On this day in music history: September 13, 1985 - In Square Circle, the twentieth studio album by Stevie Wonder is released. Produced by Stevie Wonder, it is recorded at Wonderland Studios in Los Angeles, CA from Mid 1983 - Mid 1985. Recorded over a two and a half year period, it is Wonders first full album of new material since Hotter Than July five years before. Wonder will actually take time away from his work on the album to record the soundtrack for the comedy The Woman In Red as well as embark on an extensive tour of Europe during the Spring and Summer of 1984. Besides Wonderlove, the band of musicians he has been working with for much of the last decade, Wonder will also invite other musician friends such as guitarist Earl Klugh, and vocalists Luther Vandross, Deniece Williams, Philip Bailey, and Syreeta Wright to perform on the album. It will spin off four hit singles including Part Time Lover (#1 Pop, R&B, Dance, & AC), Go Home (#2 R&B,#10 Pop), and Overjoyed (#8 R&B, #24 Pop). Stevie will also win a Grammy Award (his thirteenth) for the album for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1986. In Square Circle will spend twelve weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B album chart, peaking at number five on the Top 200, and is certified 2x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:30:10 +0000
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