Game" (1987) "The Rhythm of Romance" (1988)

"New Fool at an Old Game"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album Reba
B-side	"You're the One I Dream About"
Released	December 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Country
Length	3:49
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Steve Bogard Rick Giles Sheila Stephen
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"I Know How He Feels" (1988) "New Fool at an Old Game" (1988) "Cathy's Clown" (1989)

Chart performance

Michelle Wright

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	11
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	21

Reba McEntire

Chart (1988–1989)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	61
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	36