Sitting in the Park
GQ
1980
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Arista/Sony licensed recording credits - G.Q., Two
1980 original program; track 8 Sitting in the Park credits Billy Stewart composition, Emanuel Raheim LeBlanc vocal and Jimmy Simpson production. The 2012 expanded-compilation copyright does not set the original year.
Inspiration and background
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GQ recorded Sitting in the Park for its second Arista album, Two, released in 1980. The song is credited to Billy Stewart, with Emanuel Raheim LeBlanc providing the lead vocal and Jimmy Simpson producing. This soul ballad represents the group's interpretation of older repertoire alongside its dance records. Its original album program places it in the band's early Arista period.
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Arista/Sony licensed recording credits - G.Q., Two
1980 original program; track 8 Sitting in the Park credits Billy Stewart composition, Emanuel Raheim LeBlanc vocal and Jimmy Simpson production. The 2012 expanded-compilation copyright does not set the original year. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Original 1980 studio recording family
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Arista/Sony licensed recording credits - G.Q., Two
1980 original program; track 8 Sitting in the Park credits Billy Stewart composition, Emanuel Raheim LeBlanc vocal and Jimmy Simpson production. The 2012 expanded-compilation copyright does not set the original year.
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