Composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
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About "Fool to Cry"
From the original Rolling Stones Album "Black and Blue" (23 April 1976)
Recorded in December of 1974, the song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and is notable among songs in the Stones canon as it is a slow-paced ballad. Mick Taylor had just left the band and the rest of the Stones were left without a lead guitarist. The recording of Black and Blue acted as a sort of audition for new guitarists which is why session man Wayne Perkins plays guitar on this track. Jagger plays electric piano and Nicky Hopkins performs regular piano on the track, with Hopkins also playing the string synthesizer.
Released as the lead single off Black and Blue on April 20, 1976, "Fool to Cry" reached number 6 on the UK Singles Charts and number 10 in the United States, becoming very popular around the world. It would be the only single from Black and Blue to chart highly.
Guitarist Richards famously fell asleep while playing this song on stage in Germany. [From Wikipedia]
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