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| Name = Part-Time Lover |
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| Type = Single |
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| Artist = [[Stevie Wonder]] |
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| Album = [[In Square Circle]] |
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| B-side = |
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| Cover = StevieWonderPartTimeLover7InchSingleCover.jpg |
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| Released = September 1985 |
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| Recorded = Summer 1985 |
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| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]], [[synthpop]] |
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| Length = 7": 3:43<br />Album: 4:12<br /> 12": 8:20 |
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| Label = [[Tamla]] |
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| Writer = [[Stevie Wonder]] |
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| Producer = [[Stevie Wonder]] |
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| Last single = "Don't Drive Drunk"<br/>(1984) |
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| This single = "'''Part-Time Lover'''"<br/>(1985) |
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| Next single = "[[That's What Friends Are For]]"<br/>(1985) |
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| Misc = {{Extra track listing |
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| Album = [[In Square Circle]] |
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| Type = Studio |
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| prev_track = |
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| prev_no = |
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| this_track = "'''Part-Time Lover'''" |
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| track_no = 1 |
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| next_track = "I Love You Too Much" |
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| next_no = 2 |
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}} |
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}} |
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"'''Part-Time Lover'''" is a 1985 single by [[Stevie Wonder]], from his album ''[[In Square Circle]]''. The song reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], [[R&B]], [[Dance music|dance]] and [[adult contemporary]] charts. The song's simultaneous chart success made him the first artist to score a number-one hit on four different ''Billboard'' charts. The song also reached number three on the [[UK singles chart]]. The song also featured R&B crooner [[Luther Vandross]] humming at the end of Stevie's verses and on backing vocals. [[Stevie Wonder]] earned a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]] in 1986, for the song. Wonder is noted in the liner notes of the 4-CD set "Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972-1992" as describing the music for the song as an ode to "[[You Can't Hurry Love]]" and "[[My World Is Empty Without You]]," both by [[The Supremes]], former [[Motown]] label mates of Wonder. |
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==Sampling== |
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The bassline and humming was [[sampling (music)|sampled]] for [[2Pac|2Pac Shakur's]] "Part-time Mutha". |
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==Cover versions== |
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*Montreal acoustic cover band [[The Lost Fingers]] recorded a cover of the song for their 2008 album ''[[Lost in the 80s]]''. |
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* Reggae artist [[Tanya Stephens]] on her 1998 album ''[[Ruff Rider]]''. |
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* The band, [[Copeland (band)|Copeland]], covered the song on their album, ''[[Know Nothing Stays the Same]]'' |
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* Korean boy band [[JTL]] used the rhythm and melody of the song in the chorus of their song "One Night Lover" in their album "Enter the Dragon". |
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* [[Melissa M]] recorded a cover of this song in French, called "Elle", in her album "Avec Tout Mon Amour" (2007). |
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* René Simard recorded a cover of this song in French, called "Mon amour d'un soir", in 1985. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/12941.html|title=Mon amour d'un soir}}</ref> |
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* An [[instrumental]] arrangement of the song is used for the [[closing credits]] of Korean [[comedy]] program [[Gag Concert]]. |
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*Puerto Rican salsa musician [[Bobby Valentin]] cover the song in 1986 which peaked at #23 on the [[Hot Latin Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/bobby-valentin/chart-history/3897|title=Bobby Valentin: Hot Latin Songs|date=September 27, 1986|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> |
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*Fausto Papetti made an instrumental cover of this song. |
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==Personnel== |
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*Backing vocals - Billy Durham, Darryl Phinnessee, Keith John, Melody McCully, Peter Byrne, [[Philip Bailey]], Renee Hardaway, [[Syreeta Wright]] |
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*Backing vocals, additional lead vocals - [[Luther Vandross]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Stevie-Wonder-In-Square-Circle/release/745459 |title=In Square Circle on |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-22}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of RPM number-one singles of 1985]] |
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*[[List of number-one singles of 1985 (Ireland)]] |
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*[[List of number-one singles in 1985 (New Zealand)]] |
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*[[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1985 (U.S.)]] |
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*[[List of number-one R&B singles of 1985 (U.S.)]] |
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*[[List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1985 (U.S.)]] |
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*[[List of number-one dance singles of 1985 (U.S.)]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Stevie Wonder}} |
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[[Category:1985 singles]] |
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[[Category:Stevie Wonder songs]] |
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[[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]] |
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[[Category:Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles]] |
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[[Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles]] |
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[[Category:Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles]] |
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[[Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles]] |
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[[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]] |
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[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]] |
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[[Category:Oricon International Singles Chart number-one singles]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Stevie Wonder]] |
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[[Category:Dance-pop songs]] |
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[[Category:Motown singles]] |
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