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"Everybody Plays the Fool" is the title of a popular song written by J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark and Ken Williams. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best R&B Song at the 1973 ceremony. The first recording of the song to reach the Top 40 in the United States was by the R&B group The Main Ingredient, a trio consisting at the time of Cuba Gooding, Sr., Tony Silvester and Luther Simmons, Jr. Their version of "Everybody Plays the Fool" rose to No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the fall of 1972, and was certified gold by the RIAA.〔Whitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)〕 This version also peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and at No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart.〔Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications)〕 It was the group's highest charting hit single. Singer Aaron Neville recorded a cover version of "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1991 which also hit the Top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 8 in the fall of that year.〔 This was Neville's third Top 10 hit on the pop chart, following "Tell It Like It Is" (1967, No. 2) and his duet with Linda Ronstadt, "Don't Know Much" (1989, No. 2). Neville's single also went to No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart.〔 In addition, it was a No. 1 single in New Zealand. The electronic dance music artist Bassix also recorded a version of "Everybody Plays the Fool" during the late 1980s. The track was featured in an episode of ''Everybody Hates Chris'' entitled "Everybody Hates Badboys". The song was also played during an episode of Supernatural, episode 10 of season 5, "Abandon All Hope". ==Charts== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Everybody Plays the Fool」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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