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Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song)

Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song)

1972 single by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway


"Where Is the Love" is a popular song written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter, and recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. Released in 1972 from their album, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent a week each at number one on the Billboard Easy Listening chart (July 1972)[3] and R&B chart (August 1972).[4] Billboard ranked it as the No. 58 song for 1972. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

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In the lyrics, the singer realizes that the one (s)he loves remains in love with someone else. The singer remarks "I guess it must have been my fate to fall in love with someone else's love. Now all I can do is wait."[5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

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Cover versions

There have been numerous cover versions of this song:

Mica Paris and Will Downing version

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British soul singer Mica Paris and American singer-songwriter Will Downing released a cover of "Where Is the Love" in 1989 for Paris' debut album So Good.

"Where Is the Love" debuted at number twenty-eight on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nineteen in its second week before accumulating a total of eight weeks on the chart.

Track listing

CD single[11]

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Vinyl[12]

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Charts

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Rick Price and Margaret Urlich version

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"Where is the Love" was recorded by Australian singer songwriter Rick Price and New Zealand-born singer-songwriter Margaret Urlich. It was released on November 29, 1993, and peaked at number 31 in Australia. It was included as a bonus track on Ulrich's 1994 album, Live.

In 1993, Price and Urlich were part of Export Music Australia (EMA) and Austrade's second Wizards of Oz promotion. They toured Japan together with the group Yothu Yindi.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album but lost to The Journey by Tommy Emmanuel.[17]

Track listing

CD single (659884 2)

  1. "Where Is the Love" – 2:58
  2. "If You Were My Baby" by Rick Price (acoustic) – 4:14
  3. "Love Train" by Margaret Ulrich (live) – 4:21

Charts

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See also


References

  1. Molanphy, Chris (December 18, 2021). "Chestnut Roasters Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 109.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 206.
  4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xFEmIZc7w YouTube.com Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway "Where Is The Love" 1972 with lyrics. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Top 100 1972-08-12". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. "Top 100 Hits of 1983/Top 100 Songs of 1983". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  8. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1972". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  9. 1995 chart info AllMusic.com. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  10. "ARIA New Releases 29 November 1993". www.ariacharts.com.au. November 29, 1993. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

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