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"I Wonder Why" is a doo-wop song, written by Melvin Anderson with lyrics by Ricardo Weeks. The song was first recorded by Dion and the Belmonts.

"I Wonder Why"
Single by Dion and the Belmonts
from the album Presenting Dion and the Belmonts
A-side"I Wonder Why"
B-side"Teen Angel"
ReleasedMay 5, 1958 (1958-05-05)
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:20
LabelLaurie
Songwriter(s)Melvin Anderson, Ricardo Weeks
Dion and the Belmonts singles chronology
"I Wonder Why"
(1958)
"No One Knows"
(1958)

Background


It is sung from the point of view of a man telling his girlfriend that he loves her but does not know why. The song is noted for Carlo Mastrangelo bass part.


Chart performance


"I Wonder Why" was released as Laurie Records' first single, (number 3013), and was the group's first national pop chart hit, in 1958. The song went to number 22 on the Hot 100.[1]




Cover versions



References


  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 241.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 497. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.






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