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| Lee Marvin - Wand'rin' Star |
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| Format |
7" vinyl |
| Label |
Paramount Records Para 3004 |
| Released |
1969 |
| Also released on |
Paramount Records C006-91 108 (DE), MGM 101 791 (NL) |
| Great Britain |
1 (23 weeks) 1970-02-07 |
| USA (Billboard) |
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| Sweden (Tio i Topp) |
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| Sweden (Kvällstoppen) |
3 (9 weeks) 1970-03-24 |
| Netherlands |
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The song is adapted from the musical film "Paint Your Wagon" released in 1969, adapted by Paddy Chayefsky from the 1951 stage musical by Lerner and Lowe, set in a mining camp in Gold Rush-era California.
Marvin's deep-voiced rendition accompanied by the film's choir, became a hit in the U.K. and Europe. His voice was described by Jean Seberg as "like rain gurgling down a rusty pipe". Interviewed on NPR, Marvin said that the song was a hit in Australia, and someone there described it as, "The first 33 1/3 recorded at 45."
MGM 101 791: Wand'rin Star / Best Things (NL, 1969).
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| About the Chart Information |
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Great Britain chart positions are collected from Record Retailer. New Musical Express is the source for any
chart positions prior to 1960.
USA (Billboard) chart positions are collected from US Billboard Hot 100.
Sweden (Tio i Topp) chart positions are from the popular radio show "Tio i Topp", aired between October 1961 and June 1974. Charts were compiled by votes from one or two studio audiences.
Sweden (Kvällstoppen) are selling chart positions from the radio show "Kvällstoppen". The charts were compiled between July 1962 and August 1975, and were based on selling figures from Swedish record stores. |
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