I Wonder Why

"I Wonder Why"
"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"
Released	May 5, 1958
Genre	Doo-wop; rock and roll;
Length	2:20
Label	Laurie
Songwriter(s)	Melvin Anderson, Ricardo Weeks
Dion and the Belmonts singles chronology

"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.

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.^[2]

Notable cover versions

A cover was sung by Showaddywaddy in 1978, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

References

^ McGee, David (2004). "Dion". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 239–241. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 241.
^ 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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[RS_2004-1] McGee, David (2004). "Dion". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 239–241. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 241.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-3] 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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v t e Dion and the Belmonts
Angelo D'Aleo Fred Milano Carlo Mastrangelo Dion DiMucci
Songs	"I Wonder Why" "No One Knows" "A Teenager in Love" "Where or When" "That's My Desire" "When You Wish Upon a Star" "In the Still of the Night"
Related	The Belmonts

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