Young and Foolish

For the comedy album by James Young, see Young and Foolish (album).

"Young and Foolish" is a popular song with music by Albert Hague and lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, published in 1954.

"Young and Foolish"
Song by Albert Hague
Released	1954
Genre	Jazz
Songwriter(s)	Arnold B. Horwitt

The song was introduced in the musical Plain and Fancy (1955–56), and has been recorded by many singers since.

Recorded versions

• Eddie Fisher, his version reached #25 on the AC chart in 1965.
• Franck Amsallem
• Paul Anka
• Tony Bennett – for the album The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (1975)^[1]
• Eve Boswell
• Sacha Distel
• Jay Clayton
• Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955^[2] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.^[3]
• Bill Evans – on his 1959 album Everybody Digs Bill Evans
• The Four Preps
• Lesley Gore
• Gogi Grant – for her album Torch Time (1959).^[4]
• Bill Henderson
• Ronnie Hilton – his cover version reached No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart in 1956.^[5]
• Edmund Hockridge - this reached the No. 10 spot in the UK chart in 1956.^[6]
• Richard "Groove" Holmes - for his 1973 album Night Glider
• Nancy Kelly
• The Lettermen
• Gloria Lynne
• Dean Martin- this briefly reached the No. 20 spot in the UK chart in 1956.^[7]
• Johnny Mathis - for his album Love Is Everything (1965)^[8]
• Chris McNulty
• Oscar Peterson - included on his album Finest Hour
• Brad Mehldau
• Mark Murphy
• Jackie Paris
• Lucy Reed
• Irene Reid
• Tahna Running
• Jo Stafford – a single release in 1955.^[9]
• Laura Welland
• Joe Williams
• Nancy Wilson – for her album From Broadway with Love (1966).