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Where Is the Love

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B-side
  
"Mood"

Format
  
7" single

Length
  
2:43

Released
  
June 1972

Genre
  
Soul

Label
  
Atlantic

"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) and R&B chart (August 1972). 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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Cover versions

There have been numerous cover version.

  • Helen Reddy recorded a version in 1972 on her Capitol album I Am Woman.
  • South Vietnamese band The Dreamers recorded a cover version in 1972, which was very popular in their home country. Andy Williams released a version in 1972 on his album, Alone Again (Naturally).
  • 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. Icelandic singer Þuríður Sigurðardóttir covered it in 1973 as "Hvar er min ást?" on the album "Þuríður & Pálmi", with Icelandic words by Þorsteinn Eggertsson.
  • 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 Songs chart in 1988.
  • In 1995, Jesse & Trina covered the song for the soundtrack to the film Dead Presidents, and this version reached number 40 on the R&B chart.
  • Australian singer Rick Price and New Zealand singer Margaret Urlich had a hit on the Australian charts with the song in 1993.

    • Mica Paris & Will Downing version

    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

    Vinyl

    Rick Price and Margaret Urlich version

    "Where is the Love" was recorded by Australian singer songwriter Rick Price and New Zealand-born singer-songwriter Margaret Urlich. It was released on 29 November 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.

    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

    References

    Where Is the Love Wikipedia
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