Wide River is the fifteenth album by American rock band the Steve Miller Band, released in 1993. The title track was their last Billboard Hot 100 single, peaking at No. 64. It is their last album of original material to date, and would also be their last studio album until Bingo! in 2010. As of 2010, sales in the United States have exceeded 258,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5] It was re-released on vinyl by Sailor Records in 2016. In addition, May 24, 2019 saw the re-release again of Wide River on exclusive translucent light blue vinyl, by UMe Label, and on black vinyl.

Wide River
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1993
GenreRock
Length53:08
LabelSailor/Polydor
ProducerSteve Miller
Steve Miller Band chronology
Born 2 B Blue
(1988)
Wide River
(1993)
Bingo!
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Rolling Stone[2]
The Village VoiceC[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wide River"Chris McCarty, Steve Miller4:00
2."Midnight Train"McCarty, Miller, Kenny Lee Lewis4:20
3."Blue Eyes"Miller, Les Dudek, Rocket Richotte5:10
4."Lost in Your Eyes"Leo Sidran3:47
5."Perfect World"Sidran5:30
6."Horse and Rider"McCarty, Miller4:10
7."Circle of Fire"David Denny3:46
8."Conversation"Sidran, Miller4:11
9."Cry Cry Cry"Miller4:19
10."Stranger Blues"Elmore James, Bobby Robinson4:30
11."Walks Like a Lady"Sidran, Miller3:58
12."All Your Love (I Miss Loving)"Otis Rush5:17

Personnel

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  • Steve Miller – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing
  • Billy Peterson – bass guitar, piano
  • Gordy Knutson – drums, percussion
  • Bob Mallach – saxophone
  • Norton Buffalo – harmonica
Additional personnel
Production
  • Steve Wiese – recording engineer, mixing
  • Rick Fisher – recording engineer

Notes

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  1. ^ "Wide River - Steve Miller Band - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Steve Miller Band: Wide River : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 23, 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2017 – via Google Books.