Statue of a Fool

{{Infobox song

| name = Statue of a Fool

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jack Greene

| album = Statue of a Fool

| B-side = There's More to Love

| released = May 10, 1969

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 2:48

| label = Decca

| writer = Jan Crutchfield

| producer = Owen Bradley

| prev_title = Until My Dreams Come True

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title = Back in the Arms of Love

| next_year = 1969

}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Statue of a Fool

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Brian Collins

| album = This Is Brian Collins

| B-side = How Can I Tell Her (About You)

| released = April 7, 1974

| recorded = 1974

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:04

| label = Dot17499

| writer = Jan Crutchfield

| producer = Jim Foglesong[http://www.briancollinsmusic.net/#!biography/c1enr] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526092106/http://www.briancollinsmusic.net/ |date=2014-05-26 }}

| prev_title = I Don't Plan on Losing You

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = That's the Way Love Should Be

| next_year = 1974

}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Statue of a Fool

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ricky Van Shelton

| album = RVS III

| B-side = He's Got You

| released = November 7, 1989{{cite AV media notes |title=Greatest Hits Plus |others=Ricky Van Shelton |year=1992 |type=CD |publisher=Columbia Records |id=52753}}

| recorded = June 14, 1989

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:04

| label = Columbia Nashville 38-73077

| writer = Jan Crutchfield

| producer = Steve Buckingham

| prev_title = Living Proof

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = I've Cried My Last Tear for You

| next_year = 1990

}}

"Statue of a Fool" is a song written by Jan Crutchfield which has been recorded by a number of country artists including Jack Greene; Brian Collins; Ricky Van Shelton; and Bill Medley, formerly of The Righteous Brothers.

Chart performance

=Jack Greene version=

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!align="left"|Chart (1969)

!align="center"|Peak
position

align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=143}}

|align="center"|1

align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks

|align="center"|3

=Brian Collins version=

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1974)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|10|artist=Brian Collins}}
align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks

|align="center"|6

=Bill Medley version=

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1979)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|91|artist=Bill Medley}}

=Ricky Van Shelton version=

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1989–1990)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|1|chartid=6704|publishdate=February 17, 1990|accessdate=August 23, 2013}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Ricky Van Shelton}}

==Year-end charts==

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col"|Chart (1990)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9172&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990|work=RPM|date=December 22, 1990|accessdate=August 23, 2013}}

| align="center" | 39

US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1990: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | year=1990| accessdate=August 23, 2013}}

| align="center" | 19

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