I Pity the Fool

1965 single by Bobby Bland

"I Pity the Fool" is a 1961 song by Bobby Bland and was taken from his debut studio album Two Steps from the Blues. It was covered by The Manish Boys featuring David Bowie in 1965.

"I Pity the Fool"
Single by Bobby Bland
from the album Two Steps from the Blues
B-side"Close to You"
Released1961 (1961)
Recorded1960
StudioChicago
GenreSoul blues
Length2:30
LabelDuke
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Robey
Bobby Bland singles chronology
"Cry, Cry, Cry"
(1960)
"I Pity the Fool"
(1961)
"Don't Cry No More"
(1961)

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