 In April 1980 Epic gave Rich's version a belated US single release (possibly due to recordings issued by Dolly Parton and Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn as album cuts around that time - as well as the longstanding popularity of a 1978 Kenny Rogers album on which it was also featured), resulting in minor C&W hit status (#61).The song had had a previous single release via an overlooked version by Ava Barber released June 1979.Other versions of "Even a Fool Would Let Go" have been recorded by B. J. Thomas (album "B. J. Thomas"/ 1977), Kenny Rogers (album "Love or Something Like It" 1978), Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (album "Diamond Duet" 1980), Dolly Parton (album "Dolly, Dolly, Dolly" 1980), Debby Boone (album "Love Has No Reason" which takes its name from the song's lyrics, 1980), Frederick Knight (album "Knight Time", 1981), Nana Mouskouri (album "Nana" 1981), Dionne Warwick (album "Hot!