Fooled Around and Fell in Love - wikipedia Fooled Around and Fell in Love `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love '' Single by Elvin Bishop from the album Struttin ' My Stuff B - side `` Have A Good Time '' Released March 1976 Format 7 '' 45 RPM Single Recorded Length 4 : 35 ( album version ) 2 : 59 ( single version ) Label Capricorn Songwriter ( s ) Elvin Bishop Producer ( s ) Bill Szymczyk Elvin Bishop singles chronology `` Sure Feels Good '' ( 1975 ) `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love '' ( 1976 ) `` Struttin ' My Stuff '' ( 1976 ) `` Sure Feels Good '' ( 1975 ) `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love '' ( 1976 ) `` Struttin ' My Stuff '' ( 1976 ) `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love '' is a song written and performed by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop. It appeared on his 1975 album Struttin ' My Stuff and was released as a single the following year. Bishop does not sing lead vocals on the track ; feeling that his gravelly voice would n't do the song justice, he invited vocalist Mickey Thomas, who was a background singer in his band at the time, to sing it. The song peaked at # 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in May 1976. The record was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 23, 1976. In Canada, the song reached number 22 on the singles chart and number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song became a Gold record. Based on his work with Bishop, Thomas was invited to become the lead singer for Jefferson Starship. The song is featured in the films Queens Logic ( 1991 ), Illtown ( 1996 ), Boogie Nights ( 1997 ), Summer of Sam ( 1999 ), Big Daddy ( 1999 ), According to Spencer ( 2001 ), The Devil 's Rejects ( 2005 ), The Family Stone ( 2005 ), Invincible ( 2006 ), The Education of Charlie Banks ( 2007 ), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay ( 2008 ), Stand Up Guys ( 2012 ), Lovelace ( 2013 ), Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) and Handsome : A Netflix Mystery Movie ( 2017 ). Contents 1 Style 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Personnel 4 Cover versions 5 References 6 External links Style In their 1990 essay `` Rock and Sexuality '', Simon Frith and Angela McRobbie offer the song as one which `` lyrically captures '' their idea of an essential distinction in rock music between `` cock rock '' and `` teeny bop ''. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 ) Peak position Australia 16 Canada RPM Top Singles 22 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 8 New Zealand U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1976 ) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles 167 New Zealand 13 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 56 U.S. Cash Box 28 Personnel Mickey Thomas : vocals Elvin Bishop : guitar Johnny ' V ' Vernazza : guitar, backing vocals Philip Aaberg : piano Mike Keck : organ Donny Baldwin : drums, percussion Michael Brooks : bass Bill Szymczyk : producer `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love '' Single by T.G. Sheppard from the album Livin ' on the Edge B - side `` Banging My Heart '' Released May 11, 1985 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Elvin Bishop Producer ( s ) Rick Hall T.G. Sheppard singles chronology `` You 're Going Out of My Mind '' ( 1985 ) `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love '' ( 1985 ) `` Doncha ? '' ( 1985 ) `` You 're Going Out of My Mind '' ( 1985 ) `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love '' ( 1985 ) `` Doncha ? '' ( 1985 ) Cover versions This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2016 ) In 1985, T.G. Sheppard had a # 21 country hit with a cover of the song. A music video was also produced for this version and has aired on CMT, TNN and GAC. In 1991, Henry Lee Summer covered this song which appeared on his album Way Past Midnight, and the Queens Logic soundtrack ( with the lead guitar solo played by Joe Walsh ). In 2004, country music artist Mark Wills covered this song for the southern rock tribute album Southern Rock Country Style. In 2006, Rod Stewart covered this song for the album Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time. In 2010, Japanese band Superfly covered this song for the compilation album Wildflower & Cover Songs : Complete Best ' Track 3 '. In 2013, The Winery Dogs covered this song for their live album, Unleashed In Japan 2013. In 2013, a re-imagined version of the song ( sung from the female perspective ) was recorded and released by Kirsten Thien on her album Solo Live from the Meisenfrei Blues Club. In 2014, Morgan James covered the song in a YouTube video. References Jump up ^ Bronson, Fred ( 2003 ). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7677 - 6. Jump up ^ `` RIAA records search ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 July 2009. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Jump up ^ Janovitz, Bill. `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2009. Jump up ^ Fricth, Simon ; McRobbie, Angela ( 1990 ). Frith, Simon ; Goodwin, Andrew, eds. On Record : Rock, Pop and the Written Word. London : Routledge. p. 320. ISBN 0 - 415 - 05306 - 4. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` NZ Top 40 Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1976 - 07 - 26. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 05. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2002 Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top Selling Singles of 1976 The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1963 - 12 - 08. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1976 / Top 100 Songs of 1976 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1976 ''. 50.6. 195.142. 1976 - 12 - 25. Archived from the original on 2014 - 10 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 05. Jump up ^ Elvin Bishop - Struttin ' My Stuff @ Discogs.com Retrieved 3 - 24 - 2018. Jump up ^ I Remember Clif Confessions of a Lapsed Bohemian Retrieved 3 - 24 - 2018. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics T.G. Sheppard Notable singles `` Devil in the Bottle '' `` Tryin ' to Beat the Morning Home '' `` Motels and Memories '' `` Solitary Man '' `` Happy Together '' `` You Feel Good All Over '' `` Last Cheater 's Waltz '' `` I 'll Be Coming Back for More '' `` Smooth Sailin ' '' `` Do You Wanna Go to Heaven '' `` I Feel Like Loving You Again '' `` I Loved ' Em Every One '' `` Party Time '' `` Only One You '' `` Finally '' `` War Is Hell ( On the Homefront Too ) '' `` Faking Love '' ( with Karen Brooks ) `` Without You '' `` Slow Burn '' `` Make My Day '' ( with Clint Eastwood ) `` Somewhere Down the Line '' `` One Owner Heart '' `` You 're Going Out of My Mind '' `` Fooled Around and Fell in Love '' `` Doncha ? '' `` In Over My Heart '' `` Strong Heart '' `` Half Past Forever ( Till I 'm Blue in the Heart ) '' `` You 're My First Lady '' `` One for the Money '' `` You Still Do '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fooled_Around_and_Fell_in_Love&oldid=847298886 '' Categories : 1975 songs 1976 singles 1985 singles T.G. Sheppard songs Rod Stewart songs Columbia Records singles Capricorn Records singles Song recordings produced by Bill Szymczyk Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Articles needing additional references from June 2016 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 24 June 2018, at 09 : 25 ( UTC ). 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. 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Question: who was the original singer of fooled around and fell in love
Answer: Mickey Thomas