Taking the Wheel

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Taking the Wheel
Taking the Wheel by David Campbell.jpg
Studio album by
David Campbell
ReleasedSeptember 1997
RecordedElectric Avenue Studios Sydney, Australia
June/July 1997
Genre Pop music Jazz music, Stage and Screen
Length51:37
Label Polydor Records
Producer John Derry, Les Solomon, Mike Duffy
David Campbell chronology
Yesterday Is Now
(1997)		Taking the Wheel
(1997)		 Shout! The Legend of The Wild One
(2001)

Taking the Wheel is the second studio album by Australian singer David Campbell. The album was released in September 1997. There are three generations of songwriters represented on the recording - from musical theater masters like George Gershwin, Burton Lane to pop icons of more recent years like Paul Simon and Peter Allen and a new generation of writers.

Contents

Campbell's dad Jimmy Barnes suggested the song "It Will Always Be You", written by (Don Walker. In an interview with The New York Times, Campbell said; "This recording has been a great experience for me because I've had to trust myself and trust what I was hearing in my head - without being ignorant of the people around me and their advice, The buck stopped with me everywhere" adding "Every song has to mean something to me or there's no use singing it". [1]

Review

The New York Times said "the emotional center of the recording is "Yard Sale", a quiet story song, written by Tom Anderson, about a young man getting rid of his possessions before facing life's final battle. Campbell follows it on the CD with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" which emotionally supports the song that proceeds it. The spirituality and uplifting nature of the Paul Simon classic comes through in a way that is new and surprising, even for those who have listened to the song for years." [2]

Track listing

Taking the Wheel CD/Cassette (537936-2)
  1. "Grateful" (John Bucchino) - 4:38
  2. "Gentle Souls And Tender Hearted Fools" (John Bucchino) - 3:27
  3. "It Will Always Be You" (Don Walker) - 3:58
  4. "I Honestly Love You" (Jeff Barry, Peter Allen) - 3:17
  5. "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) - 3:12
  6. "The Nearness Of You" / "Not A Day Goes By" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington, Stephen Sondheim) - 5:06
  7. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) - 2:38
  8. "Never Really Mine To Lose" (Ann Hampton Callaway, Lindy Robbins) - 4:03
  9. "Storybook" (Frank Wildhorn, Nan Knighton) - 3:10
  10. "Yard Sale" (Tom Andersen) - 5:43
  11. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) - 4:09
  12. "Taking The Wheel" (John Bucchino) - 3:54
  13. "Just Where They Should Be" (Craig Carnelia) - 4:45
  14. "It Will Always Be You" (Acoustic Version) 4:43

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References

  1. ↑ "Taking The Wheel Review". davidcampbell.awardspace.com. 12 September 1997. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Taking The Wheel Review". davidcampbell.awardspace.com. 12 September 1997. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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