"Round and Round" is the

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-produced first single from R&B singer

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's debut album ''T.E.V.I.N.'' This was Tevin's first solo single, as he was featured in " Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)" alongside music legend

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. The song is also featured on the '' Graffiti Bridge'' soundtrack. The hit song was a success on both the pop and R&B charts peaking at No. 12 on the

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and No. 3 on the US R&B chart.

Background

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place circa December 1989 at

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in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same sessions that produced "New Power Generation"). The original version of the track, before being remixed by

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, was included as the sixth track on a 1990 configuration of ''Graffiti Bridge'', but when the track was remixed in Spring-Summer 1990, Prince liked the results and included the remixed version on the album. The original version (prior to the remixes) of the song remains unreleased. "Round And Round" is the first single to be credited to Tevin Campbell. The track is featured in the movie ''Graffiti Bridge''. Soon after the soundtrack’s release, "Round And Round" was released as the album’s second single (and the third in Europe) from Prince’s twelfth album (his only track on the album). It was released five weeks after the album and received a release in the USA and UK only. The b-side was a remix of "Round And Round". In 1991, the Soul Mix Edit of the track was included as the first track on Tevin Campbell’s first album ''T.E.V.I.N.'' (sixth track and fifth song on the vinyl release).

Track listings

US Maxi-CD # "Round And Round" (Single Version) 3:56 # "Round And Round" (Soul Mix Extended) 6:39 # "Round And Round" (The House) 7:32 # "Round And Round" (Soul Dub) 5:02 Europe CD # "Round And Round" (Soul Mix Edit) 4:54 # "Round And Round" (The House) 7:30 # "Goodbye" (Tevin's Dub – Pt. 1&2) 6:53 # "Goodbye" (Siddub And Listen) 4:58

Recording Personnel

*Tevin Campbell - lead vocals *Prince - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted *Mark Plati - keyboards *Remixes by

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Prince singles 1990 singles Tevin Campbell songs Songs written by Prince (musician) Music videos directed by Prince (musician) Song recordings produced by Prince (musician) 1990 songs Warner Records singles