Voy A Volverme Loco

Voy A Volverme Loco is officially regarded as the Spanish translation of Fool (If You Think It's Over), but the lyrics of this version, as indeed the title, could not be more different.

Production Details

 * Recorded 1978, 1979
 * Producer Gus Dudgeon
 * Engineer Stuart Epps
 * Label Magnet
 * Released 1980

Personnel (1978)

 * Chris Rea Piano, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Synthesiser
 * Tony Seven Translator
 * Dave Mattacks Drums
 * Frank Ricotti Congas, Vibes
 * Dave Markee Bass
 * Paul Keogh Electric Guitar
 * Pete Wingfield Electric Piano
 * Steve Gregory Saxophone
 * Stuart Epps Backing Vocals
 * Richard Hewson Orchestral Arrangement
 * Unknown Overdubs

Available On

 * Era 1 1978-84

Lyrics
Rather than simply translating the lyrics word for word, a completely new set of lyrics have been used instead. However, these new lyrics bear no resemblance to the English ones. Rather ironically, they depict Rea as a man being driven mad by his lover and pleading with them to stay with him, effectively the same position as the person he was singing to in Fool. The official YouTube upload of the 2020 remaster claims that Chris wrote these lyrics and that Tony Seven translated them, but there is no official statement as to where these new lyrics came from.

A note on Chris' pronunciation
In Spanish, most words that start with a "v" are pronounced using a "b" sound. Chris sings them with the English "v" instead.

Overdubbing
Loco has some overdubs to improve the sound of the keyboards at the beginning of the track, as well as the use of a synthesised strings sample later in the song.

Editing
Unlike the single edit of Fool, which shortens the song to 3:30, this version is edited to 4:25.