In Square Circle


In Square Circle is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released in 1985. The album features the hit singles "Part-Time Lover," "Go Home," "Overjoyed," and "Land of La La." The album won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards.
In Square Circle made the Top 5 on the Pop Albums chart, and spent 12 weeks at number one on the Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

All songs written, produced and arranged by Stevie Wonder.
;Side one
  1. "Part-Time Lover" – 4:12
  2. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums
  3. * Luther Vandross – lead vocal, background vocal
  4. * Syreeta Wright – background vocal
  5. * Philip Bailey – background vocal
  6. * Keith John – background vocal
  7. * Melody McCully, Billy Durham, Peter Byrne, Renee Hardaway, Darryl Phinnessee – background vocal
  8. "I Love You Too Much" – 5:27
  9. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion
  10. "Whereabouts" – 4:17
  11. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion
  12. * Keith John – background vocal
  13. * Darryl Phinnessee – background vocal
  14. * Deniece Williams – background vocal
  15. * Howard Smith – background vocal
  16. "Stranger on the Shore of Love" – 5:00
  17. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, harpsichord, accordion
  18. "Never in Your Sun" – 4:06
  19. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion, harmonica
;Side two
  1. "Spiritual Walkers" – 5:13
  2. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, drums, percussion
  3. * Edwin Birdsong – Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
  4. * Larry Gittens – trumpet
  5. * Bob Malach – saxophone
  6. * Janice Moore, Cheta Akins, Carolyn Garrett, Ruthell Holmes, Kay Gibbs, Valencia Cox – background vocal
  7. "Land of La La" – 5:12
  8. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, electric piano, percussion, drums
  9. * Ben Bridges – guitar
  10. * Rick Zunigar – guitar
  11. * Renee Hardaway – background vocal
  12. "Go Home" – 5:18
  13. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, vocoder
  14. * Bob Malach – saxophone
  15. * Larry Gittens – trumpet
  16. "Overjoyed" – 3:42
  17. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, acoustic piano, environmental percussion, Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
  18. * Earl Klugh – guitar
  19. * Paul Riser – string arrangement
  20. "It's Wrong " – 6:52
  21. * Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion, kora
  22. * Musa Dludla, Thandeka Ngono-Raasch, Linda Bottoman-Tshabalala, Muntu Myuyana, Lorraine Mahlangu-Richards, Fana Kekana, Tsepo Mokone – background vocal

    Personnel

"Go Home" was performed during the 1986 Grammy Awards ceremony as part of a synthesizer jam with Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, and Howard Jones. It was also performed, along with "Overjoyed," on the May 7, 1983, episode of Saturday Night Live, which Wonder hosted.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Canadian Albums Chart91
Japanese Albums Chart19
U.S. Billboard 20018

Certifications