Everybody Plays the Fool

"Everybody Plays the Fool"
Single by the Main Ingredient
from the album Bitter Sweet
B-side	"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me?)"
Released	August 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	RCA Studio C (New York City
Genre	Soul R&B
Length	3:22
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	J. R. Bailey Rudy Clark Ken Williams
Producer(s)	Luther Simmons Tony Silvester
The Main Ingredient singles chronology
"Black Seeds Keep on Growing" (1971) "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972) "You've Got to Take It (If You Want It)" (1972)

"Everbody Plays the Fool" is a 1972 song by soul band The Main Ingredient and taken from their album Bitter Sweet. It went to number 3 in the United States, number 6 in Canada and number 44 in Australia. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1973. It was covered by Aaron Neville in 1991 and went to number 8 in the United States and number 1 in New Zealand.