Steel Wheels
Album by The Rolling Stones
Release	29 August 1989
Recorded	29 March - 5 May 1989, 15 May - 29 June 1989
Genre(s)	Rock
Length	53:03
Label	Rolling Stones/Virgin
Producer	Chris Kimsey and The Glimmer Twins
Professional reviews
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The Rolling Stones chronology
Dirty Work (1986)	Steel Wheels (1989)	Flashpoint (1991)

Steel Wheels is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1989. Heralded as a major comeback upon its release, the project is notable for the patching up of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' relationship, a reversion to a more classicist style of music and the launching of the band's biggest world tour thus far. It is also founding bassist Bill Wyman's final studio album with The Rolling Stones, preceeding the announcement of his departure in January 1993. Image File history File links SteelWheels89. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group who rose to prominence during the 1960s. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Rolling Stones Records is the record label formed by The Rolling Stones in 1970, after their recording contract with Decca Records expired. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Chris Kimsey is a record producer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones Undercover and Steel Wheels albums. ... The Glimmer Twins is a nickname given to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Stars3of5. ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group who rose to prominence during the 1960s. ... Image File history File links DirtyWork86. ... Dirty Work is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1986. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links SteelWheels89. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flashpoint91. ... Flashpoint is a live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1991. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group who rose to prominence during the 1960s. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mick Jagger, seen here on Box of Pin Ups, 1964. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 in Dartford, Kent, England), is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. ... Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on October 24, 1936) was the bassist for the British rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from its founding in 1962 until 1991. ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group who rose to prominence during the 1960s. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Following the release of 1986's Dirty Work, and Jagger's active pursuit of a solo career, relations between him and the Stones-committed Richards worsened considerably. While Jagger released the tepidly-received Primitive Cool in 1987, Richards recorded Talk is Cheap, his solo debut, which would be released in 1988 to rave reviews. The couple of years largely apart appeared to have healed the wounds sufficiently that they could begin contemplating ressurrecting their partnership - and their band. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dirty Work can be: a classic expose of the role of the CIA in Europe and Africa, edited in two volumes in 1978 and 1979, by Philip Agee a 1989 novel by Larry Brown - see Dirty Work (novel); a Norm MacDonald movie - see Dirty Work (1998); a Rolling Stones album... Primitive Cool is the second solo album by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and was released in 1987. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Keith Richards first solo record resulted from an inabilty to keep The Rolling Stones working after the release of the 1986 album Dirty Work. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Meeting in January 1989, just preceeding The Rolling Stones' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the chemistry between Jagger and Richards easily outshone whatever differences they had and after composing some fifty songs in a matter of weeks, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts were called in to begin recording what would become Steel Wheels, beckoning Undercover co-producer Chris Kimsey to perform the same role. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the foreground The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and institution in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential... Ron Wood performing onstage with The Band in the 1976 film The Last Waltz. ... Charles Robert Charlie Watts (born 2 June 1941, in Islington, London) is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. ... The Rolling Stones-Undercover:Hits Of NBCs Passions 1. ... Chris Kimsey is a record producer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones Undercover and Steel Wheels albums. ...

Recording in Monserrat and London during the spring months, Steel Wheels was designed to emulate a classic Rolling Stones sound, one that forsaked the uncharacteristic synthesizers that - many felt - marred much of Dirty Work and returned them squarely in the context of a guitar-centered rock group. The only real diversion would prove to be "Continental Drift", an Eastern-flavored piece, with the Master Musicians Of Jajouka, that was as much an appreciation of world music as it was a tribute to Brian Jones who had recorded with the same troupe back in 1967. With much of the past disagreements behind them, sessions for Steel Wheels went fairly harmoniously. National motto: Each Endeavouring, All Achieving Location of Montserrat Official language English Political status Non-sovereign, Overseas territory of the U.K Capital Plymouth (abandoned) Governor Deborah Barnes Jones Chief Minister John Osborne Area   - Total   - % water Ranked n/a 91 km² Negligible Population   - Total (2003)   - Density Ranked n/a   - 9... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... The term Eastern can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Brian Jones, creater of The Rolling Stones. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A massive worldwide tour was launched in late August 1989, concurrently with Steel Wheels' arrival and the release of lead single "Mixed Emotions", a partially-biographical reference to Jagger and Richards' recent woes that proved to be The Rolling Stones' last major hit single in the US, reaching #5. (Pundits noted that the song's title could be read as "Mick's Demotion" in reference to Richards' increasing role within the band.) Critical reaction was warm, with Steel Wheels reaching #2 in the UK and #3 in the US where it went double-platinum. Follow-up singles were "Rock And A Hard Place", "Almost Hear You Sigh" and "Terrifying". The mammoth Steel Wheels tour - which finished in mid-1990 after being re-titled Urban Jungle - was an enormous financial success, cementing The Rolling Stones' return to full power. Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... This article is about the year. ...

The album was the Rolling Stones' first digital recording. In 1994, Steel Wheels was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records. In digital recording, the analog signal of a motion-picture/sound is converted into a stream of discrete numbers, representing the changes in air pressure (chroma and luminace values in case of video) through time; thus making an abstract template for the original sound. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. ...

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted. Mick Jagger, seen here on Box of Pin Ups, 1964. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 in Dartford, Kent, England), is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. ...

1. "Sad Sad Sad" - 3:35
2. "Mixed Emotions" - 4:39
3. "Terrifying" - 4:53
4. "Hold On To Your Hat" - 3:32
5. "Hearts For Sale" - 4:40
6. "Blinded By Love" - 4:37
7. "Rock And A Hard Place" - 5:25
8. "Can't Be Seen" - 4:10
9. "Almost Hear You Sigh" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Steve Jordan) - 4:37
10. "Continental Drift" - 5:14
11. "Break The Spell" - 3:07
12. "Slipping Away" - 4:30

Portrayal of shifting continents The concept of continental drift was first proposed by Alfred Wegener. ...

Personnel

• Mick Jagger - guitar, harmonica, vocals, shaker
• Keith Richards - guitars (acoustic, classical), background vocals
• Ron Wood - guitar, guitar (Bass), background vocals
• Bill Wyman - guitar (Bass)
• Charlie Watts - drums
• Matt Clifford - keyboards, piano (Electric), clavinet
• Phil Beer - fiddle, mandolin
• Chuck Leavell - organ, piano, keyboards
• Luis Jardim - percussion
• Kick Horns - horn, brass
• Roddy Corimer - trumpet, brass
• Simon Clarke - brass
• Tim Sanders - brass
• Paul Spong - brass
• Sarah Dash - background vocals
• Lisa Fischer - background vocals
• Bernard Fowler - background vocals
• Lisa Fisher - background vocals
• The Master Musicians Of Jajouka - percussion
• Christopher Marc Potter - engineer

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