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In August that year, the song topped the Billboard Easy Listening chart for two weeks. [3] It was also a crossover hit, reaching No.45 on the US R&B chart. "Spinning Wheel" was nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 1970 ceremony, winning in the category Best Instrumental Arrangement. The arranger for the song was the band's saxophonist, Fred ...
It is often described to be a spinning song, that is, a song that would be sung while spinning at the spinning wheel. It is frequently described as being of Dutch origin, and there is a bit of folklore that says Dutch mothers used it to teach their daughters to spin with the particular aim of finding a good husband.
In Britain, "Spin That Wheel" was first issued in January 1990 and reached #69, but became a bigger hit when re-released that September, peaking at #15. [2] In the USA the song reached #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 , [ 3 ] #8 on Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales , [ 4 ] #3 on Hot Dance Club Play [ 5 ] and #39 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs .
A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn. Spinning wheel may also refer to: "Spinning Wheel" (song), a song by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears; Spinning Wheel, a 1984 Chinese film; Spinning wheel (animation), a type of throbber in computer graphics; Spinning Wheel (Asheville, North Carolina), a historic building
"Spin the Wheel" "Spin the Wheel" (Groovefinder edit) "All I Want Is You" (Live acoustic) CD2 also includes the video for "Spin the Wheel", plus a 'Behind the Scenes' documentary about the making of the video.
Spin the Wheel may refer to: Spin the Wheel (game show), 2019 American game show; Spin the Wheel, 2004 album by Bellefire Spin the Wheel (Bellefire song) Spin the Wheel, 1997 song by The Blackeyed Susans on Spin the Bottle; Spin The Wheel, Make the Deal, a professional wrestling match type
The Spinning Wheel is also the title/subject of a classic Irish folk song by John Francis Waller. [51] [52] A traditional Irish folk song, Túirne Mháire, is generally sung in praise of the spinning wheel, [53] but was regarded by Mrs Costelloe, who collected it, [54] as "much corrupted", and may have had a darker narrative. It is widely ...
Spin the Wheel is the second album by the Irish girl group, Bellefire. [1] It was released in Asia around July 2004 and the singles garnered high radio airplay and chart positioning. This led to the band touring Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hong Kong.