Every Time Two Fools Collide (song)
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"Every Time Two Fools Collide" is a country music song written by Jan Dyer and Jeff Tweel, and recorded by Kenny Rogers
and Dottie West
. Released in 1978, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles
chart that spring, and established Rogers and West as a popular male-female duo pairing in country music.
. Kenny Rogers was under the same label as West at the time, and they were both being produced under Larry Butler. According to legend, West was recording the song in the United Artists studio, when Rogers turned up early to meet West. However, this was disputed by Rogers. According to him, West was supposed to have finished recording material at 10:00 AM, and Rogers was to have started at the same time. When West's session ran over, Rogers ended up sitting in the studio waiting. They began talking about recording a duet, and West suggested "Every Time Two Fools Collide". They both agreed, and together West and Rogers made the song a duet recording.
Released in early 1978, the song hit No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs
list that year, for two weeks, and became West's first No. 1 and one of Rogers' many No. 1s. The song became one of the pair's best-known songs, and also became one of Country music's classic duet recordings. That year, they released an album of the same name
, West's first and only Gold-certified album. Their association would last three years, setting the trend for a string of country hits, including 1981's "What Are We Doin' in Love
". Thanks in part to the success of this song, Rogers and West won the CMA Awards' coveted Vocal Duo of the Year award later that year.
In 2004, CMT
hosted a duets special titled, 100 Greatest Duets. "Every Time Two Fools Collide" was listed among their Top 10 list, and was also performed on their special. However, country singer Lee Ann Womack
took the place of West's part in the song, as West died in an automobile accident in September 1991.
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
and Dottie West
Dottie West
Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
. Released in 1978, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart that spring, and established Rogers and West as a popular male-female duo pairing in country music.
History of the Song
"Every Time Two Fools Collide" was meant to be recorded only by Dottie West, as a follow-up to her previous hits from 1977 under her new record company United ArtistsUnited Artists
United Artists Corporation is an American film studio. The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks....
. Kenny Rogers was under the same label as West at the time, and they were both being produced under Larry Butler. According to legend, West was recording the song in the United Artists studio, when Rogers turned up early to meet West. However, this was disputed by Rogers. According to him, West was supposed to have finished recording material at 10:00 AM, and Rogers was to have started at the same time. When West's session ran over, Rogers ended up sitting in the studio waiting. They began talking about recording a duet, and West suggested "Every Time Two Fools Collide". They both agreed, and together West and Rogers made the song a duet recording.
Released in early 1978, the song hit No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
list that year, for two weeks, and became West's first No. 1 and one of Rogers' many No. 1s. The song became one of the pair's best-known songs, and also became one of Country music's classic duet recordings. That year, they released an album of the same name
Every Time Two Fools Collide
Every Time Two Fools Collide is the name of a duet album by country music singers Kenny Rogers and Dottie West.This was the duo's first album together. This was after Kenny Rogers entered the country market a couple of years back with his massive country pop hit "Lucille" in 1975, followed by a...
, West's first and only Gold-certified album. Their association would last three years, setting the trend for a string of country hits, including 1981's "What Are We Doin' in Love
What Are We Doin' In Love
"What Are We Doin' in Love" is a popular duet Countrypolitan song by Dottie West and Kenny Rogers.-Summary:This song had been the first duet hit for Kenny Rogers and Dottie West in over two years and "What Are We Doin' in Love" would be the duo third and final number one on the country chart ....
". Thanks in part to the success of this song, Rogers and West won the CMA Awards' coveted Vocal Duo of the Year award later that year.
In 2004, CMT
CMT
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hosted a duets special titled, 100 Greatest Duets. "Every Time Two Fools Collide" was listed among their Top 10 list, and was also performed on their special. However, country singer Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love....
took the place of West's part in the song, as West died in an automobile accident in September 1991.
Chart performance
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 44 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 12 |