The Circle & the Square

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The Circle & the Square
Redboxcirclesquare.jpg
Studio album by
Released1986
Genre
Length47:13
Label WEA
Producer David Motion
David Motion and Chris Hughes
Red Box chronology
The Circle & the Square
(1986)
Motive
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Trouser Press (Positive) [2]

The Circle & the Square is the debut album by British pop group Red Box, released in 1986. The album contains the group's two UK top ten hit singles, "Lean on Me", which reached number three, [3] and "For America", which reached number 10. [3] Three other singles are included on the album: the band's debut "Chenko (Tenka-Io)", which originally failed to chart in 1984 but reached number 77 when re-issued in 1987, [3] "Saskatchewan", which also failed to chart in 1984, and "Heart of the Sun" which reached number 71 in 1987. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Simon Toulson-Clarke, except where noted.

WEA LP: WX79 (Gatefold sleeve: WX79T)

Round side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For America" 3:46
2."Heart of the Sun"
  • Simon Toulson-Clarke
  • Julian Close
4:07
3."Billy's Line" 4:49
4."Bantu" 4:22
5."Living in Domes" 5:39
6."Lean on Me Reprise" 1:17
Total length:23:59
Square side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chenko (Tenka-Io)" 4:31
2."Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" 4:25
3."Saskatchewan" Buffy Sainte-Marie 3:56
4."Leaders in Seventh Heaven"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
5:05
5."Walk Walk"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
4:40
6."Amen"unknown0:38
Total length:23:14

WEA CD: WX79CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For America" 3:46
2."Heart of the Sun"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
4:07
3."Billy's Line" 4:49
4."Bantu" 4:22
5."Living in Domes" 5:39
6."Lean on Me Reprise" 1:17
7."Chenko (Tenka-Io)" 4:31
8."Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" 4:25
9."Saskatchewan"Sainte-Marie3:56
10."Leaders in Seventh Heaven"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
5:05
11."Walk Walk"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
4:40
12."Amen"unknown0:38
Total length:47:13

2008 Cherry Pop CD: CR POP 9

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For America" 3:46
2."Heart of the Sun"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
4:08
3."Billy's Line" 4:49
4."Bantu" 4:22
5."Living in Domes" 5:38
6."Lean on Me Reprise" 1:17
7."Chenko (Tenka-Io)" 4:30
8."Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" 4:26
9."Saskatchewan"Sainte-Marie3:55
10."Leaders in Seventh Heaven"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
5:06
11."Walk Walk"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
4:40
12."Amen"unknown0:40
13."R 'n' A"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
4:03
14."Stinging Bee"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
4:39
15."Enjoy (Solid Gold Easy Amex)"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
4:33
16."Speeches"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
  • Phill Brown
4:47
17."Chenko (Tenka-Io)" 3:31
18."Valley"
  • Toulson-Clarke
  • Close
5:01
Total length:73:51

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 45
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 73

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