Sentimental Fool

Speaking to The Mouth Magazine in 2016, Cole said of the song's arrangement, "The arrangement is traditional and quite dull. It could have been more inventive."{{cite web |url=https://themouthmagazine.com/2016/08/01/lloyd-cole-solo-2/ |title=Lloyd Cole (Part Two) |publisher=The Mouth Magazine |date=1 August 2016 |access-date=24 February 2023}}

Upon its release as a single, Music & Media stated that "languid melodies and lost loves form the basis" of "Sentimental Fool". The reviewer added that "acoustic guitars and a modest organ are soon joined by crescendo violins to accentuate Cole's bad luck in romance".{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-11-25.pdf |title=New Releases: Singles |magazine=Music & Media |date=25 November 1995 |volume=12 |issue=47 |page=13 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History |access-date=24 February 2023}} The Guardian were less enthusiastic, writing, "Anybody worried about society's 'dumbing down' should listen to Cole's latest jingle-jangle whine. About 10 years ago, this guy epitomised the coolest kind of songwriterly intellectualism. 'Sentimental Fool' smells of libraries just like the rest of his stuff, except that today his attempts scintillating wordplay sound suspiciously like stupidity."{{cite news |title=Reviews: Singles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260735257/ |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=25 November 1995 |page=33 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 February 2023}} In the US, Larry Flick of Billboard commented that Cole "evokes romantic emotions and pleasant harmonies on this ballad".{{cite magazine |last=Flick |first=Larry |title=Reviews & Previews: Singles |magazine=Billboard |date=3 February 1996 |publisher=Billboard Publications, Inc. |volume=108 |issue=5 |page=71 |issn=0006-2510 |via=Google Books |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_w4EAAAAMBAJ&pg |access-date=24 February 2023}}

Cassette single (UK and Europe){{cite AV media notes |title=Sentimental Fool |others=Lloyd Cole |year=1995 |type=UK and European cassette single sleeve |publisher=Fontana Records |id=LCMCC 2, 852 160-4}}

1. "Sentimental Fool" – 3:25
2. "Brand New Friend" (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions) – 4:52

CD single (UK and Europe #1){{cite AV media notes |title=Sentimental Fool |others=Lloyd Cole |year=1995 |type=UK and European CD#1 single sleeve |publisher=Fontana Records |id=LCDD2, 852447-2}}

1. "Sentimental Fool" – 3:25
2. "Most of the Time" – 4:06
3. "Millionaire" – 3:04
4. "Sold" – 3:55

CD single (UK and Europe #2){{cite AV media notes |title=Sentimental Fool |others=Lloyd Cole |year=1995 |type=UK and European CD#2 single sleeve |publisher=Fontana Records |id=LCCD2, 852161-2}}

1. "Sentimental Fool" – 3:25
2. "Brand New Friend" (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions) – 4:52
3. "Lost Weekend" (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions) – 3:15
4. "Cut Me Down" (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions) – 4:27

CD single (US, 1996){{cite AV media notes |title=Sentimental Fool |others=Lloyd Cole |year=1996 |type=US CD single sleeve |publisher=Rykodisc |id=VRCD 0327-2}}

1. "Sentimental Fool" – 3:25
2. "Sold" – 3:55
3. "Millionaire" – 3:04
4. "The Steady Slowing Down of the Heart" – 3:25

Production

• Stephen Street – producer ("Sentimental Fool", "Millionaire", "Sold")
• Lloyd Cole – producer ("Most of the Time", "The Steady Slowing Down of the Heart")
• Mick Glossop – mixing ("Sentimental Fool", "Millionaire", "Sold")
• Adam Peters – mixing ("Most of the Time"), production thanks ("Most of the Time")
• Clive Langer – producer ("Brand New Friend", "Lost Weekend", "Cut Me Down")
• Alan Winstanley – producer ("Brand New Friend", "Lost Weekend", "Cut Me Down")

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