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- Artist: Prefab Sprout
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- Release Date: 1985
- Total Time: 56:03
- Genre: Rock
Review
Smart, sophisticated and timelessly stylish, Two Wheels Good (titled Steve McQueen throughout the rest of the world) is a minor classic, a shimmering jazz-pop masterpiece sparked by Paddy McAloon's witty and inventive songwriting. McAloon is a wickedly cavalier composer, his songs exploring human weaknesses like regret ("Bonny"), lust ("Appetite") and infidelity ("Horsin' Around") with cynical insight and sarcastic flair; he's also remarkably adaptable, easily switching gears from the faux-country of "Faron" to the stately pop grace of "Moving the River." At times, perhaps, his pretensions get the better of him (as on "Desire As"), while at other times his lyrics are perhaps too trenchant for their own good; at those moments, however, what keeps Two Wheels Good afloat is Thomas Dolby's lush production, which makes even the loftiest and most biting moments as easily palatable as the airiest adult-contemporary confection. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Faron (Lyrics) | Prefab Sprout | (3:44) | |
| Bonny (Lyrics) | Prefab Sprout | (3:43) | |
| Appetite (Lyrics) | Paddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | (3:53) |
| When Love Breaks Down (Lyrics) | Paddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | (3:44) |
| Goodbye Lucille #1 (Johnny Johnny) | Prefab Sprout | (4:28) | |
| Hallelujah (Lyrics) | Prefab Sprout | (4:18) | |
| Moving the River (Lyrics) | Prefab Sprout | (3:55) | |
| Horsin' Around | Prefab Sprout | (4:36) | |
| Desire As (Lyrics) | Paddy McAloon | Prefab Sprout | (5:19) |
| Blueberry Pies (Lyrics) | Prefab Sprout | (2:25) | |
| When the Angels (Lyrics) | Prefab Sprout | (4:29) | |
| The Yearning Loins [*] | Prefab Sprout | (3:38) | |
| He'll Have to Go [*] | Joe Allison, |
Prefab Sprout | (3:06) |
| Faron [Truckin' Mix][*] | Prefab Sprout | (4:45) |
