Wheels (The Road Hammers album)

Wheels
Studio album by
The Road Hammers
ReleasedJune 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)
GenreCountry rock
Length41:14
LabelOpen Road
The Road Hammers chronology
The Road Hammers II
(2009) 		Wheels
(2014) 		The Squeeze
(2017)
Singles from Wheels
  1. "Get On Down the Road"
    Released: October 2013
  2. "Mud"
    Released: February 2014
  3. "I've Been Everywhere"
    Released: September 2014
  4. "Hillbilly Highway"
    Released: January 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Top Country[1]

Wheels is the third studio album by Canadian country music group The Road Hammers. Released on June 3, 2014, via Open Road Recordings,[2] the album includes the singles "Get On Down the Road", "Mud" and "I've Been Everywhere".[3]

Critical reception

Shenieka Russell-Metcalf of Top Country gave the album four and a half stars out of five, writing that "they have managed to infuse southern rock and country perfectly" and "this album is packed with eleven tracks that are more than worth the wait."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wheels"Scott Baggett, Jason McCoy, Jeffrey Steele3:40
2."I've Been Everywhere"Geoff Mack4:18
3."Mud" (featuring Jeffrey Steele)Baggett, McCoy, Steele3:01
4."Get On Down the Road"David Lee Murphy, Rivers Rutherford, Chuck Wicks3:15
5."Rollin' of a Ramblin' Man"Willie Mack, McCoy2:52
6."Hillbilly Highway" (featuring Colt Ford)Steve Earle, Jimmy Hinson4:11
7."Roll On Down the Highway" (featuring Fred Turner)Randy Bachman, Fred Turner4:14
8."You're My Highway"Clayton Bellamy, Chris Byrne, Mack, McCoy2:47
9."Wide Open"Gilles Godard, Mack, McCoy3:32
10."Annie"Bellamy, Byrne, McCoy6:19
11."Fender Benders"Baggett, Bellamy, Byrne, McCoy3:05
Total length:41:14

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 21

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
CAN Country
[5] 		CAN
[6]
2013 "Get On Down the Road" 12 82
2014 "Mud" 16 68
"I've Been Everywhere" 27 —
2015 "Hillbilly Highway" 43 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ a b Russell-Metcalf, Shenieka (June 6, 2014). "Reviewed: The Road Hammers' "Wheels"". Top Country. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Van Evra, Jennifer (May 27, 2014). "First Play: The Road Hammers, Wheels". CBC Music. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Dedekker, Jeff (July 8, 2014). "It's all about the show for The Road Hammers". Leader-Post. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Road Hammers Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "The Road Hammers Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  6. ^ "The Road Hammers Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.