Diana Ross Version
| "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | ||||
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| Single by Diana Ross | ||||
| from the album Why Do Fools Fall in Love | ||||
| B-side | "Think I'm In Love" | |||
| Released | September 25, 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Soul | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Morris Levy, Frankie Lymon | |||
| Producer | Diana Ross | |||
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Diana Ross released a cover version on the RCA label in 1981, peaking at #7 on Billboard's Pop Singles Chart, and number four in the UK Singles Chart. The success of Ross' cover helped reintroduce a new generation of audiences to Lymon. Unlike the original, this version contains echoes of the soul of the 1960s. A remix of Ross' cover peaked at #36 on the UK charts in July, 1994.
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