"Part-Time Lover" is a 1985 single by Stevie Wonder, from
his album
In Square Circle. The song reached number one on the Hot
100, R&B, 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
Billboardcharts. 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 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.
The bassline and humming was sampled for 2Pac's "Part-time
Mutha".
The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie ·
Tribute to Uncle Ray ·
With a Song in My Heart ·
Stevie at the Beach ·
Up-Tight ·
Down to Earth ·
I Was Made to Love Her ·
Someday at Christmas ·
Eivets Rednow ·
For Once in My Life ·
My Cherie Amour ·
Signed, Sealed & Delivered ·
Where I'm Coming From ·
Music of My Mind ·
Talking Book ·
Innervisions ·
Fulfillingness' First Finale ·
Songs in the Key of Life ·
Hotter than July ·
In Square Circle ·
Characters ·
Conversation Peace ·
A Time to Love
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius ·
Stevie Wonder Live ·
Natural Wonder
Journey through the Secret Life of Plants ·
The Woman in Red ·
Jungle Fever
Looking Back ·
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium ·
At the Close of a Century ·
The Definitive Collection ·
The Complete Stevie Wonder
"Fingertips - Part
2" ·
"Uptight (Everything's
Alright)" ·
"Blowin' in the
Wind" ·
"A Place in the
Sun" ·
"I Was Made to Love
Her" ·
"For Once in My
Life" ·
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" ·
"My Cherie
Amour" ·
"Yester-Me, Yester-You,
Yesterday" ·
"Never Had a Dream Come
True" ·
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered
I'm Yours" ·
"Heaven Help Us
All" ·
"If You Really Love
Me" ·
"Superstition" ·
"You Are the Sunshine of My
Life" ·
"Higher
Ground" ·
"Living for the
City" ·
"He's Misstra Know it
All" ·
"You Haven't Done
Nothin'" ·
"Boogie On Reggae
Woman" ·
"I Wish" ·
"Sir Duke" ·
"Send One Your
Love" ·
"Master Blaster
(Jammin')" ·
"I Ain't Gonna Stand for
It" ·
"Lately" ·
"Happy
Birthday" ·
"That Girl" ·
"Do I Do" ·
"Ebony and
Ivory" ·
"Ribbon in the
Sky" ·
"I Just Called to Say I Love
You" ·
"
Part-Time Lover
" ·
"That's What Friends Are
For" ·
"Go Home"
Discography ·
Syreeta Wright ·
KJLH ·
Motown ·
Soul music
