"Circle" is a song written and performed by

Harry Chapin Harold Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy ...

. The song was included on the 1972 album

Sniper and Other Love Songs ''Sniper and Other Love Songs'' is the second studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1972. The album's Sniper (song), title song is a vaguely fictionalised account of Charles Whitman's shootings from the clocktowe ...

. Though it wasn't released as a single, it quickly became a fan favorite and is the "Chapin theme song." The song was recorded by

The New Seekers The New Seekers are a British pop group, formed in London in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music would hav ...

and become one of their highest-charting singles, though Chapin's version is the most popular. It has been included on numerous compilation albums from Chapin's record label.

Background

The song was considered by Chapin to be the "Chapin theme song." The song became a standard for live concerts as it was used at almost every concert for the end. He would encourage the audience to sing along and would also have various members of the band sing the chorus.

Tom chapin Versions

According to

Tom Chapin Tom Chapin (born March 13, 1945) is an American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. Chapin is known for the song " Happy Birthday", released in 1989 in his ''Moonboat'' album. It takes its melody from "Love Unspoken", a so ...

(Harry's brother), Circle was written by Harry for a TV show, Make a Wish of which Tom was host. Tom was thus the first to perform the song. Tom, like Harry, frequently performs the song in concert and has included it on multiple albums.

The New Seekers version

The same year of Chapin's release,

covered and released the song, as ''Circles''. It became one of their highest-charting singles. The New Seekers included it in their 1972 album ''

Circles A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is const ...

''.

Charts

References

1972 songs Harry Chapin songs Songs written by Harry Chapin The New Seekers songs {{1970s-song-stub