The Wanderer
Donna Summer | Artist Essentials
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original 1980 short studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The spare, propulsive arrangement makes a useful bridge into the 1980s recordings.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
The original short title recording retains its 1980 single date within the original album program.
Recording: Original 1980 short studio recording
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: The Wanderer
The Wanderer - original 1980 program and short title recording
The original ten-song album is dated 1980. Public distributor data retains the title recording's preceding September 1980 single date and approximately 3:47 program item. Anniversary remixes are not selected. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
In the yearly lists
These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
The actual annual row names the original solo title and credit in the original release year. Distributor metadata identifies the standard short original studio recording, and the catalog has no competing Donna performance or guest-credit candidate. This joins the original recording identity without claiming identical mastering or second-level timing.
The Wanderer - original 1980 program and short title recording
The original ten-song album is dated 1980. Public distributor data retains the title recording's preceding September 1980 single date and approximately 3:47 program item. Anniversary remixes are not selected. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About Donna Summer
Donna Summer was a Boston-born singer and songwriter whose early church singing and European musical-theater work preceded her recording career. In Munich she developed a partnership with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, combining expressive vocals with extended disco arrangements and electronic rhythms. Her late-1970s records also drew on rock, soul and orchestral pop. Subsequent albums explored new wave, R&B and contemporary dance production, with studio work continuing through Crayons in 2008.
Artist background sources
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Donna Summer induction essay by Harry Weinger
Career history supporting the Boston and church background, European musical theater, Munich partnership, stylistic range and later recording work through Crayons. No song-inspiration, sales-total, chart-record or present-day claim is made. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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