Album
Wheels of Steel
Wheels of Steel: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 38:16Tracklist
- 1Motorcycle ManByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:54
- 2Stand Up and Be CountedByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:05
- 3747 (Strangers in the Night)Byford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:54
- 4Wheels of SteelByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn5:55
- 5Freeway MadByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn2:42
- 6See the Light ShiningByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:50
- 7Street Fighting GangByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:09
- 8Suzie Hold OnByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:29
- 9Machine GunByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn5:17
- Produced by
- Pete Hinton, Saxon
- Recorded at
- Ramport Studios (London)
- Recorded
- February 1980
- Engineered by
- Will Reid-Dick
- Labels
- Fame, Carrere
- Length
- 38:16
Line-up
- Biff Byford · percussion, lead vocals
- Steve Dawson · bass guitar
- Pete Gill · drums (drum set), percussion
- Graham Oliver · guitar
- Paul Quinn · guitar
Singles
- “Wheels of Steel” · 14 March 1980
- “747 (Strangers in the Night)” · June 1980
- “Suzie Hold On” · September 1980
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1980 | 5 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2025 | 15 |
| Swedish Albums · 1980 | 36 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2018 | 38 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Gold |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
55.8
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
1.7k
ListenBrainz listeners
40k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
512
Deezer fans (all editions)
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1980-04-03 vs 1980-07-25 (musicbrainz), 1980-05-05 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 July 1980 | ignored lone early release dated 1980-04-03 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 3 April 1980 | |
| Wikidata | 5 May 1980 | |
| US release | 1980 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1980 | earliest UK or European date |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GB | Carrère | other | |
| 1980 | GB | Fame | other | |
| 1980 | US | Carrère | other | |
| 3 April 1980 | FR | Carrère | original | |
| 25 July 1980 | JP | Carrère | other | |
| 1990 | GB | Parlophone | 077779211623 | other |
| 28 September 1994 | JP | EMI | 4988006700970 | other |
| 15 February 2006 | JP | EMI | 4988006838901 | other |
| 2009 | XE | EMI | 5099969444524 | other |
| 23 February 2009 | XW | Union Square Music | 5099969444555 | remaster |
| 2012 | GB | Back on Black | 803341343719 | other |
| 2018 | XE | BMG | 4050538358575 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1400×1400 | upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 599×600 | upscaled |