Stevie Wonder – In Square Circle
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Tamla – 6134TL |
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Vinyl
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US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Synth-pop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Part-Time Lover | 4:09 | |
| A2 | I Love You Too Much | 5:30 | |
| A3 | Whereabouts | 4:17 | |
| A4 | Stranger On The Shore Of Love | 5:01 | |
| A5 | Never In Your Sun | 4:07 | |
| B1 | Spiritual Walkers | 5:12 | |
| B2 | Land Of La La | 5:14 | |
| B3 | Go Home | 5:18 | |
| B4 | Overjoyed | 3:42 | |
| B5 | It's Wrong (Apartheid) | 3:29 |
Credits
- Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Van Arden
- Mastered By – Brian Gardner
- Mixed By, Engineer, Producer [Associate], Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Gary Olazabal
- Producer, Arranged By, Drums, Lyrics By, Music By, Programmed By [Synthesizer], Sequenced By [Synthesizer], Synthesizer, Vocals, Written-By – Stevie Wonder
- Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Brad Buxer
Notes
Digitally Recorded and Mixed at Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles, California
Issued in a gatefold sleeve, with lyrics insert.
Issued in a gatefold sleeve, with lyrics insert.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 5010-96134-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 050109613410
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): 6134TLA
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): 6134TLB
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| In Square Circle (LP, Album, Stereo, Embossed, Gatefold) | Motown | ZL 72005, ZL72005 | Europe | 1985 | |||
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In Square Circle (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Motown | 110.8012 | Brazil | 1985 | ||
| In Square Circle (CD, Album) | Tamla | TCD06134TD | US | 1985 | |||
| In Square Circle (LP, Album, Embossed, Gatefold) | Motown | ZL 72005 | Europe | 1985 | |||
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In Square Circle (LP, Album, Gatefold embossed) | Motown | TMLP 6078 | Italy | 1985 |
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Edited one year agoAfter the blahh of "Woman In Red", I believe "Stevie Wonder" had to regroup (I can't prove it though..Just how I feel about "Woman In Red")...So, at least "Stevie's" next album, "In Square Circle", holds true to the "Stevie form"......
Now, it still at times sounds a little too electronic, but so did most of the '80's....In my opnion, "Stevie" just got pulled in to be with the times ....Not to say that this album isn't good, in fact, at times it's great.....
The album starts off with the Massive Monster #1 Hit Crown Jewel, "Part-Time Lover"....This song sounded so simple, even though it was about a jacked up relationship (LoL!!!!) It also had a gang of guest Vocalist in: "Billy Durham", "Darryl Phinnessee", "Keith John", "Melody McCully", "Peter Byrne", "Renee Hardaway", the one and only "Syreeta Wright", "Earth Wind & Fire's "Philip Bailey" (even though at this time he was now a Solo Star on his own) and it was topped off with the unmistakable Vocals of the one and only "Mr Luther Vandross"......
The 2nd Crown Jewel and one of my outright favorites is, "I Love You Too Much"....I know that "Stevie" couldn't play Guitar, and I desperately looked on the liner notes to see if it was on the song and I couldn't find it...If that is the case, then how he played that Keyboard to make it sound like the Guitar blew me away (Now, honestly, if you guys find out differently, please let me know)!!!!!
"Whereabouts", the 3rd Crown Jewel, sounds like it could be in his '70's heyday....
"Stranger On The Shore Of Love", also falls in that same category, and it is the 4th Crown Jewel...
"Never In Your Sun" is a pretty nice song, but I feel like the beat is slightly too fast for the Melody...Maybe it was experimental, who knows...
"Spiritual Walkers" starts off the second side...It is a pretty interesting song, and I could be wrong, but I feel like it was talking about the "Jehovah Witness" faith (once again, I can't prove it though)....
"Land Of La La", even though very Electronic, still ed for the 5th Crown Jewel....It also had great Guitar work by "Ben Bridges" and "Rick Zunigarand"...
The 6th Crown Jewel, "Go Home" is just short of being stunning.....Even though again, very Electronic, the melody definitely carried this one...
My other Super Favorite, and the Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate Crown Jewel, "Overjoyed", is just the absolute BOMB!!!!!! Having that pure "Stevie Wonder Sound", surrounding by pure nature is just gratifying!!!!!! In fact, I might stretch it a little in saying that this could have fit on "Secret Life Of Plants" (Sike!!! I know how you guys feel about that one!!!!) ....
The album finishes off with "It's Wrong (Apartheid)"...Now, of course "Stevie" is always going to do some serious conscience records, that's what he does...I just personally felt like this one was way too Electronic, even though the subject matter was on point....
Even though this album doesn't measure up to his classic '70's albums, it was still very very good...Even how the songs mesh together makes it feel like an "Authentic Stevie Wonder Record"....So, even though not a Pure Classic, it is still a Classic, and a very good album......
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