"Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel" is a single by American country music artist Jan Howard. Released in November 1971, the song reached #36 on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart. The single was later released on Howard's 1972 album of the same name. The song became Howard's first solo top forty single in two years.[1] The song became a major hit in Canada, peaking at #14 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart, her last solo single to chart in Canada.[2]