Circle of One

Circle of One
Circle of One
Studio album by Oleta Adams
Released May 14, 1990
Recorded Real World Studios
Genre Jazz, soul
Length 47:05
Label Fontana Records (PolyGram)
Producer Roland Orzabal and Dave Bascombe
Oleta Adams chronology
Going on Record
(1983)		 Circle of One
(1990)		 Evolution
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[2]

Circle of One is the third album by the American vocalist, pianist and songwriter Oleta Adams and was released in 1990. Circle of One is often considered as Adams' first album, since her two earlier albums (an untitled album in 1982 and Going on Record in 1983) were self-financed and only received local distribution.

Contents

History

After a successful collaboration with Tears for Fears on their 1989 album The Seeds of Love, Adams was offered a record deal of her own with Tears For Fears' then-label Fontana Records. Produced by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal with Dave Bascombe, the album was initially unsuccessful as were the first two singles "Rhythm of Life" and "Circle of One". However, Adams had a hit in early 1991 with the third single from the album, her cover of Brenda Russell's "Get Here", which peaked at #4 in the UK and #5 in the US. The album, which had received considerable critical acclaim [3], was rereleased with two additional tracks and peaked at #1 in the UK and made the US Top 20. It was certified Gold in both the UK and the US[3] and received two Grammy nominations.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Rhythm of Life" (Nicky Holland, Roland Orzabal) – 4:23
  2. "Get Here" (Brenda Russell) – 4:36
  3. "Circle of One" (Oleta Adams) – 3:54
  4. "You've Got to Give Me Room" (Adams) – 5:17
  5. "I've Got to Sing My Song" (Adams) – 4:01
  6. "I've Got a Right" (Adams) – 4:00
  7. "Will We Ever Learn" (Holland, Ellen Shipley) – 5:14
  8. "Everything Must Change" (Benard Ighner) – 6:53
  9. "Don't Look Too Closely" (Adams) – 4:27 (not on original 1990 release)
  10. "Circle of One (remix)" – 4:16 (not on original 1990 release)

Personnel

  • Drums, percussion – John Cushon, Luis Jardim, Carol Steele
  • Bass guitar – Pino Palladino
  • Guitars – Roland Orzabal, Neil Taylor
  • Keyboards – Oleta Adams, Dave Bascombe, Simon Clark, Roland Orzabal
  • Programming – Matthew Vaughan
  • Backing vocals – Adele Bertel, Andy Caine, Carol Kenyon, Tessa Niles, Biti Strauchn, Ian Wilson
  • Saxophone – William Gregory, Phillip Todd
  • Brass – Guy Barker, Phillip Todd, Chris White
  • String and brass arrangements - Anne Dudley

Charts

Chart Date Position
Billboard album 200 1991 #20
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1991 #11
Dutch album chart September 6, 1990 #28
UK album chart March 2, 1991 #1 [5]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ a b Billboard.com Biography Oleta Adams. Accessed: October 2, 2006
  4. ^ Ebony Norment, Lynn, "Moving on and up with Oleta Adams: with new husband and renewed religious faith, soulful singer scores with new album", August 1996, Accessed: October 2, 2006
  5. ^ TheOfficalCharts.com Oleta Adams - Circle Of One. Accessed: October 2, 2006
Preceded by
Innuendo by Queen		 UK number one album
March 2, 1991 – March 8, 1991		 Succeeded by
Auberge by Chris Rea

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