Any Other Fool
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| "Any Other Fool" | ||||
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| Single by Sadao Watanabe | ||||
| from the album Front Seat | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Label | Elektra | |||
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| Producer(s) | Robbie Buchanan | |||
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| "Any Other Fool" on YouTube | ||||
"Any Other Fool" is a song written by Robbie Buchanan and Diane Warren. It was recorded by Sadao Watanabe featuring Patti Austin on vocal and released as the first single from his 1989 album Front Seat.
"Any Other Fool" reached number 6 on Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart during its 31 weeks there.[1]
Critical reception
The editors of Billboard magazine selected "Any Other Fool" as one of the "standout tracks" from Front Seat.[2] The editors of SoulTracks described it as a "fantastic Lost Gem that sounds as good now as it did more than three decades ago."[3]
Music video
Personnel
From the liner notes for Front Seat:[5]
- Sadao Watanabe – Alto saxophone
- Patti Austin – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Robbie Buchanan – arranger, keyboards, synthesizers
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
Production
From the liner notes for Front Seat:[5]
- Sadao Watanabe – executive producer
- Robbie Buchanan – producer
- Jeff Balding – recording, mixing
- Ken Allandyce – assistant engineer
- Derrick Marcel – assistant engineer
- Miki Cannon – production coordinator
- Kyle Davis – production coordinator
- Hiroshi Makishima – production coordinator
- Riki Ninomiya – production coordinator
- Akihiko Sato – production coordinator
- Recorded and overdubbed at Bill Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA, and The Hop, Sherman Oaks, CA. Mixed at Studio 55, Hollywood, CA.