Wheels (Restless Heart album)

Wheels
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 1986 (1986-10-31)
StudioThe Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee); Sound Stage Studios and OmniSound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
GenreCountry
Length36:35
LabelRCA Nashville
Producer
Restless Heart chronology
Restless Heart
(1985)
Wheels
(1986)
Big Dreams in a Small Town
(1988)
Singles from Wheels
  1. "That Rock Won't Roll"
    Released: August 9, 1986
  2. "I'll Still Be Loving You"
    Released: January 1987
  3. "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)"
    Released: April 1987
  4. "Wheels"
    Released: October 26, 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Wheels is the second studio album by the American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Nashville in October 1986. "That Rock Won't Roll", "I'll Still Be Loving You" (#33 US Top 100), "New York (Hold Her Tight)", "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)" and the title track were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wheels"Dave Loggins3:48
2."That Rock Won't Roll"Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill3:31
3."I'll Still Be Loving You"Todd Cerney, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch4:18
4."Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)"Randy Sharp, Donny Lowery3:00
5."Hummingbird"Tim DuBois, Greg Jennings2:59
6."The Boy's on a Roll"DuBois, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis4:00
7."Hard Time"Larry Stewart, DuBois, Michael Noble3:37
8."Victim of the Game"DuBois, Gregg, Jennings3:48
9."New York (Hold Her Tight)"Van Stephenson, Austin Roberts3:44
10."We Owned This Town"DuBois, Gregg, Jennings4:09

Personnel

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Restless Heart

  • John Dittrich – drums, vocals
  • Paul Gregg – bass, vocals
  • Dave Innis – keyboards, vocals
  • Greg Jennings – guitars, vocals
  • Larry Stewart – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, string arrangements (9)

Additional Musicians

  • Hollis Halford – Synclavier
  • Mart Morse – Synclavier
  • Ray Christensen – cello (9)
  • Gary Vanosdale – viola (9)
  • George Binkley III – violin (9)
  • Carl Gorodetzky – violin (9)
  • Tim DuBois – string arrangements (9)
  • Scott Hendricks – string arrangements (9)
  • Alan Moore – string arrangements (9)

Production

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  • Restless Heart – producers
  • Tim DuBois – producer
  • Scott Hendricks – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Mark Behling – assistant engineer
  • J. T. Cantwell – assistant engineer
  • Chris Hammond – assistant engineer
  • Daniel Johnston – assistant engineer
  • Bill Whittington – assistant engineer
  • Chuck Ainlay – mix assistant
  • Keith Odle – mix assistant
  • Carlos Grier – mastering
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Ted Jensen - Mastering Original CD pressing
  • Bill Brunt – art direction, design
  • Greg Gorman – photography
  • Charles McCallen – photo tinting
  • Mixed at The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee).
  • Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).

Chart performance

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 73

References

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