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Going in Circles
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"Going in Circles"
Single by The Friends of Distinction
from the album Grazin'
B-side
"Let Yourself Go"
Released
July 1969
Format
7"
Recorded
December 16, 1968[1] at RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Genre
R&B, Soul
Length
4:32
Label
RCA Victor
74-0204
Songwriter(s)
Jerry Peters, Anita Poree
Producer(s)
John Florez, Ray Cork, Jr.
The Friends of Distinction singles chronology
"Grazing in the Grass"
(1969) "Going in Circles"
(1969) "Love or Let Me Be Lonely"
(1970)
"Grazing in the Grass"
(1969) "Going in Circles"
(1969) "Love or Let Me Be Lonely"
(1970)
"Going in Circles" is a song written by Jerry Peters and Anita Poree, and originally performed by The Friends of Distinction on their 1969 album Grazin', reaching number 15 on the U.S. Hot 100, and number three on the R&B chart.[2] The song has since been covered numerous times by other artists, including Isaac Hayes and Luther Vandross.
Contents
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1 Chart performance
1.1 Weekly charts
1.2 Year-end charts
2 Cover versions
3 Luther Vandross version
3.1 Track list
3.2 Charts
4 References
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1969)
Peak
position
Canada RPM 24
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 15
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 3
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1969)
Rank
U.S. Soul/R&B (Billboard) [4] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 29
Cover versions[edit]
Isaac Hayes, on Black Moses (1971)
The Gap Band, on Gap Band VII (1985)
Maceo Parker, on Funk Overload (1998)
Crime Mob, on "Circles" (2007)
Luther Vandross version[edit]
"Going in Circles"
Single by Luther Vandross
from the album Songs
A-side
"Love The One You're With"
Released
September 1994
(U.S., UK)
Format
cassette, CD Single
Genre
R&B, Soul
Length
4:53
Label
Epic Records
Songwriter(s)
Jerry Peters, Anita Poree
Producer(s)
Walter Afanasieff
Luther Vandross (co-producer)
Luther Vandross singles chronology
"Always and Forever"
(1994) "Going in Circles"
(1994) "Every Year, Every Christmas"
(1995)
"Always and Forever"
(1994) "Love The One You're With"/"Going in Circles"
(1995) "Every Year, Every Christmas"
(1995)
Several cover versions have been done; the most popularized version is R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross' cover. Vandross recorded a version that appears on his 1994 standards album Songs. In 1995, his cover version was released as the B-side single to "Love The One You're With". The song received heavy radio-rotation and became a top thirty hit on both Billboard's 'Hot R&B Singles' and 'Hot Adult Contemporary Songs'.[6]
Track list[edit]
US CD Single[7]
"Going In Circles" (Radio Edit) - 4:00
"Going In Circles" (Album Version) - 5:12
"Going In Circles" (Instrumental) - 4:00
"Love The One You're With" (Edit) - 3:43
"Love The One You're With" (Remix Edit) - 3:59
Charts[edit]
Chart (1995)
Peak
position[8]
US Billboard Hot 100 95
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 28
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass / Going In Circles - RCA Gold Standard - USA - 447-0832". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "The Friends of Distinction US singles archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top 40 Hits: 1955-2009. Record Research. p. 256.
Jump up ^ "1969: The Top 100 Soul/R&B Singles". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 597.
Jump up ^ Vandross-"Going in Circles"/"Love The One You're With" - (US CD Single).discogs.com
Jump up ^ Luther Vandross - Singles Chart history.Billboard.com
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The Friends of Distinction
Harry Elston
Floyd Butler
Jessica Cleaves
Barbara Jean Love
Charlene Gibson
Studio albums
Grazin' (1969)
Highly Distinct (1969)
Real Friends (1970)
Whatever (1970)
Friends & People (1971)
Singles
"Grazing in the Grass"
"Going in Circles"
"Love or Let Me Be Lonely"
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Luther Vandross
Studio albums
Never Too Much
Forever, for Always, for Love
Busy Body
The Night I Fell in Love
Give Me the Reason
Any Love
Power of Love
Never Let Me Go
Songs
This Is Christmas
Your Secret Love
I Know
Luther Vandross
Dance with My Father
Compilation albums
The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2
Love Is on the Way
Always & Forever: The Classics
Greatest Hits
Super Hits
Smooth Love
The Ultimate Luther Vandross
Stop to Love
The Very Best of Love
The Essential Luther Vandross
Artist Collection
Love, Luther
Lovesongs
Holiday Albums
This Is Christmas
Live albums
Live Radio City Music Hall 2003
Live Video DVDs
Luther Vandross: Live at Wembley (1989)
Always and Forever: An Evening of Songs (1994)
Other albums
Luther (Luther)
This Close to You (Luther)
The Glow of Love (Change)
Singles
"Never Too Much"
"Don't You Know That?"
"If This World Were Mine" (with Cheryl Lynn)
""Bad Boy"/"Having a Party"
"Since I Lost My Baby"
"How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye" (with Dionne Warwick)
"I'll Let You Slide"
"Superstar"/"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do" (medley)
"'Til My Baby Comes Home"
"It's Over Now"
"Wait for Love"
"Give Me the Reason"
"Stop to Love"
"There's Nothing Better Than Love" (with Gregory Hines)
"I Really Didn't Mean It"
"Any Love"
"She Won't Talk to Me"
"For You to Love"
"Here and Now"
"Power of Love/Love Power" (medley)
"Don't Want to Be a Fool"
"The Rush"
"Sometimes It's Only Love
"The Best Things in Life Are Free" (with Janet Jackson)
"Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)"
"Heaven Knows"
"Never Let Me Go"
"Endless Love" (with Mariah Carey)
"Always and Forever"
"Love the One You're With" / "Going in Circles"
"Your Secret Love"
"I Can Make It Better"
"Nights in Harlem"
"Take You Out"
"I'd Rather"
"Dance with My Father"
"Think About You"
"Buy Me a Rose
"Shine"
Related articles
Luther Vandross discography
Change (band)
Luther (group)
List of Luther Vandross tours
Forever, for Always, for Luther
So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II
Book:Luther Vandross
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The Gap Band
Charlie Wilson
Ronnie Wilson
Robert Wilson
Studio albums
Magicians Holiday (1974)
The Gap Band (1977)
The Gap Band (1979)
The Gap Band II (1979)
The Gap Band III (1980)
Gap Band IV (1982)
Gap Band V: Jammin' (1983)
Gap Band VI (1984)
Gap Band VII (1985)
Gap Band 8 (1986)
Straight From The Heart (1988)
Round Trip (1989)
Testimony (1994)
Ain't Nothin' But a Party (1995)
Y2K: Funkin' Till 2000 Comz (1999)
Live albums
Live & Well (1996)
Compilation albums
The Best of The Gap Band (1995)
Songs
"Oops Up Side Your Head"
"Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)"
"Humpin'"
"Yearning for Your Love"
"Early in the Morning"
"You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
"Outstanding"
"Party Train"
"Going in Circles"
"All of My Love"
Related articles
Discography
Lonnie Simmons
Total Experience Records
Book:The Gap Band

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