Wondering (Patti Page song)

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"Wondering"
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Songwriter(s) Jack Schafer

"Wondering" is a popular song written by Jack Schafer [1] and recorded by Patti Page .

The recording by Patti Page was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 71101. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 3, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #12; [2] on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #35. The flip side was "Old Cape Cod."

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References

  1. "WONDERING - Lyrics - International Lyrics Playground". Lyricsplayground.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 639.