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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 ...
"The Wanderer" incorporates heavy new wave styled synth riffs and a shuffling beat. Vocally, it was a return to her understated 1975 debut sound - soft, whispery phrases were the norm in this song, taking on an almost Elvis Presley effect, instead of the power belt she had used often since her 1977 album Once Upon a Time and 1978 hit single "Last Dance".
The Wanderer is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, released on October 20, 1980.It marks a musical departure for Summer, being an album influenced by rock and new wave whilst previous albums all fell under the disco music category.
Dion's autobiography, The Wanderer: Dion's Story, was co-authored by Davin Seay and published in the late-1980s. [68] In 1989, DiMucci returned to rock music with the contemporary album Yo Frankie, which included appearances by Simon ("Written on the Subway Wall"/"Little Star"), [69] Reed, k.d. lang, Patty Smyth and Bryan Adams.
A Grammy-nominated artist, [14] Dion has released over 40 albums, and scored eleven Top 10 hits (including with the Belmonts) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [15] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. [16] In 2002, Dion was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Runaround Sue". [17]
"The Wanderer" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and the tenth and final track from their 1993 studio album, Zooropa. It is one of the few U2 songs without Bono on lead vocals, instead featuring country singer Johnny Cash .
"Runaround Sue" was covered by then 15-year-old Leif Garrett in 1977. The song was the second of four releases from his debut album, all of which became U.S. chart hits.All four songs were covers of major hits from 1959 to 1963, including Dion's two biggest hits.
After making her name as the biggest selling and most important female artist of the disco era in the 1970s, Summer had signed to Geffen Records in 1980 and released the new wave-influenced album The Wanderer. I'm a Rainbow, a double album set, was set to be its follow-up (Summer had gained much success during the 1970s with double albums ...