The Wanderer (Dion song)

"The Wanderer"
US single cover
Single by Dion
from the album Runaround Sue
A-side"The Majestic"
ReleasedNovember 1961 (1961-11)
Genre
Length2:51
LabelLaurie
Songwriter(s)Ernie Maresca
Producer(s)Gene Schwartz
Dion singles chronology
"Runaround Sue"
(1961)
"The Wanderer"
(1961)
"Lovers Who Wander"
(1962)

"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]

  1. ^ "Dion, 'The Wanderer'". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2003. Retrieved September 26, 2015.