Runaround Sue
The 1961 Laurie album that holds both Runaround Sue and The Wanderer.
Dion, 1961
- Released
- 1961
- Label
- Laurie
- Length
- 30:21
Released in 1961 by Laurie Records, the album collects that year's singles with covers, among them a Bobby Darin song. Besides the title song and The Wanderer, it has Dream Lover, Little Star, In the Still of the Night, Kansas City and Carole King and Gerry Goffin's Take Good Care of My Baby. The singles issued from it were Somebody Nobody Wants in July 1961, Runaround Sue with Runaway Girl in August, and The Wanderer with The Majestic in November.
It reached number 11 on the US Billboard 200 in 1961. The title single went to number one in the US, number four on the R&B chart and number eleven in the UK, and The Wanderer reached number two in the US and number ten in the UK.
Track listing
- Runaround Sue2:40
- Somebody Nobody Wants2:35
- Dream Lover2:18
- Life Is But a Dream2:33
- The Wanderer2:40
- Runaway Girl2:27
- The Majestic2:26
- Little Star2:39
- Lonely World2:11
- In the Still of the Night2:49
- Kansas City2:39
- Take Good Care of My Baby2:25
Personnel
- Dion DiMucci vocals
More from Dion
Born to Be with You (1975), Yo Frankie (1989), Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965 (2017), Blues with Friends (2020)
Sources
- Runaround Sue (album), Wikipedia
- Dion DiMucci, Wikipedia