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<h1>Everybody Plays the Fool</h1><h2>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h2><p><br></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool_by_The_Main_Ingredient_US_single_side-A.png" alt="Everybody Plays the Fool by The Main Ingredient US single side-A.png"></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Everybody Plays the Fool</strong>" is a 1972 song first recorded by American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">R&amp;B</a> group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Main Ingredient</a>, and written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Bailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">J. R. Bailey</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Clark" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rudy Clark</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Williams_(songwriter)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ken Williams</a>. It was the first single released from the group's album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Sweet_(The_Main_Ingredient_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bitter Sweet</em></a>, released with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">B-side</a> "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Can_I_Turn_To%3F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me?)</a>". "Everybody Plays the Fool" was the group's highest charting hit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">single</a>, reaching No. 3 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a> chart in the fall of 1972. It also peaked at No. 2 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">R&amp;B chart</a> and at No. 25 on the <em>Billboard</em> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Adult_Contemporary_Tracks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adult contemporary chart</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool#cite_note-Hyatt-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> It was certified <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_record" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gold</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RIAA</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool#cite_note-Whitburn-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a></p><p>The song was nominated for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Award for Best R&amp;B Song</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1973 ceremony</a>, losing to "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>".</p><h2>A 1991 cover of the song by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Neville" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aaron Neville</a>, from the album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warm_Your_Heart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Warm Your Heart</em></a>, was also successful, reaching #8 on the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 chart and #1 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Zealand</a>.</h2><h2><br></h2><h2>Aaron Neville version</h2><p>American singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Neville" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aaron Neville</a> recorded a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cover version</a> of "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1991 which also hit the Top 10 on the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 8 in the fall of that year, and it spent 20 weeks on the chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool#cite_note-Whitburn-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool#cite_note-Billboard_Song_Position-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[11]</a> This was Neville's third Top 10 hit on the pop chart, following "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_It_Like_It_Is_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tell It Like It Is</a>" (1967, No. 2) and his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duet_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">duet</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Ronstadt</a>, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Know_Much" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don't Know Much</a>" (1989, No. 2). Neville's single also went to No. 1 on the <em>Billboard</em> adult contemporary chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool#cite_note-Hyatt-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> In addition, it was a No. 1 single in New Zealand.</p><h3><br></h3><h3>Critical reception</h3><p>The song received a positive review from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AllMusic</a>. Alex Henderson felt that "Everybody Plays the Fool" showed that Neville still had plenty of warmth and charisma.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool#cite_note-allmusic1-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[10]</a> Pan-European magazine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_%26_Media" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Music &amp; Media</em></a> stated that "the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Orleans</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soul</a> brother has found the right catchy tune on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reggae</a> beat to establish his enormous vocal acrobatics on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Hit_Radio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EHR</a> level again."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[12]</a> David Fricke from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a> described the song as a "rinky-dink reggae cover".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Plays_the_Fool#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[13]</a></p>