Peak
63
Weeks
5
Score
308
Chart Year
1971
This was originally just an album track, however the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ Tony Blackburn, who was a massive Diana Ross fan, had other ideas. He told Motown Records that if they released it as a single, he would make it his "Record Of The Week," playing it every morning for 5 days. The label did, Blackburn kept his word, and the result was Diana Ross' first UK #1 as a solo artist. It was not a major hit in the US, reaching only #63. However when Diana Ross performed the number on her UK tour, she was amazed at the reaction of the British public and even more astounded when she received standing ovations. This was Motown's biggest selling single in the UK until the Commodore's 1978 smash hit "Three Times A Lady."
I remember when I was five and you were ten, boy You knew that I was shy So you teased and made me cry But I loved you Then one day you came You told me you were leaving You gave your folks the blame And made me cry again When you said Little girl Please don't wait for me Wait patiently for love Someday it will surely come Ooh, little girl Please don't wait for me Wait patiently for love Someday it will surely come And I'm still waiting Ooh, I'm waiting Ooh, still waiting I'm just a fool Ooh, I'm a fool (I'm just a fool to keep waiting) To keep waiting (I'm just a fool) For you (I'm just a fool) Ooh, I'm waiting (I'm just a fool) I'm still waiting (I'm just a fool to keep waiting) For love (I'm just a fool) For you (I'm just a fool) Then someone finally came He told me that he loved me I put him off with lies He could see I had no eyes So he left me once again alone Like a child without her playmate I had to face the truth I was still in love with you But you said: Little girl Please don't wait for me Wait patiently for love Someday it will surely come Ooh, little girl Please don't wait for me Wait patiently for love Someday it will surely come And I'm still waiting Love has never shown his face Since the day you walked out that door You filled my life with empty space Come back Can't you see it's you I'm waiting for (I'm just a fool) Don't you know I'm waiting (I'm just a fool to keep waiting) I'm waiting for love For you, I miss you (I'm just a fool to keep waiting) I'm waiting (I'm just a fool) Come on back, boy (I'm just a fool) Come back, come back, come back, boy (I'm just a fool to keep waiting) I need you (I'm just a fool) And I want you (I'm just a fool) That's what my friends say (I'm just a fool) I'm a fool (I'm just a fool to keep waiting)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 6, 1971 | 89 | 37 |
| 2 | Nov 13, 1971 | 78 | 48 |
| 3 | Nov 20, 1971 | 63 | 63 |
| 4 | Nov 27, 1971 | 63 | 63 |
| 5 | Dec 4, 1971 | 67 | 59 |