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She has released albums on several major labels, the most recent being Rounder Records. She also approved the production of a double disc album No Previous Record[2] that contains songs that never made it onto a commercial recording. Distribution of this album is free, but restricted to members of her e-mail list. Her song "If It Were Up to Me" (which was written shortly after the Jonesboro Massacre), with the closing line "If it were up to me, I'd take away the guns"[1] got nationwide attention shortly after the Columbine High School massacre. Wheeler released that recording into the public domain to exempt radio stations from paying royalties (it was being played every hour near the high school), and Rounder Records ran a promotional campaign to donate money to the Brady Campaign each time the song was played on AAA radio stations. Although primarily classified as a folk singer/songwriter, Wheeler has been covered by a number of country music artists, such as Dan Seals, Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea, Sylvia, and Garth Brooks, as well as artists as diverse as Peter, Paul, and Mary, Bette Midler, Melanie, Holly Near and cabaret singer D.C. Anderson.
DiscographyThe following albums are still in print:
SongsTwo songs that represent Wheeler's treatment of love are among her oldest and newest songs. Her song “Arrow” is probably her best known, most requested, and most covered song. The singer is wanting to fall in love, but knows that doing so usually leads to trouble. The song contains memories of being with a former lover. A more recent song, "Gandhi/Buddha", includes the lines "I must've been Gandhi or Buddha or someone like that" and "I must've done something great to get to have you". This song has been used by several fans as the "first dance" at their wedding. Weather is another frequent topic for songs. Her song “When Fall Comes to New England” paints a picture as suggested by the title. She has written several songs about storms, including "Act of Nature" where the aftermath of a hurricane, specifically a fallen tree, is compared to the breakup of a relationship, and “Here Come Floyd”, a humorous song about the hurricane that fizzled out by the time it got to her area. Wheeler has written a number of songs that describe a person in such a compelling way that many of her listeners would love to meet them. In some cases, those subjects become minor celebrities. For example, the title song on her album Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar tells the story about an evening spent passing around a guitar and singing songs. Once, when Wheeler was performing nearby, Mrs. Pinocci came out on stage and introduced Wheeler. Another song, “Alice”, is about a woman who managed a motel in Minnesota where Wheeler stayed after one of her shows. The woman was a recent widow ("some surgeon screwed up, there's nothing more to say"). Her children want her to settle down, but she wants to travel ("the more I travel, the more I wanna see"). Within a few days of that song being performed for the first time in New York, Alice received a phone call from someone in the area who had a friend who had been in the audience. Some of Wheeler's best-known songs include:
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