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It was originally released as "Wheels"/"Tell the World", but when both sides of the single started to take off, Warwick Record split the single into two: "Wheels"/"Am I Asking Too Much", and "Tell the World"/"For My Angel". [4] The String-A-Longs version sold 7 million copies, while all versions of the song sold 16 million combined. [4]
A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads, often using a syncopated beat resembling the sound of train wheels over train tracks.Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in nearly all musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde.
A UK version of the album featured an alternate cover with a "Space Marine" from the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame. "Iron Wheels" was released as a single. The song was written about and dedicated to Byford's father who worked in the coal mines of Yorkshire.
In 1960, they signed with Petty, who became their manager and brought their songs to Warwick Records. Petty suggested changing their name to The String-A-Longs. "Wheels," was released in December 1960 and became a hit, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The record was the number 8 single of 1961 according to Billboard. [3]
"That Rock Won't Roll" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from the album, Wheels. The song was Restless Heart's fifth country hit and the first of six consecutive number one country singles.
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The Wheel Keeps on Rollin' was Asleep at the Wheel's first studio album since 1985's Pasture Prime not to register on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Speaking about its lack of commercial success, frontman Ray Benson complained that "It's just our bad luck that the album came out at the same time as Garth Brooks' Fresh Horses album and the Beatles' new album [Anthology 1]". [6]