REO Speedwagon - Wheels Are Turnin' (30th anniversary)

Today (November 5th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Wheels Are Turnin', the eleventh studio album from REO Speedwagon. The album spent forty-nine weeks on the US Billboard Album chart with a top spot of number 7.

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REO Speedwagon - Wheels Are Turnin'

Happy birthday to guitarist/singer/songwriter Gary Richrath (born October 18th, 1949). In November of 1984, Richrath and his band REO Speedwagon released their eleventh studio album Wheels Are Turnin’. The record was certified Platinum in both the US and Canada; it made it as high as number 7 on the US Billboard Album chart and number 15 in Canada.

Side one opens with “I Do’ Wanna Know”, the first single from the album. It went to number 29 on the US Billboard Top 40 and number 5 on the US Rock charts. This song has a rollicking, up-tempo energy that makes it fun. It is the type of song that makes want to roll down the windows and crank the stereo up to share with everyone around.