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Cheryl Wheeler - Circles & Arrows Audio CD

A fair review of the Cheryl Wheeler "Circles & Arrows" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Cheryl Wheeler reviews here, or go back to the Cheryl Wheeler tabs.

Cheryl Wheeler Band: Cheryl Wheeler
Title: Circles & Arrows
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Release Date: 1995-02-21
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I Know This Town 2: Hard Line to Draw 3: Aces 4: Estate Sale 5: Don't Wanna 6: Northern Girl 7: Soon as I Find My Voice 8: Miss You More Than I'm Mad 9: Moonlight and Roses 10: When You're Gone 11: Arrow

Essential Cheryl Wheeler; Essential Folk!
Beautifully written, poignant songs. Sets the standard for contemporary singer/songwriter folk music. Includes Cheryl's classic "Northern Girl" and perhaps the best written song ever, "Arrow" (this version containing the additional fiddle arrangement). Cheryl's songs are simple, yet capture you immediately in their universal themes.

New to folk music? Start and end with Cheryl Wheeler! .


Not surprised (sorta)
Taking the time occasionally to rate songs that often play in background. All the previous reviews echo my sentiments, but more exactly and the reason I came shopping here;
I have been moving my CD library onto my Mac. I've always loved this particular album, but I realized that THIS collection "Circles & Arrows" had acquired TOP ranking (of several hundred) with 7 tracks @ five stars and 4 tracks @ four stars. Noteworthy accomplishment on Cheryl's part.
I personally think there are relatively few that could cover her works with the rare balance of strong and masterfully blended musicianship coupled with her personal style and (awsome) voice exibited herein. BTW- Arrow is remarkable.


an unsung hero
If it were the only song she ever wrote, it would be enough to grant her a place in the pantheon. Just a note to those who might be put off by Wheeler's mix of country-folkish songs and humorous novelties: "Arrow" is one of the most beautiful, affecting, and accomplished songs you will ever hear.


an unsung hero
If it were the only song she ever wrote, it would be enough to grant her a place in the pantheon. Just a note to those who might be put off by Wheeler's mix of contry-folkish songs and humorous novelties: "Arrow" is one of the most beautiful, affecting, and accomplished songs you will ever hear.


Brilliant album by under-estimated singer-songwriter
It is a song in which Cheryl takes an amusing look at people going through dead people's houses wondering what they have collected. I first heard of Cheryl when Estate sale got a lot of airplay on the radio station I listened to at the time. Cheryl's albums always contain at least one humorous song, but she also writes and sings serious songs.

I know this town (which has been covered by Bette Midler) is a song about Cheryl's hometown and the memories it holds. Northern girl is about being homesick for the south. Aces (one of several songs about love's problems) became the title track of a Suzy Bogguss album after Suzy covered the song.

Cheryl's music is hard to classify - it generally leans towards folk, but there are country and pop influences in there too. Maybe this is why Cheryl has not been more successful - we live an era where (unfortunately) people are expected to specialize. I've never worried about how popular a singer is, only about how good they are. Cheryl has carved her own musical niche - there's nobody else quite like her. And this is possibly her best album.


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