In Square Circle
In Square Circle is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 13, 1985 by Tamla. It is his first studio since 1980's Hotter Than July.[1]
In Square Circle | ||||
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Released | September 13, 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Studio | Wonderland Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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Length | 43:33 45:56 (CD version) | |||
Label | Tamla | |||
Producer | Stevie Wonder | |||
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Track listing
All songs written, produced and arranged by Stevie Wonder.
- Side one
- "Part-Time Lover" – 4:09
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums
- Luther Vandross – lead vocal, background vocal
- Syreeta Wright – background vocal
- Philip Bailey - background vocal
- *Keith John - background vocal
- Melody McCully, Billy Durham, Peter Byrne, Renee Hardaway, Darryl Phinnessee - background vocal
- "I Love You Too Much" – 5:30
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion
- "Whereabouts" – 4:17
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion
- Keith John - background vocal
- Darryl Phinnessee - background vocal
- Deniece Williams - background vocal
- Howard Smith - background vocal
- "Stranger on the Shore of Love" – 5:01
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, harpsichord, accordion
- "Never in Your Sun" – 4:07
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion, harmonica
- Side two
- "Spiritual Walkers" – 5:12
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, drums, percussion
- Edwin Birdsong - Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
- Larry Gittens - trumpet
- Bob Malach - saxophone
- Janice Moore, Cheta Akins, Carolyn Garrett, Ruthell Holmes, Kay Gibbs, Valencia Cox - background vocal
- "Land of La La" – 5:14
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, electric piano, percussion, drums
- Ben Bridges – guitar
- Rick Zunigar - guitar
- Renee Hardaway - background vocal
- "Go Home" – 5:18
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, vocoder
- Bob Malach – saxophone
- Larry Gittens - trumpet
- "Overjoyed" – 3:42
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, acoustic piano, environmental percussion (incl.: crickets, bird sounds, ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves), Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
- Earl Klugh - guitar
- Paul Riser - string arrangement
- "It's Wrong (Apartheid)" – 6:52 (CD version)
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion, kora
- Musa Dludla, Thandeka Ngono-Raasch, Linda Bottoman-Tshabalala, Muntu Myuyana, Lorraine Mahlangu-Richards, Fana Kekana, Tsepo Mokone - background vocal