What Makes a Man Wander?

"What Makes a Man Wander?"
Single by Jan Howard
from the album Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind
B-side"Slipping Back to You"
ReleasedOctober 1964
GenreCountry[1]
Length2:41
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Harlan Howard
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Jan Howard singles chronology
"I Walked a Hundred Miles"
(1964)
"What Makes a Man Wander?"
(1964)
"I've Got Feelings Too"
(1965)

"What Makes a Man Wander?" is a song written by Harlan Howard that was originally recorded by his wife and American country artist Jan Howard. Released as her first single for Decca Records, it made the top 40 of the US country chart in 1965. It was later released on her 1966 studio album Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind.

  1. ^ "Country Close-Up". Country Song Roundup. No. 87–98. 1965. p. 12.