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The song, released as a single in 1969, peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July that year, remaining in the runner-up position for three weeks. [1] "Spinning Wheel" was kept out of the no. 1 position by both "The Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" by Henry Mancini and "In the Year 2525" by Zager and Evans. [2]
[1] The lyrics describe how the wheels of fortune keep changing so that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. Nevada State Journal critic Pat O'Driscoll found "Wheels of Fortune" to be generally in the typical Doobie Brothers' style, with "layers of strumming rhythm guitars ", but that it also incorporated jazz elements. [ 2 ]
In an unfortunate turn, their manager gave a copy of the album to the KNAC radio station in Los Angeles, where the lead single "Spinning Wheel" started to get heavy airplay. But the band were unable to release it either as a single or an album and despite playing to packed audiences there, they were unable to capitalize on this popularity.
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M.F. Horn Two is a 1972 big band jazz album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson.It features cover versions of many songs that were popular in the years leading up to its production, including: "Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes, "Country Road" by James Taylor, "Mother" by John Lennon, "Spinning Wheel" by David Clayton-Thomas and "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. [2]
Writing for Allmusic, critic Al Campbell wrote, "Super Hits samples ten tracks recorded by Blood, Sweat & Tears for Columbia Records in the late '60s and early '70s and includes the original versions of "Spinning Wheel," "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "And When I Die." Ultimately, this collection isn't as detailed as Blood, Sweat & Tears ...
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Yet, the song was re-titled as "Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel" [10] [11] Howard's version was released as a single by Decca in December 1971. [ 11 ] Cash Box found the lyrics had "a lot to say" and called the arrangement "smooth" [ 12 ] while Record World thought it had a "very very likable melody". [ 10 ]