song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"

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"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a classic 1956 doo-wop song by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, renowned for its youthful lead vocal, catchy harmonies, and enduring influence on rock and roll music.

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song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith New York City music scene ⓘ
teenage vocal groups ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles number 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardPop top 10 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardR&B number 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decade 1950s ⓘ
genre doo-wop ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
hasArtist Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers ⓘ
linked to: Frankie Lymon
hasBside Please Be Mine ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Diana Ross ⓘ
Joni Mitchell ⓘ
The Beach Boys ⓘ
The Diamonds ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later doo-wop recordings ⓘ
subsequent pop vocal groups ⓘ
hasTheme foolishness in love ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
hasTitle Why Do Fools Fall in Love ⓘ
includedIn Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers repertoire ⓘ
influencedGenre rock and roll ⓘ
isClassicOf doo-wop ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocal Frankie Lymon ⓘ
notableFor catchy vocal harmonies ⓘ
influence on rock and roll music ⓘ
youthful lead vocal ⓘ
originalReleaseFormat 7-inch single ⓘ
partOf early rock and roll era ⓘ
performedBy Frankie Lymon ⓘ
The Teenagers ⓘ
performer Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers ⓘ
linked to: Frankie Lymon
producer George Goldner ⓘ
recognizedAs doo-wop standard ⓘ
rock and roll standard ⓘ
recordedBy Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers ⓘ
linked to: Frankie Lymon
recordLabel Gee Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1956 ⓘ
subjectHasWikipediaArticle Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song) ⓘ
vocalist Frankie Lymon ⓘ
writer Frankie Lymon ⓘ
Herman Santiago ⓘ
Morris Levy ⓘ
yearOfSingleRelease 1956 ⓘ

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Why Do Fools Fall in Love → inspiredBy → song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" ⓘ