"Going in Circles" | ||||
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Single by The Friends of Distinction | ||||
from the album Grazin' | ||||
B-side | "Let Yourself Go" | |||
Released | July 1969 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | December 16, 1968 at RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | R&B, Soul | |||
Length | 4:32 | |||
Label |
RCA Victor 74-0204 |
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Songwriter(s) | Jerry Peters, Anita Poree | |||
Producer(s) | John Florez, Ray Cork, Jr. | |||
The Friends of Distinction singles chronology | ||||
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"Going in Circles" | ||||
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Single by Luther Vandross | ||||
from the album Songs | ||||
A-side | "Love The One You're With" | |||
Released | September 1994 (U.S., UK) |
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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) |
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Luther Vandross singles chronology | ||||
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"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. The song has since been covered numerous times by other artists, including Isaac Hayes and Luther Vandross.
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'.