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"Wanted" is a popular song written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele.

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"Wanted"
Single by Perry Como
B-side	"Look Out The Window (And See How I'm Standing In The Rain)"
Released	1954 (1954)
Recorded	December 29, 1953 Manhattan Center, New York City
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Jack Fulton Lois Steele
Perry Como singles chronology
"You Alone (Solo Tu)" (1953) "Wanted" (1954) "Idle Gossip" (1954)

A recording by Perry Como was the most popular version. This recording with the accompaniment of Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra and chorus was made at Manhattan Center, New York City, on December 29, 1953.[1] It was released by RCA Victor as catalog number 20-5647 (in US)[2] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10691.[3] The flip side of the US version was "Look Out The Window (And See How I'm Standing In The Rain)". Como's version of "Wanted" reached No. 1 on Billboard's chart in 1954.[4] The song also reached No. 1 on the Cash Box chart in the same year.

Other recordings

• Al Martino also had a top 10 hit with the song in the United Kingdom.[5]
• Another early recorded version is by singer pianist Moon Mullican.
• Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her album Croonin' (1993).

Popular culture

• The song was featured in a Christmas episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati", in a flashback to 12/24/54.

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