Seven Day Fool
| "Seven Day Fool" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Etta James | ||||
| from the album The Second Time Around | ||||
| B-side | "It's Too Soon to Know" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | circa 1960-1961 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label |
Argo Records Chess Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Billy Davis | |||
| Producer(s) |
Leonard Chess Philip Chess Keith Harris | |||
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| "Seven Day Fool" | ||||
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| Single by Jully Black | ||||
| from the album Revival | ||||
| Released | August 2007 (Canada) | |||
| Format | CD single, 12" single, Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label |
Universal Music Canada Jully Black Entertainment Inc. | |||
| Writer(s) | Billy Davis | |||
| Producer(s) |
Keith Harris | |||
| Jully Black singles chronology | ||||
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"Seven Day Fool" is an R&B song written by Billy Davis, and first recorded by Etta James for Argo Records (a subsidiary of Chess Records) in 1961. The track was released both on a 45 RPM single (Argo # 5402), paired with "It's Too Soon to Know", and on her album The Second Time Around (Argo # 4011). Although not a big hit upon release (# 95 US pop chart), the track has since become very well known on the Northern Soul and Mod scenes in the UK.
A second recording of "Seven Day Fool" has been made in 2007 by singer-songwriter Jully Black, produced by Black Eyed Peas' drummer & songwriter Keith Harris. It is the first single from Black's second album, Revival. It was released to Canadian radio in August 2007. As of November 2, 2007, it has peaked at number 9 on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming her first top 10 single.
The song became very successful in Canada, gaining a lot of radio airplay. In September 2007, the music video for "Seven Day Fool" was released.
Chart performance
Etta James version
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 95 |
Jully Black version
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100[2] | 9 |
