Where Is the Love
| "Where Is the Love" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 7" single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Soul | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2:43 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Atlantic | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Ralph MacDonald William Salter[1] |
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| Producer | Joel Dorn Arif Mardin |
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| Certification | Gold | |||||||||||||||||||
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"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 (July 1972)[2] and R&B (August 1972) charts.[3] The song won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
[edit] Cover versions
There have been numerous cover versions. Helen Reddy recorded a version in 1972 on her Capitol album I Am Woman. South Vietnamese band The Dreamers recorded cover version in 1972 and it was very popular in South Vietnam. Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '77 had a top 20 easy listening hit with their 1973 cover version. Liza Minnelli covered it on her 1973 album The Singer. Eurovision song contest winner Dana recorded a version in the mid-1970s. Jazz legend Woody Herman recorded an Alan Broadbent arrangement for his album Children of Lima that featured a bassoon solo by Frank Tiberi. Stephanie Mills and Robert Brookins recorded a version that peaked at number 18 on the R&B chart in 1988. In 1995, the song was covered for the soundtrack to the film Dead Presidents by Jesse & Trina, and this version reached number 40 on the R&B chart.[4]
[edit] See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1972 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1972 (U.S.)
[edit] References
- ^ Where Is the Love Allmusic.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 109.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 206.
- ^ 1995 chart info AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
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