Steel Wheels is the 19th British and 21st American studio album by
The Rolling Stones, released in 1989. Heralded as a major comeback upon its release, the project is notable for the patching up of
Mick Jagger and
Keith Richards' relationship, a reversion to a more classic style of music and the launching of the band's biggest
world tour at the time. It is also long-time bassist
Bill Wyman's final full-length studio album with the Stones, preceding the announcement of his departure in January 1993. Wyman's final tenure with the band would be on two studio tracks for 1991's
Flashpoint.