Wonder Wheel (album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 25, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Studio | Magic Shop, New York City | |||
| Genre | Klezmer, Folk | |||
| Length | 50:55 | |||
| Label | Shout! Studios | |||
| Producer | Nora Guthrie | |||
| The Klezmatics chronology | ||||
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| Susan McKeown chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | [2] |
| Klezmer Shack | A+[3] |
Wonder Wheel is a 2006 album by neo-Klezmer band The Klezmatics with Susan McKeown. The album was released by Shout! Studios on July 25, 2006. Wonder Wheel features previously unpublished tracks by the legendary folk-singer Woody Guthrie which were unrecorded during his life.
The album achieved critical and commercial success, topping the Billboard World Albums Chart,[4] and winning the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Woody Guthrie.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come When I Call You" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Mermaid's Avenue" | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Headdy Down" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Gonna Get Through This World" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Pass Away" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Holy Ground" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Goin' Away to Sea" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "From Here on In" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Wheel of Life" | 5:23 |
| 10. | "Condorbird" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Orange Blossom Ring" | 3:37 |
| 12. | "Heaven" | 6:08 |
| Total length: | 50:55 | |
See also
- Woody Guthrie Foundation
- Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah (2006)
- Mermaid Avenue (1998)
- Man in the Sand (1999)
- Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (2000)
- The Works (2008)
- New Multitudes (2012)
- Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (2012)
References
- ^ "Wonder Wheel – The Klezmatics". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Klezmatics: Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie – Album review". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ KlezmerShack review
- ^ "About the Klezmatics". The Klezmatics. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ "The Klezmatics Biography". NME. Retrieved November 2, 2010.