Wondering (Patti Page song)
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"Wondering" is a popular
song
.
The recording by Patti Page
was written by Jack Schafer and 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; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #35. The flip side was "Old Cape Cod
."
Popular music
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Song
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The recording by Patti Page
Patti Page
Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records...
was written by Jack Schafer and released by Mercury Records
Mercury Records
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as catalog number
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71101. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
Billboard charts
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on June 3, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #12; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #35. The flip side was "Old Cape Cod
Old Cape Cod
"Old Cape Cod" is a song, written by Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus, and Allan Jeffrey, and published in 1957.The recording by Patti Page was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 71101; flip side "Wondering." It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 3, 1957...
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