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Heart Like a Wheel is the fifth solo studio album by Linda Ronstadt, released in November 1974.It was Ronstadt's last album to be released by Capitol Records.At the time of its recording, Ronstadt had already moved to Asylum Records and released her first album there; due to contractual obligations, though, Heart Like a Wheel was released by Capitol.
"Heart Like a Wheel" is a song by English synth-pop band The Human League. It was the first single to be taken from the Romantic? album (1990), and was written by former band member Jo Callis with Eugene Reynolds (of the Rezillos) and features vocals by Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley; with synthesizer by Neil Sutton.
Although Circle of Love was certified Gold for sales of 500,000 units in December 1981 [3] the album, with its lead single "Heart Like a Wheel" only managing to reach #24 in the US (and #17 in Canada), was a commercial disappointment in contrast to the band's three preceding albums which had all reached million-selling Platinum status. [4] [5] [6]
The song was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1974 Heart Like a Wheel album. This version was used in James Cameron's 1989 movie, The Abyss. The Byrds recorded the song during the sessions for their 1970 album and performed the song live throughout that same year.
Linda Ronstadt covered the song on her 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel, reaching No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [12] Her version won her the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.
Buoyed in part by the success of "You're No Good", the album Heart Like a Wheel, which was released in late 1974, was a major success, eventually going double Platinum and topping the Billboard album chart. It was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
She broke through commercially with the 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel. It spawned the successful singles "You're No Good", "When Will I Be Loved" and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore". It was followed by 1975's Prisoner in Disguise and 1976's Hasten Down the Wind, which both followed a similar country rock formula. [2]
"Faithless Love" is a song written by JD Souther and first recorded and released by Linda Ronstadt on her 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel. Souther's recording appears on his 1976 album Black Rose. American country music artist Glen Campbell's version of the song was released in June 1984 as the lead single from the album Letter to Home.