No More the Fool is a 1986 album by Elkie Brooks. It includes the title track single which became the biggest hit of Brooks' career. Both the album and single peaked at No. 5 on the UK charts in early 1987.[1]
Having been released from her contract with A&M Records in early 1986, Brooks struck a new deal with smaller label Legend Records, which was distributed by Island. Impressed with their enthusiasm and willingness to promote this new album, Brooks was excited about the project and worked with songwriter Russ Ballard who had had a number of hits to his credit. Ballard had been working on a song called "No More the Fool" which he had earmarked for Kim Wilde, but on hearing it, Brooks' husband and engineer Trevor Jordan instantly claimed the song for her.[2] Ballard wrote some other songs for the album, while Brooks composed two as well as choosing cover versions of "We've Got Tonight" and "Only Women Bleed". The album was completed by "Hold the Dream" which had been the theme to the TV mini-series of the same name.
Gathering together a team of trusted musicians, Brooks recorded the album at her home studio in North Devon, except for the title track which was recorded at Ballard's own studios[citation needed]. It was recorded during May and June 1986 just as Brooks discovered she was pregnant. Because of this, pre-promotion was pulled forward to October with live and personal appearances being undertaken while heavily pregnant, Legend Records meanwhile heralded the album with advertising on buses and in tube stations.[2]
Released a month later, the album marked the peak of Brooks' career.[3] The lead single "No More the Fool" was a big comeback hit for her, reaching No.5 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1987.[1] This album also reached No. 5 at the same time, while a compilation album, The Very Best of Elkie Brooks, was at No. 10 in the charts.[4] Brooks had given birth in late December and therefore was back to performing on TV including appearances on Top of the Pops soon afterwards. A promotional tour in Germany was also undertaken at this time. Brooks later recalled that having a baby boy at this time meant that she did not fully appreciate the success she was experiencing.[2] Two more singles were released from the album, a remixed version of "Break the Chain" and "We've Got Tonight", which became more modest hits peaking at numbers 55 and 69 respectively.[4]No More the Fool remained on the UK album chart for 23 weeks.[4]
A cruel twist emerged from the album however as when 18 months later Brooks was to release the follow-up album, she discovered that despite huge earnings from the album, she still had not received any royalties. Looking into it, the profits showed up as zero. The record company had shipped production of the album out to Germany, which then linked to a separate account held in Panama, meaning that the UK account of the record company showed only a debt of £132,000 in recording costs. To add to this, Legend Records later sold the rights to Polydor Records for £500,000 - which was declared at covering the cost of recording and other extras. Brooks looked into the matter with solicitors but reluctantly bowed down due to the cost of legal proceedings against the chances of winning. She later remarked "This was the business end of it, which I've always hated and I still do to this day". Although aware that these things happen quite often in the music business, she declared that the artist is an innocent party and "it should be stopped because it's totally wrong".[2]
Tracks from the album (along with the follow-up) have been re-issued several times on various compilation CDs (Original Recordings in 1993, Love Is Love in 1994, We've Got Tonight four times and No More the Fool twice).[5]
In 2003, a compilation album with the same title was released by Delta Music on compact disc at a budget price following Brooks' appearance on ITV's Reborn in the USA.[6]
Trevor Jordan, Russ Ballard, Matt Butler, Steve Reece, Marcellus Frank, Brad Davies, Richard Sullivan - engineers
Referencesedit
^ ab"Elkie Brooks | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ abcdBrooks, Elkie (2012). Finding My Voice. The Robson Press. pp. 171–80. ISBN9781849542999.
^. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
^ abc"elkie brooks | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
^"Elkie Brooks – No More The Fool (2003, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources No More the Fool album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message No More the Fool is a 1986 album by Elkie Brooks It includes the title track single which became the biggest hit of Brooks career Both the album and single peaked at No 5 on the UK charts in early 1987 1 No More the FoolStudio album by Elkie BrooksReleasedNovember 1986RecordedMay June 1986GenreRock popLabelLegendProducerRuss BallardElkie Brooks chronologyScreen Gems 1984 No More the Fool 1986 The Very Best of Elkie Brooks 1986 Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listing 3 Single releases 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesOverview editHaving been released from her contract with A amp M Records in early 1986 Brooks struck a new deal with smaller label Legend Records which was distributed by Island Impressed with their enthusiasm and willingness to promote this new album Brooks was excited about the project and worked with songwriter Russ Ballard who had had a number of hits to his credit Ballard had been working on a song called No More the Fool which he had earmarked for Kim Wilde but on hearing it Brooks husband and engineer Trevor Jordan instantly claimed the song for her 2 Ballard wrote some other songs for the album while Brooks composed two as well as choosing cover versions of We ve Got Tonight and Only Women Bleed The album was completed by Hold the Dream which had been the theme to the TV mini series of the same name Gathering together a team of trusted musicians Brooks recorded the album at her home studio in North Devon except for the title track which was recorded at Ballard s own studios citation needed It was recorded during May and June 1986 just as Brooks discovered she was pregnant Because of this pre promotion was pulled forward to October with live and personal appearances being undertaken while heavily pregnant Legend Records meanwhile heralded the album with advertising on buses and in tube stations 2 Released a month later the album marked the peak of Brooks career 3 The lead single No More the Fool was a big comeback hit for her reaching No 5 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1987 1 This album also reached No 5 at the same time while a compilation album The Very Best of Elkie Brooks was at No 10 in the charts 4 Brooks had given birth in late December and therefore was back to performing on TV including appearances on Top of the Pops soon afterwards A promotional tour in Germany was also undertaken at this time Brooks later recalled that having a baby boy at this time meant that she did not fully appreciate the success she was experiencing 2 Two more singles were released from the album a remixed version of Break the Chain and We ve Got Tonight which became more modest hits peaking at numbers 55 and 69 respectively 4 No More the Fool remained on the UK album chart for 23 weeks 4 A cruel twist emerged from the album however as when 18 months later Brooks was to release the follow up album she discovered that despite huge earnings from the album she still had not received any royalties Looking into it the profits showed up as zero The record company had shipped production of the album out to Germany which then linked to a separate account held in Panama meaning that the UK account of the record company showed only a debt of 132 000 in recording costs To add to this Legend Records later sold the rights to Polydor Records for 500 000 which was declared at covering the cost of recording and other extras Brooks looked into the matter with solicitors but reluctantly bowed down due to the cost of legal proceedings against the chances of winning She later remarked This was the business end of it which I ve always hated and I still do to this day Although aware that these things happen quite often in the music business she declared that the artist is an innocent party and it should be stopped because it s totally wrong 2 Tracks from the album along with the follow up have been re issued several times on various compilation CDs Original Recordings in 1993 Love Is Love in 1994 We ve Got Tonight four times and No More the Fool twice 5 In 2003 a compilation album with the same title was released by Delta Music on compact disc at a budget price following Brooks appearance on ITV s Reborn in the USA 6 Track listing editSide one No More the Fool Russ Ballard Only Women Bleed Alice Cooper Dick Wagner No Secrets Call of the Wild Jimmy Scott Julia Downes Blue Jay Elkie Brooks Trevor Jordan Break the Chain Russ Ballard Side two We ve Got Tonight Bob Seger All or Nothing Russ Ballard Don t Want to Cry No More Russ Ballard Hiding Inside Yourself Elkie Brooks Hold the Dream Barrie Guard Single releases edit No More the Fool UK 5 1986 Break the Chain single remix UK 55 1987 We ve Got Tonight UK 69 1987 Personnel editElkie Brooks vocals Russ Ballard Mickey Simmonds Chris Allison Duncan Mackay Nick Glennie Smith piano keyboards Russ Ballard Zal Cleminson Ian Crighton Clem Clempson Gary Hutchins guitars Mo Foster Brad Lang Graham Edwards Felix Krish bass guitar Mike Richardson Julia Downes Tony Beard Morris Pert drums percussion Martin Dobson Gary Barnacle saxophone Steve Lang Peter Straker Morty backing vocals Trevor Jordan Russ Ballard Matt Butler Steve Reece Marcellus Frank Brad Davies Richard Sullivan engineersReferences edit a b Elkie Brooks full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Officialcharts com Retrieved 19 May 2021 a b c d Brooks Elkie 2012 Finding My Voice The Robson Press pp 171 80 ISBN 9781849542999 Elkie Brooks the Official Site Album Reviews 1 Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 28 November 2013 a b c elkie brooks full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Officialcharts com Retrieved 23 July 2017 Elkie Brooks the Official Site Compilations Discography Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 9 May 2014 Elkie Brooks No More The Fool 2003 CD Discogs com Retrieved 19 May 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title No More the Fool album amp oldid 1137254946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
