The Originals © by Arnold Rypens - ONLY A FOOL BREAKS HIS OWN HEART

Artist: Arthur Prysock
Author: Shelly Coburn/Norman Bergen
Label: Old Town
Year: 1965

B-side of Open Up Your Heart and on lp Mr. Arthur Prysock And Guest, meaning Count Basie, but he's not playing on this track.

Covers:

1966:: Tony Gregory [also in Jamaica]
1966:: Long John Baldry [B-side of Drifter and on his lp Looking At Long John]
1966:: Lord Brynner [as Only A Fool; steel drum instrumental]
1967:: Byron Lee & Mighty Sparrow [n°2 NL in '77; crediting himself; Slinger Francisco is The Mighty Sparrow]
1967:: Jackie Edwards
1968:: Tom Jones
1968:: Jonko & Kosti [n°1 Finland, triggering a never ending row of Finnish versions (most as Muisto Vain Jää)]
1992:: Grant & Forsyth
1996:: Jan Rot [as Zonder Gevoel]
1997:: Wyclef Jean [as prelude to To All The Girls]
1998:: Doran [as Het Eenzaamste Hart]
2001:: Dion
2001:: Nick Lowe
2001:: Sly & Robbie

Dallas Frazier's ('67) is his own song.

ONLY A FOOL BREAKS HIS OWN HEART