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Genre: Folk Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 27-APR-1994

Track Listing

1. Driving Home
2. Silver Lining
3. Music in My Room
4. Frequently Wrong But Never in Doubt
5. Don't Forget the Guns
6. Act of Nature
7. 75 Septembers
8. Spring
9. Bad Connection
10. When Fall Comes to New England
11. Orbiting Jupiter
12. Almost

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43979 in Music
• Brand: WHEELER,CHERYL
• Released on: 1993-10-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.com essential recording
With Rounder Records, Cheryl Wheeler found a home. With her first recording for the label, Wheeler steps to the plate and swings with confidence. Don't let the hilarious cover art fool you: from the atmospheric title tune to the gliding hooks in "Silver Lining" to the anti-gun hillbilly honk "Don't Forget the Guns" (with Alison Krauss on harmony vocals), this is a singer/songwriter tour de force. "75 Septembers" has a powerful sweep. An accordion adds a nice touch to a pair of tunes, including the bayou-flavored "Spring." And her paean to her adopted homeland, "When Fall Comes to New England," has become a performance staple. Jonathan Edwards, who produced her first two albums, wisely opts for a spare setting this time out, allowing her songs to shine through. Yet another sterling collection from one of the most sage and sly singer/songwriters on the circuit. --Robert Baird

Customer Reviews

The one CD that I take on....
Cheryl Wheeler's Driving Home is the one CD that I take on every road trip. It is perhaps my favorite albumn ever. Wheeler is the epitome of a singer/songwriter. I love her voice and the folk-style music is great, but her meaningful lyrics are what truly set her apart. Listening to "When Fall Comes to New England" is like reading a book of poetry. I smile through upbeat "Spring" (I especially love the bridge), weep through the haunting ballad "Almost", and laugh during the satirical (but serious social statement) "Don't Forgent the Guns". This is, in my opinion, her most diverse and best overall album. I love everything she's done, but if you could only buy one of her albums or want to select a good gift...then this is my vote.

This is one of my favorite discs.
This is definitely one of my favorite discs. The songs run the full range, from ballad to satire. Every song shows wit and wisdom. Even my least favorite cut, "Orbiting Jupiter", is worth listening to. There is something for everyone.

"Driving Home", the first cut, makes you want to sit and listen, which is probably the message of the song. It sets the tone for the whole collection, which could get a bit heavy. Could. It's broken up nicely by "Don't Forget the Guns", which is a laugh out loud song (and probably reflects best Ms. Wheeler's stage persona--if you have a chance to see her live, take it), and I'm sure it's high on Chuck Heston's top 40. My favorite line from the whole collection comes from this song: "When we pack picnic lunches that's not all we'll bring along/'Cause we'll be packing 45's case anything goes wrong."

My favorite song from the collection is probably "Music In My Room", which brought back childhood memories.

I can't say for sure how many times I've listened to this collection. Were it in album form, I would have worn it out long ago, this I know.

Turn Up the Volume and Turn Off the Lights
I have owned this album for about ten years now and I can honestly say I never get tired of listening to it from beginning to end. Cheryl Wheeler is an awesome storyteller as well as musician. My favorite track off the album is "Act of Nature". The song chronicles the development of a storm on the literal level but also deals with the break-up of a relationship if you listen more closely. There is a little something for everyone: toe tappers like Spring, Music In My Room, Don't Forget the Guns; sentimental slow songs like: Driving Home, 75 Septembers, and Almost. I have seen Cheryl live on a couple of occasions, a treat not to be missed.