Description REO SPEEDWAGON Wheels are turnin' EPIC Records QE 39593 (1984 1st Ed.) TracklistA1I Do'wanna Know4:12A2One Lonely Night3:20A3Thru The Window5:01A4Rock 'N Roll Star3:40A5Live Every Moment4:56 B1Can't Fight This FeelingOrchestrated By – Bill CuomoOrchestrated By – Bill Cuomo4:54B2Gotta Feel More4:26B3Break His Spell2:57B4Wheels Are Turnin'5:47 *(all photos are of the actual item)Mastered At – Future DiscManufactured By – Epic RecordsAcoustic Guitar – Kevin* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4)Backing Vocals – Kevin* (tracks: A1 to A5, B3, B4), Richard Page (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B4), Tom Kelly (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B4), Tommy Funderburk (tracks: A1, A5)Bass – Bruce*Congas – Steve Forman (tracks: A5)Drums – Alan*Electric Guitar – Gary* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4)Lead Guitar, Guitar [Wah-wah] – Gary* (tracks: A3)Lead Vocals – Kevin*Mastered By – Steve HallOrgan – Neal* (tracks: A1, A4)Percussion – Steve Forman (tracks: A3)Piano – Neal* (tracks: A5, B1, B3, B4)Rhythm Guitar – Kevin* (tracks: A3)Shaker – Steve Forman (tracks: A3, A5, B4)Synthesizer – Neal* (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B2)Words By, Music By – Bruce Hall (tracks: A3), Gary Richrath (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Jeffrey B. Hall (tracks: A3), Kevin Cronin (tracks: A1, A4 to B2, B4), Neal Doughty (tracks: A2), Tom Kelly (tracks: A4, B2)Notes℗ © 1984 CBS Inc. Custom inner sleeve contains stroboscopic wheel, credits, & lyrics. Recorded & mixed January through August 1984 at Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles, CA. Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): AL 39593Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): BL 39593Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch): PAL-39593-1C FUTURE DISC Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch): PBL-39593-1 M Wheels are turnin' is the eleventh studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in November 1984. It is their second best-selling album, tied with Good Trouble, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard 200. The lead single was "I Do' Wanna Know," which stalled at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. 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. 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. 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." However, lead singer Kevin Cronin, who wrote both songs, disagreed, stating "not all singles are released to be hits." 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. 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. (Wikipedia) AllMusic Review by Mike DeGagne Wheels Are Turnin' blends clear, crisp ballads with high-energy pop/rock, which eventually gave REO Speedwagon four Top 40 singles, the same amount as Hi Infidelity credited them with four years earlier. Kevin Cronin's writing is rock-solid, a delightful turnaround from 1982's Good Trouble album. As one of the band's best ballads, "Can't Fight This Feeling" puts an elegant piano riff in front of Cronin's earnest voice, presenting REO with its second number one single, while "I Do' Wanna Know" is a turbulent ride of clean-cut guitar and up-and-down piano that comes off as well-crafted pop with a bite. Every track has the band sounding sharper and more alive, with even the less-extravagant material like "Break His Spell" and "Thru the Window" emanating merit. "One Lonely Night" throws the spotlight on Cronin's voice, proving that his expertise at carrying out the slow stuff hasn't dwindled, while "Live Every Moment" rounds out the last of the singles from the album, hitting number 34 in August of 1985, eight months after Wheels Are Turnin' achieved its number-seven mark on the U.S. charts. With production, songwriting, and tight instrumentation wisely dished out in equal portions, Wheels Are Turnin' was evidence that REO Speedwagon could still make some gratifying rock & roll.