Wide River

Studio album by

Released

June 8, 1993

Genre

Rock

Length

53:08

Label

Sailor/Polydor

Producer

Steve Miller

Steve Miller Band chronology

Born 2B Blue
(1988)

Wide River
(1993)

Bingo!
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[2]
The Village Voice	C^[3]

Wide River is the fifteenth album by American rock band the Steve Miller Band, released in 1993. The title track was their last Billboard Hot 100 single, peaking at No. 64. It is their last album of original material to date, and would also be their last studio album until Bingo! in 2010. As of 2010^[update], sales in the United States have exceeded 258,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[5] It was re-released on vinyl by Sailor Records in 2016. In addition, May 24, 2019 saw the re-release again of Wide River on exclusive translucent light blue vinyl, by UMe Label, and on black vinyl.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wide River"	Chris McCarty, Steve Miller	4:00
2.	"Midnight Train"	McCarty, Miller, Kenny Lee Lewis	4:20
3.	"Blue Eyes"	Miller, Les Dudek, Rocket Richotte	5:10
4.	"Lost in Your Eyes"	Leo Sidran	3:47
5.	"Perfect World"	Sidran	5:30
6.	"Horse and Rider"	McCarty, Miller	4:10
7.	"Circle of Fire"	David Denny	3:46
8.	"Conversation"	Sidran, Miller	4:11
9.	"Cry Cry Cry"	Miller	4:19
10.	"Stranger Blues"	Elmore James, Bobby Robinson	4:30
11.	"Walks Like a Lady"	Sidran, Miller	3:58
12.	"All Your Love (I Miss Loving)"	Otis Rush	5:17

Personnel

Steve Miller – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing
Billy Peterson – bass guitar, piano
Gordy Knutson – drums, percussion
Bob Mallach – saxophone
Norton Buffalo – harmonica

Additional personnel

Ben Sidran – keyboards
Leo Sidran – keyboards, guitar
David Denny – guitar
Jay Bird Koder – guitar
Joey Heinemann – piano

Production

Steve Wiese – recording engineer, mixing
Rick Fisher – recording engineer

Notes

^ "Wide River - Steve Miller Band - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "Steve Miller Band: Wide River : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
^ Christgau, Robert (November 23, 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
^ "Billboard". Billboard. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2017 – via Google Books.

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