What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) - Wikipedia What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) For the 1992 country song by Lee Roy Parnell, see What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am. `` What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) '' Single by The Tams from the album Presenting The Tams B - side `` Laugh It Off '' Released 1964 ( 1964 ) Format 7 '' Recorded 1963 Genre R&B Label ABC - Paramount Songwriter ( s ) Ray Whitley The Tams singles chronology `` Silly Little Girl '' ( 1964 ) `` What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) '' ( 1964 ) `` It 's All Right ( You 're Just In Love ) '' ( 1964 ) `` Silly Little Girl '' ( 1964 ) `` What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) '' ( 1964 ) `` It 's All Right ( You 're Just In Love ) '' ( 1964 ) `` What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) '' Single by Bill Deal and the Rhondels B - side `` Are You Ready For This ? '' Released 1969 ( 1969 ) Recorded 1968 Genre Bubblegum pop, southern soul Label Heritage Songwriter ( s ) Ray Whitley Producer ( s ) Jerry Ross Bill Deal and the Rhondels singles chronology `` May I '' ( 1968 ) `` What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) '' ( 1969 ) `` I 've Been Hurt '' ( 1969 ) `` May I '' ( 1968 ) `` What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) '' ( 1969 ) `` I 've Been Hurt '' ( 1969 ) `` What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) '' is a 1964 single written by Ray Whitley and recorded by The Tams. The single was their most successful release on both the United States R&B and pop charts. `` What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am ) '' went to number one on the Cash Box R&B chart and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. this track was one of the many hit records recorded at Rick Hall 's FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Musicians on this track included Norbert Putman on bass, Jerry Carrigan on drums, David Briggs on piano, and Terry Thompson and Earl `` Peanut '' Montgomery on guitar. The song was covered by Bill Deal and the Rhondels in 1969, and peaked at # 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Del Shannon covered this song on his posthumously - released album Rock On !. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 566. This 1960s R&B / soul music song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=What_Kind_of_Fool_(Do_You_Think_I_Am)&oldid=782413059 '' Categories : 1964 singles 1969 singles Rhythm and blues songs 1964 songs Songs written by Robert Ray Whitley 1960s R&B song stubs Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 May 2017, at 19 : 01. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the song what kind of fool do you think i am
Answer: The Tams