Going in Circles (song)

"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 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"
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)

"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'.

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