Wheels (Dan Tyminski album)

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Wheels
Dan Tyminski Wheels album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 2008
Genre Bluegrass
Length36:27
Label Rounder
Dan Tyminski chronology
Carry Me Across the Mountain
(2000)
Wheels
(2008)

Wheels is the third studio album by American bluegrass musician Dan Tyminski. The album peaked at number 1 on the Top Bluegrass Albums chart. It won the 2009 International Bluegrass Music Award for Album of the Year and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Contents

Background

Wheels was released on Rounder Records as part of the Dan Tyminski band in 2008, during a break from playing with the Lonesome River Band. Tyminski played Martin and Bourgeois guitars and Sim Daley played mandolins. Additional personnel includes Adam Steffey on mandolin and Barry Bales on bass. [1] The album won the 2009 International Bluegrass Music Award for Album of the Year and was also nominated for a Grammy. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Wheels"2:58
2."Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On"2:21
3."Making Hay"3:57
4."Who Showed Who"3:22
5."It All Comes Down to You"2:40
6."How Long Is This Train"2:57
7."I Ain't Taking You Back No More"2:56
8."Heads You Win Tails I Lose"3:41
9."How Many Times"2:31
10."The One You Lean On"2:42
11."Knock Knock!"1:53
12."Some Early Morning"4:29

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard) [3] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 32
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 10

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References

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