The Main Ingredient was an American soul and R&B group which had a run of hits in the 1970s, including their 1972 million-selling song “Everybody Plays the Fool”. “Everybody Plays the Fool” is a 1972 song first recorded by American R&B group The Main Ingredient, and written by J. R. Bailey, Rudy Clark and Ken Williams. It was the first single released from the group’s album Bitter Sweet. It was the group’s highest charting hit single, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the fall of

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