In Square Circle

In Square Circle is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 13, 1985 by Tamla. It is his first studio since 1980's Hotter Than July.

Track listing

All songs written, produced and arranged by Stevie Wonder.

Side one

1. "Part-Time Lover" – 4:09
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums
   • Luther Vandross – lead vocal, background vocal
   • Syreeta Wright – background vocal
   • Philip Bailey - background vocal
2. *Keith John - background vocal
   • Melody McCully, Billy Durham, Peter Byrne, Renee Hardaway, Darryl Phinnessee - background vocal
3. "I Love You Too Much" – 5:30
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion
4. "Whereabouts" – 4:17
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion
   • Keith John - background vocal
   • Darryl Phinnessee - background vocal
   • Deniece Williams - background vocal
   • Howard Smith - background vocal
5. "Stranger on the Shore of Love" – 5:01
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, harpsichord, accordion
6. "Never in Your Sun" – 4:07
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion, harmonica

Side two

1. "Spiritual Walkers" – 5:12
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, drums, percussion
   • Edwin Birdsong - Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
   • Larry Gittens - trumpet
   • Bob Malach - saxophone
   • Janice Moore, Cheta Akins, Carolyn Garrett, Ruthell Holmes, Kay Gibbs, Valencia Cox - background vocal
2. "Land of La La" – 5:14
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, electric piano, percussion, drums
   • Ben Bridges – guitar
   • Rick Zunigar - guitar
   • Renee Hardaway - background vocal
3. "Go Home" – 5:18
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, vocoder
   • Bob Malach – saxophone
   • Larry Gittens - trumpet
4. "Overjoyed" – 3:42
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, acoustic piano, environmental percussion (incl.: crickets, bird sounds, ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves), Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
   • Earl Klugh - guitar
   • Paul Riser - string arrangement
5. "It's Wrong (Apartheid)" – 6:52 (CD version)
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion, kora
   • Musa Dludla, Thandeka Ngono-Raasch, Linda Bottoman-Tshabalala, Muntu Myuyana, Lorraine Mahlangu-Richards, Fana Kekana, Tsepo Mokone - background vocal

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