Wheels Are Turnin’

The early signs were not good.

I Do’ Wanna Know, the rollicking first single from Wheels Are Turnin’, was considered a flop when it peaked at No.29 in the US. But with the second single, REO had their biggest ever hit. Can’t Fight This Feeling was the No.1 song in America for three weeks in 1985, and more than 30 years later it stands tall as one of the all-time great power ballads.

The album had its weak spots – not least the flimsy Break His Spell. But in Live Every Moment, a song radiating good vibes, and in Can’t Fight This Feeling, REO again demonstrated a mastery of high-class melodic rock.