If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody

"If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"
Single by James Ray
from the album James Ray
B-side"It's Been a Drag"
Released1961
Recorded1961
Length2:00
LabelCaprice CAP-110
Songwriter(s)Rudy Clark
Producer(s)Gerry Granahan
James Ray singles chronology
"You Need to Fall in Love"
(1959)
"If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"
(1961)
"Itty Bitty Pieces"
(1962)

"If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" is a song written by Rudy Clark and first recorded by James Ray in 1961. Ray's recording on the Caprice label, arranged by Hutch Davie and produced by Gerry Granahan, reached number 10 on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 22 on the Hot 100 in early 1962.