"The Wanderer" | ||||
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Single by Dion | ||||
from the album Runaround Sue | ||||
A-side | "The Majestic" | |||
Released | November 1961 | |||
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Length | 2:51 | |||
Label | Laurie | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ernie Maresca | |||
Producer(s) | Gene Schwartz | |||
Dion singles chronology | ||||
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"The Wanderer" is a song written by Ernie Maresca and originally recorded by Dion, released on his 1961 album, Runaround Sue. The song, with a 12-bar blues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves. The song is ranked number 243 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[1]