Get Behind the Wheel

Get Behind the Wheel
Studio album by Eilen Jewell
Released	May 5, 2023 (2023-05-05)
Studio	Audio Lab (Garden City, Idaho) Kimbrough Super Service (Nashville) [1]
Genre	Country, Blues [2]
Length	41:27
Label	Signature Sounds
Producer	Eilen Jewell, Will Kimbrough
Eilen Jewell chronology
Gypsy (2019) Get Behind the Wheel (2023)

Get Behind the Wheel is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell. Produced by Jewell and her band, and Will Kimbrough, and recorded at Audio Lab in Garden City, Idaho and Kimbrough Super Service in Nashville, it was released on May 5, 2023, through Signature Sounds. Reviewers gave the album favorable marks, highlighting Jewell's ability to "innovatively mine blues, country, and folk playbooks", ^[2] while demonstrating resilience following the breakup of her marriage to bandmate Jason Beek. ^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Eilen Jewell except (6, 7). ^[1]

1. "Alive" - 4:24
2. "Crooked River" - 3:53
3. "Lethal Love" - 3:06
4. "Come Home Soon" - 2:44
5. "Winnemucca" - 4:17
6. "Could You Would You" (Van Morrison) - 3:16
7. "Breakaway" (Jackie DeShannon, Shari K. Sheeley) - 3:37
8. "You Were a Friend of Mine" - 3:38
9. "Outsiders" - 3:50
10. "Silver Wheels and Wings" - 3:19
11. "The Bitter End" - 5:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^{[1] [4]}

Musicians

• Jason Beek – drums, vocals (2, 5–7), percussion (3)
• Steve Fulton – wurlitzer (4), vocals (5, 7), organ (6)
• Eilen Jewell – vocals, harmonica (2); acoustic guitar (5, 8, 10, 11), organ (11)
• Fats Kaplin – pedal steel (2, 5, 10)
• Will Kimbrough – electric guitar (1, 6), acoustic guitar (2, 10), mandolin (10), keyboard (1, 3, 7, 9, 11), percussion (1, 4–7, 11); vocals (7), baritone guitar (7, 9)
• Jerry Miller – electric guitar
• Matt Murphy – upright bass

Production

• Eilen Jewell – producer
• Eilen Jewell Band – producer
• Will Kimbrough – producer
• Steve Fulton – engineering
• Justin Pizzoferrato – mixing
• Jim DeMain – mastering
• Beth Herzhaft – photography
• Meghan Dewar – design

References

1. Get Behind the Wheel (CD digisleeve). Signature Sounds Recordings. 2023. SIG-CD-2149.
2. Amen, John (May 2, 2023). "ALBUM REVIEW: Eilen Jewell Drives Forward with 'Get Behind the Wheel'". No Depressiom. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
3. Horowitz, Hal (May 4, 2023). "Review: After a Tumultuous Few Years, Eilen Jewell Drives Her Diverse Noir Roots on 'Get Behind the Wheel'". American Songwriter. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
4. "Get Behind the Wheel - Eilen Jewell". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2026.

External links

• Get Behind the Wheel at Discogs (list of releases)
• Get Behind the Wheel at MusicBrainz (list of releases)