In the early fifties James (Hans) Last was crowned the best bassist in Germany. Later James and his orchestra sold hundreds of millions of albums through out the world. Mr. Last composed "No Words" in 1969 and it appears on his 1971 release "Starportrait".

Wayne Newton was the first artist to recorded "Fool" in 1972 on his album "Can't You Hear The Song".

The first track on the 1973 LP "Elvis" was "Fool" (Carl Sigman - James Last). When released as a single and the B side "Steamroller Blues" the issue peaked at number seventeen on the Top One Hundred. "Fool" reached number twelve on the Easy Listening chart while reaching number fifteen in the U.K.