Single:
The Wanderer entered the Australian singles chart* on 25 February 1985 and peaked at #54.
Album:
The song is on 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 which entered the Australian albums chart* on 1 April 1985 and peaked at #80.
Songwriter:
Ernie Maresca
Producer:
Pip Williams
Record label of Australian release:
Vertigo
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The Wanderer was 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 #243 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Status Quo covered the song twice, once as a complete version, and once again as part of their Anniversary Waltz, Pt. 1. Status Quo’s version was a #7 hit in the United Kingdom and a #3 hit in Ireland in 1984. It reached #54 in Australia.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wanderer_(Dion_song)
Lyrics:
I’m the type of guy who never settles down
Where pretty girls are, you’ll know that I’m around
I kiss ’em and I love ’em ’cause to me they’re all the same
I hug ’em and I squeeze ’em, they don’t even know my name
They call me the Wanderer, yeah, Wanderer
I roam round and round and round and round
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