Wonder Wheel (album)

Wonder Wheel
Studio album by
The Klezmatics
ReleasedJuly 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)
Recorded2005–2006
StudioMagic Shop, New York City
GenreKlezmer, Folk
Length50:55
LabelShout! Studios
ProducerNora Guthrie
The Klezmatics chronology
Brother Moses Smote the Water
(2004) 		Wonder Wheel
(2006) 		Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah
(2006)
Susan McKeown chronology
Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs
(2006) 		Wonder Wheel
(2006) 		Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
Klezmer ShackA+[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 Wonder Wheel features previously unpublished tracks by the legendary folk-singer Woody Guthrie which were unrecorded during his life.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.

Wonder Wheel track listing
No.TitleLength
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

References

  1. ^ "Wonder Wheel – The Klezmatics". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Klezmatics: Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie – Album review". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  3. ^ KlezmerShack review
  4. ^ "About the Klezmatics". The Klezmatics. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "The Klezmatics Biography". NME. Retrieved November 2, 2010.


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