The Wondering Boy

by Webb Pierce

The Wondering Boy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1956
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:21
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Anchored by his piercing, nasal tenor, 'The Wondering Boy' stands as a definitive document of the post-war tavern sound. The robust instrumentation, prominently featuring crying steel guitars, underscores the raw heartbreak pervasive in the era's rural lyricism.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Wondering (3:06)
  2. There Stands the Glass (2:29)
  3. That's Me Without You (2:26)
  4. Don't Throw Your Life Away (2:43)
  5. Love, Love, Love (2:57)
  6. If You Were Me (And I Were You) (2:59)
  7. Back Street Affair (2:51)
  8. It's Been so Long (2:25)
  9. Slowly (2:37)
  10. That Heart Belongs to Me (2:59)
  11. Yes I Know Why (2:33)
  12. I'm Gonna Fall out of Love with You (2:10)

Credits

  • Webb Pierce - primary artist, written-by
  • Joe Werner - written-by
  • Audrey Greisham - written-by
  • Mary Jean Shurtz - written-by
  • Russ Hull - written-by
  • J.D. Miller - written-by
  • Billy Wallace - written-by
  • Ted Jarrett - written-by

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