Going In Circles - Wikipedia Going In Circles `` 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 '' 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. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Cover versions 3 Luther Vandross version 3.1 Track list 3.2 Charts 4 References Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1969 ) Peak position Canada RPM 24 US Billboard Hot 100 15 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles Year - end charts Chart ( 1969 ) Rank U.S. Soul / R&B ( Billboard ) 19 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 29 Cover versions Isaac Hayes, on Black Moses ( 1971 ) The Gap Band, on Gap Band VII ( 1985 ) Maceo Parker, on Funk Overload ( 1998 ) Crime Mob, on `` Circles '' ( 2007 ) Luther Vandross version `` 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 ) 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 '. Track list US CD Single `` Going In Circles '' ( Radio Edit ) - 4 : 00 `` Going In Circles '' ( Album Version ) - 5 : 12 `` Going In Circles '' ( Instrumental ) - 4 : 00 `` Love The One You 're With '' ( Edit ) - 3 : 43 `` Love The One You 're With '' ( Remix Edit ) - 3 : 59 Charts Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 95 US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 28 References Jump up ^ `` The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass / Going In Circles - RCA Gold Standard - USA - 447 - 0832 ''. 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` The Friends of Distinction US singles archive ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top 40 Hits : 1955 - 2009. Record Research. p. 256. Jump up ^ `` 1969 : The Top 100 Soul / R&B Singles ''. Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 2016 - 11 - 12. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1969 / Top 100 Songs of 1969 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 21. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 597. Jump up ^ Vandross - `` Going in Circles '' / `` Love The One You 're With '' - ( US CD Single ). discogs.com Jump up ^ Luther Vandross - Singles Chart history.Billboard.com The Friends of Distinction Harry Elston Floyd Butler Jessica Cleaves Barbara Jean Love Charlene Gibson Studio albums Grazin ' ( 1969 ) Highly Distinct ( 1969 ) Real Friends ( 1970 ) Whatever ( 1970 ) Friends & People ( 1971 ) Singles `` Grazing in the Grass '' `` Going in Circles '' `` Love or Let Me Be Lonely '' Luther Vandross Studio albums Never Too Much Forever, for Always, for Love Busy Body The Night I Fell in Love Give Me the Reason Any Love Power of Love Never Let Me Go Songs This Is Christmas Your Secret Love I Know Luther Vandross Dance with My Father Compilation albums The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love One Night with You : The Best of Love, Volume 2 Love Is on the Way Always & Forever : The Classics Greatest Hits Super Hits Smooth Love The Ultimate Luther Vandross Stop to Love The Very Best of Love The Essential Luther Vandross Artist Collection Love, Luther Lovesongs Holiday Albums This Is Christmas Live albums Live Radio City Music Hall 2003 Live Video DVDs Luther Vandross : Live at Wembley ( 1989 ) Always and Forever : An Evening of Songs ( 1994 ) Other albums Luther ( Luther ) This Close to You ( Luther ) The Glow of Love ( Change ) Singles `` Never Too Much '' `` Do n't You Know That ? '' `` If This World Were Mine '' ( with Cheryl Lynn ) `` '' Bad Boy `` / '' Having a Party '' `` Since I Lost My Baby '' `` How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye '' ( with Dionne Warwick ) `` I 'll Let You Slide '' `` Superstar '' / `` Until You Come Back to Me ( That 's What I 'm Gonna Do '' ( medley ) `` ' Til My Baby Comes Home '' `` It 's Over Now '' `` Wait for Love '' `` Give Me the Reason '' `` Stop to Love '' `` There 's Nothing Better Than Love '' ( with Gregory Hines ) `` I Really Did n't Mean It '' `` Any Love '' `` She Wo n't Talk to Me '' `` For You to Love '' `` Here and Now '' `` Power of Love / Love Power '' ( medley ) `` Do n't Want to Be a Fool '' `` The Rush '' `` Sometimes It 's Only Love `` The Best Things in Life Are Free '' ( with Janet Jackson ) `` Little Miracles ( Happen Every Day ) '' `` Heaven Knows '' `` Never Let Me Go '' `` Endless Love '' ( with Mariah Carey ) `` Always and Forever '' `` Love the One You 're With '' / `` Going in Circles '' `` Your Secret Love '' `` I Can Make It Better '' `` Nights in Harlem '' `` Take You Out '' `` I 'd Rather '' `` Dance with My Father '' `` Think About You '' `` Buy Me a Rose `` Shine '' Related articles Luther Vandross discography Change ( band ) Luther ( group ) List of Luther Vandross tours Forever, for Always, for Luther So Amazing : An All - Star Tribute to Luther Vandross Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II Book : Luther Vandross The Gap Band Charlie Wilson Ronnie Wilson Robert Wilson Studio albums Magicians Holiday ( 1974 ) The Gap Band ( 1977 ) The Gap Band ( 1979 ) The Gap Band II ( 1979 ) The Gap Band III ( 1980 ) Gap Band IV ( 1982 ) Gap Band V : Jammin ' ( 1983 ) Gap Band VI ( 1984 ) Gap Band VII ( 1985 ) Gap Band 8 ( 1986 ) Straight From The Heart ( 1988 ) Round Trip ( 1989 ) Testimony ( 1994 ) Ai n't Nothin ' But a Party ( 1995 ) Y2K : Funkin ' Till 2000 Comz ( 1999 ) Live albums Live & Well ( 1996 ) Compilation albums The Best of The Gap Band ( 1995 ) Songs `` Oops Up Side Your Head '' `` Burn Rubber on Me ( Why You Wanna Hurt Me ) '' `` Humpin ' '' `` Yearning for Your Love '' `` Early in the Morning '' `` You Dropped a Bomb on Me '' `` Outstanding '' `` Party Train '' `` Going in Circles '' `` All of My Love '' Related articles Discography Lonnie Simmons Total Experience Records Book : The Gap Band This 1960s R&B / soul music song - related article is a stub. 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Question: who made the song you got me going in circles
Answer: The Friends of Distinction