The Wheel is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash. Most of the songs on the album reflected Cash's feelings on embarking on a new relationship (with music producer John Leventhal, whom she would eventually marry) after the dissolution of her marriage to Rodney Crowell. Though neither of its two singles, "The Wheel" and "You Won't Let Me In", charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, the album received considerable critical acclaim. A video was produced for "The Wheel".
| The Wheel | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 19, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | N/A | |||
| Genre | Country, folk | |||
| Length | 44:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Track listing
editAll songs by Rosanne Cash, except where noted.
- "The Wheel" – 4:20
- "Seventh Avenue" (Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal) – 5:14
- "Change Partners" – 3:41
- "Sleeping in Paris" – 4:06
- "You Won't Let Me In" – 4:31
- "From the Ashes" – 3:58
- "The Truth About You" (Cash, Leventhal) – 2:29
- "Tears Falling Down" (Cash, Leventhal) – 3:27
- "Roses in the Fire" – 3:25
- "Fire of the Newly Alive" (Cash, Leventhal) – 4:28
- "If There's a God on My Side" – 4:51
Musicians
edit- Rosanne Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Benmont Tench – piano, keyboards
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – background vocals
- Patty Larkin – background vocals
- Marc Cohn – harmony vocals
- Bruce Cockburn – harmony vocals
- John Leventhal – guitars, mandolin, bass guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, background vocals
- Steuart Smith – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Lincoln Shleifer – bass guitar
- Zev Katz – bass guitar, acoustic bass
- Frank Vilardi – drums, percussion
- Steve Gaboury – organ
- Charlie Giordano – accordion
- Dennis McDermott – drums
- Tommy Malone – harmony vocals
- Catherine Russell – background vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 160 |
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Wheel – Rosanne Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Rosanne Cash: The Wheel". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 51. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ Browne, David (March 12, 1993). "The Wheel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ Moon, Tom (March 18, 1993). "Rosanne Cash: The Wheel". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ McGee, David (2004). "Rosanne Cash". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 149–150. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.