| Taking the Wheel | |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | David Campbell |
| Cover: | Taking_the_Wheel_by_David_Campbell.jpg |
| Released: | September 1997 |
| Recorded: | Electric Avenue Studios Sydney, Australia June/July 1997 |
| Genre: | Pop music Jazz music, Stage and Screen |
| Length: | 51:37 |
| Label: | Polydor Records |
| Producer: | John Derry, Les Solomon, Mike Duffy |
| Prev Title: | Yesterday Is Now |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Shout! The Legend of The Wild One |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
Taking the Wheel is the second studio album by Australian singer David Campbell. The album was released in September 1997. There are three generations of songwriters represented on the recording - from musical theater masters like George Gershwin, Burton Lane to pop icons of more recent years like Paul Simon and Peter Allen and a new generation of writers.
Campbell's dad Jimmy Barnes suggested the song "It Will Always Be You", written by (Don Walker.In an interview with The New York Times, Campbell said; "This recording has been a great experience for me because I've had to trust myself and trust what I was hearing in my head - without being ignorant of the people around me and their advice, The buck stopped with me everywhere" adding "Every song has to mean something to me or there's no use singing it".[1]
The New York Times said "the emotional center of the recording is "Yard Sale", a quiet story song, written by Tom Anderson, about a young man getting rid of his possessions before facing life's final battle. Campbell follows it on the CD with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" which emotionally supports the song that proceeds it. The spirituality and uplifting nature of the Paul Simon classic comes through in a way that is new and surprising, even for those who have listened to the song for years."[2]