Wheels Are Turnin'

Wheels Are Turnin'
Studio album by
REO Speedwagon
ReleasedNovember 5, 1984 (1984-11-05)
RecordedJanuary–August 1984
StudioRumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
GenreArena rock[1]
Length39:31
LabelEpic
ProducerKevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer
REO Speedwagon chronology
Good Trouble
(1982) 		Wheels Are Turnin'
(1984) 		Life as We Know It
(1987)
Singles from Wheels Are Turnin'
  1. "I Do' Wanna Know"
    Released: October 1984
  2. "Can't Fight This Feeling"
    Released: December 1984[2]
  3. "One Lonely Night"
    Released: March 1985[3]
  4. "Live Every Moment"
    Released: July 1985[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Wheels Are Turnin' is the eleventh studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in November 1984. It reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200. The lead single was "I Do' Wanna Know," which stalled at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] The second single, "Can't Fight This Feeling," was REO's second and longest-running number one single. Other singles released were "One Lonely Night" and "Live Every Moment". These singles also reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #19 and #34, respectively.[6] The singles from the album also had success on other Billboard charts: "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "I Do' Wanna Know" each reached #5 on the Mainstream Rock chart, with "One Lonely Night" reaching #17, and "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "One Lonely Night" reached #3 and #10, respectively on the Adult Contemporary chart.[7][8][9]

Billboard writer Kim Freeman suggested that the release of "I Do' Wanna Know" before "Can't Fight This Feeling" could be regarded as an "oversight."[10] However, lead singer Kevin Cronin, who wrote both songs, disagreed, stating "not all singles are released to be hits."[10] Paul Grein attributed the initial sluggish sales of Wheels Are Turnin' before the release of "Can't Fight This Feeling" to the fact that "I Do' Wanna Know" was not successful with pop radio stations and noted that sales began to take off only after the release of the second single.[11][12]

In 2013, the album was released on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records, with expanded liner notes and photos. The LP version contained a cut-out stroboscope.

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  5. ^ DeGagne, Mike. REO Speedwagon: Wheels Are Turnin' at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100: REO Speedwagon". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  7. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs: REO Speedwagon". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  8. ^ "Adult Contemporary: REO Speedwagon". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  9. ^ "Billboard Top Rock Tracks". Billboard Magazine. November 24, 1984. p. 18. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  10. ^ a b Freeman, Kim (March 16, 1985). "REO Comes Back, Crosses Over". Billboard Magazine. p. 42. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  11. ^ Grein, Paul (January 26, 1985). "Chart Beat". Billboard Magazine. p. 6. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  12. ^ Grein, Paul (March 9, 1985). "Chart Beat". Billboard Magazine. p. 6. Retrieved 2016-10-04.