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

"Where Is the Love"
side-A label
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
from the album Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
B-side"Mood"
ReleasedJune 1972
Genre
Length2:43
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Roberta Flack singles chronology
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
(1972)
"Where Is the Love"
(1972)
"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
(1973)
Donny Hathaway singles chronology
"I Thank You"
(1972)
"Where Is the Love"
(1972)
"I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know"
(1972)
Official audio
"Where Is the Love" on YouTube

"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.

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]

  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (December 18, 2021). "Chestnut Roasters Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Where Is the Love Allmusic.
  3. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 109.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 206.
  5. ^ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xFEmIZc7w YouTube.com Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway "Where Is The Love" 1972 with lyrics. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

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