Wheels (Restless Heart album)

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Wheels
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 1986 (1986-10-31)
Studio The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee); Sound Stage Studios and OmniSound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre Country
Length36:35
Label RCA Nashville
Producer
Restless Heart chronology
Restless Heart
(1985)
Wheels
(1986)
Big Dreams in a Small Town
(1988)
Singles from Wheels
  1. "That Rock Won't Roll"
    Released: August 9, 1986
  2. "I'll Still Be Loving You"
    Released: January 1987
  3. "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)"
    Released: April 1987
  4. "Wheels"
    Released: October 26, 1987
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Wheels is the second studio album by the American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Nashville in October 1986. "That Rock Won't Roll", "I'll Still Be Loving You" (#33 US Top 100), "New York (Hold Her Tight)", "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)" and the title track were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart [2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wheels" Dave Loggins 3:48
2."That Rock Won't Roll" Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill 3:31
3."I'll Still Be Loving You" Todd Cerney, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch 4:18
4."Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)" Randy Sharp, Donny Lowery3:00
5."Hummingbird" Tim DuBois, Greg Jennings2:59
6."The Boy's on a Roll"DuBois, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis4:00
7."Hard Time" Larry Stewart, DuBois, Michael Noble3:37
8."Victim of the Game"DuBois, Gregg, Jennings3:48
9."New York (Hold Her Tight)" Van Stephenson, Austin Roberts 3:44
10."We Owned This Town"DuBois, Gregg, Jennings4:09

Personnel

Restless Heart

Additional Musicians

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1
U.S. Billboard 20073

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