Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love ". ▁The ▁Prem iers , ▁now ▁calling ▁themselves ▁The ▁Te en agers , ▁got ▁their ▁first ▁shot ▁at ▁fame ▁after ▁impress ing ▁Richard ▁Bar rett , ▁a ▁singer ▁with ▁The ▁Valent ines . ▁Bar rett , ▁in ▁turn , ▁got ▁the ▁group ▁an ▁aud ition ▁with ▁record ▁producer ▁George ▁Gold ner . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁aud ition , ▁original ▁lead ▁singer ▁Santiago ▁was ▁late . ▁L ym on ▁stepped ▁up ▁and ▁told ▁Gold ner ▁that ▁he ▁knew ▁the ▁part ▁because ▁he ▁helped ▁write ▁the ▁song . ▁The ▁disc ▁j ock e ys ▁always ▁called ▁them ▁" Fran kie ▁L ym on ▁and ▁the ▁Te en agers ". ▁▁ 1 9 5 6 : ▁" Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love " ▁success ▁Gold ner ▁signed ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁Ge e ▁Records , ▁and ▁" Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love " ▁became ▁its ▁first ▁single ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁single ▁pe aked ▁at ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁pop ▁singles ▁chart , ▁and ▁to pped ▁the ▁Billboard ▁R & B ▁singles ▁chart ▁for ▁five ▁weeks . ▁Six ▁other ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁bl ues ▁singles ▁followed ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁or ▁so : ▁" I ▁W ant ▁You ▁to ▁Be ▁My ▁Girl ", ▁" I ▁Promise ▁to ▁Remember ", ▁" Who ▁Can ▁Exp lain ? ", ▁" Out ▁in ▁the ▁Cold ▁Again ", ▁" The ▁ABC ' s ▁of ▁Love ", ▁"