New Fool at an Old Game

"New Fool at an Old Game"
Single by Michelle Wright
from the album Do Right by Me
Released1987
Recorded1987
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelSavannah
Songwriter(s)Steve Bogard
Rick Giles
Sheila Stephen
Producer(s)Steve Bogard
Rick Giles
Michelle Wright singles chronology
"I Want to Count on You"
(1986)
"New Fool at an Old Game"
(1987)
"The Rhythm of Romance"
(1988)
"New Fool at an Old Game"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album Reba
B-side"You're the One I Dream About"
ReleasedDecember 1988
Recorded1988
GenreCountry
Length3:49
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Steve Bogard
Rick Giles
Sheila Stephen
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"I Know How He Feels"
(1988)
"New Fool at an Old Game"
(1988)
"Cathy's Clown"
(1989)

"New Fool at an Old Game" is a song first recorded by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. Wright's version was released in 1987 on Savannah Records as the second single from her 1988 album Do Right by Me and peaked at number 11 on RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. American Country Music Hall of Fame artist Reba McEntire released her version in December 1988 as the third single from her album Reba. It was her twelfth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1] The song was written by Steve Bogard, Rick Giles, and Sheila Stephen.

Chart performance

Michelle Wright

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 11
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 21

Reba McEntire

Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 61
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 36

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 226.
  2. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. March 27, 1989.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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