Going in Circles (song)
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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 #15 on the U.S. Hot 100, and #3 on the R&B chart. The song has since been covered numerous times by other artists, incuding Issac Hayes and Luther Vandross
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Jerry Peters
Jerry Peters is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor and arranger. He is best known for writing the hit song Going In Circles" by The Friends of Distinction.-Career:...
and Anita Poree, and originally performed by The Friends of Distinction on their 1969 album Grazin′, reaching #15 on the U.S. Hot 100, and #3 on the R&B chart. The song has since been covered numerous times by other artists, incuding Issac Hayes and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
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Cover versions
- Isaac HayesIsaac HayesIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
, on Black MosesBlack Moses (album)Black Moses is a double album by Isaac Hayes, released on Stax Records' Enterprise label in 1971. The follow-up to Hayes' successful soundtrack for Shaft , Black Moses features Hayes' version of The Jackson 5's hit single "Never Can Say Goodbye"...
(1971) - The Gap Band, on Gap Band VII (1985)
- Luther VandrossLuther VandrossLuther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
, on SongsSongs (Luther Vandross album)-Charts:...
(1994)