There's a Fool Born Every Minute

"There's a Fool Born Every Minute" is a song written by Paul Evans and Paul Parnes. It was recorded and released as a single in 1968 by American country artist, Skeeter Davis.

"There's a Fool Born Every Minute"
Single by Skeeter Davis
from the album Skeeter Skeeter Skeeter
B-side	"I Can't See Past My Tears"
Released	March 1968
Recorded	January 11, 1968 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Genre	Country, Nashville Sound
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Paul Evans, Paul Parnes
Producer(s)	Felton Jarvis
Skeeter Davis singles chronology
"Instinct for Survival" (1968) "There's a Fool Born Every Minute" (1968) "Timothy" (1968)

"There's a Fool Born Every Minute" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on January 11, 1968. The session was produced by Felton Jarvis.^[1] The song was released as a single in March 1968, reaching the top-twenty of the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart.^[2] Additionally, it became Davis' first single to chart on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number eighteen.^[3] In 1971, the song was issued onto her studio album Skeeter Skeeter Skeeter.

Chart performance

Chart (1968)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	16
CAN RPM Country Songs	18