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{{distinguish|Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway}}
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|Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]], [[pop music|pop]], [[quiet storm]]
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| artist = [[Donny Hathaway]]
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The 1972 [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] release '''''Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway''''' is a million-selling duet album by [[Roberta Flack]] and [[Donny Hathaway]] produced by [[Joel Dorn]] and [[Arif Mardin]].
The 1972 [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] release '''''Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway''''' is a million-selling duet [[album]] by [[Roberta Flack]] and [[Donny Hathaway]] produced by [[Joel Dorn]] and [[Arif Mardin]].


Flack and Hathaway were both solo artists on the Atlantic roster who'd enjoyed critical acclaim, but Flack had enjoyed limited commercial success. Both were graduates of [[Howard University]], although Flack's attendance there pre-dated Hathaway's, the two singers' careers had overlapped: Flack had included Hathaway compositions on her ''[[First Take (album)|First Take]]'' and ''[[Chapter Two (Roberta Flack album)|Chapter Two]]'' albums with the latter also featuring Hathaway as pianist, [[Arrangement|arranger]] and background vocalist. It was [[Jerry Wexler]] who suggested a joint venture might consolidate Flack and Hathaway's popularity.
Flack and Hathaway were both solo artists on the Atlantic roster who'd enjoyed critical acclaim, but Flack had enjoyed limited commercial success. Both had attended [[Howard University]], although Flack's attendance there pre-dated Hathaway's. The singers' careers had overlapped, however: Flack had included Hathaway compositions on her ''[[First Take (album)|First Take]]'' and ''[[Chapter Two (Roberta Flack album)|Chapter Two]]'' albums, with the latter also featuring Hathaway as pianist, [[Arrangement|arranger]] and background vocalist. It was [[Jerry Wexler]] who suggested that a joint venture might consolidate Flack and Hathaway's popularity.


The first single from ''Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway'' was a version of "[[You've Got a Friend]]" recorded before the single release of the [[James Taylor]] version: both tracks debuted on the Hot 100 dated 29 May 1971 — marking Flack's first chart appearance — and, although Taylor's version reached #1, the Flack/Hathaway duet ascended as high as #29 and was a top ten R&B hit at #8. (The B-side, "Gone Away," was a ''Chapter Two'' track written by Hathaway.)
The first single from ''Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway'' was a version of "[[You've Got a Friend]]" recorded before the single release of the [[James Taylor]] version. Both tracks debuted on the Hot 100 almost simultaneously - Taylor version debuted on June 5, 1971, whereas Flack/Hathaway version debuted the following week (June 12, 1971) — marking Flack's first chart appearance — and, although Taylor's version reached #1, the Flack/Hathaway duet ascended as high as #29 and was a top ten R&B hit at #8. (The B-side, "Gone Away," was a ''Chapter Two'' track written by Hathaway.)


The second single from the duets album was a remake of "[[You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin']]" that became a #30 R&B hit, peaking on the Hot 100 at #71.
The second single from the duets album was a remake of "[[You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin']]" that became a #30 R&B hit, peaking on the Hot 100 at #71.


It was the album's third single "[[Where Is the Love]]" — released in April 1972, almost a year after the album itself — that would be the smash hit, largely due to Flack having had her solo career breakthrough with "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]".
It was the album's third single "[[Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song)|Where Is the Love]]" — released in April 1972, almost a year after the album itself — that would be the smash hit, largely due to Flack having had her solo career breakthrough with "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]". "[[Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song)|Where is the Love]]" hit #5 on the Billboard [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] and won for the duo a Grammy Award for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]] at the [[15th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1973.


Although Hathaway had enjoyed more solo success than had Flack prior to their teaming up, his subsequent solo career was desultory, with no high-profile success prior to his re-teaming with Flack for "[[The Closer I Get to You]]" in 1978. Hathaway had recorded two songs for a second duet album with Flack — that became the ''[[Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway]]'' album — at the time of his death on 13 January 1979.
Although Hathaway had enjoyed more solo success than had Flack prior to their teaming up, his subsequent solo career was desultory, with no high-profile success prior to his re-teaming with Flack for "[[The Closer I Get to You]]" in 1978. Hathaway had recorded two songs for a second duet album with Flack — that became the ''[[Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway]]'' album — at the time of his death on January 13, 1979.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==


Side One
Side One
#"[[I (Who Have Nothing)]]" ([[Jerry Leiber]], [[Mike Stoller]], Carlo Donida) (5:00)
#"[[I (Who Have Nothing)]]" ([[Jerry Leiber]], [[Mike Stoller]], Carlo Donida) - 5:00
#"[[You've Got a Friend]]" ([[Carole King]]) (2:34)
#"[[You've Got a Friend]]" ([[Carole King]]) - 3:24
#"[[Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song)|Baby I Love You]]" (Jimmy Holiday, Ronnie Shannon) (3:24)
#"[[Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song)|Baby I Love You]]" (Ronnie Shannon) - 3:24
#"Be Real Black for Me" (Charles Mann, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack) (3:30)
#"Be Real Black for Me" (Charles Mann, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack) - 3:30
#"[[You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin']]" ([[Barry Mann]], [[Phil Spector]], [[Cynthia Weil]]) (6:36)
#"[[You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin']]" ([[Barry Mann]], [[Phil Spector]], [[Cynthia Weil]]) - 6:36


Side Two
Side Two
#"[[For All We Know (1934 song)|For All We Know]]" ([[J. Fred Coots]], [[Sam M. Lewis]]) (3:38)
#"[[For All We Know (1934 song)|For All We Know]]" ([[J. Fred Coots]], [[Sam M. Lewis]]) - 3:38
#"[[Where Is the Love]]" ([[Ralph MacDonald]], William Salter) (2:43)
#"[[Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song)|Where Is the Love]]" ([[Ralph MacDonald]], William Salter) - 2:43
#"When Love Has Grown" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) (3:31)
#"When Love Has Grown" (Donny Hathaway, Eugene McDaniels) - 3:31
#"Come Ye Disconsolate" (Thomas Moore, Samuel Webbe, Sr.) (4:50)
#"Come Ye Disconsolate" ([[Thomas Moore]], [[Samuel Webbe, Sr.]]) - 4:50
#"Mood" (Roberta Flack) (7:00)
#"Mood" (Roberta Flack) - 7:00

== Personnel ==
* Roberta Flack – music arrangements, vocals (1-5, 7, 8, 9), electric piano (1), acoustic piano (5, 6, 10), organ (9)
* Donny Hathaway – music arrangements, vocals (1-9), acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 8, 9), electric piano (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), horn and string arrangements (4, 8)
* [[Eric Gale]] – guitar (1, 3-9)
* [[David Spinozza]] – guitar (2)
* [[Chuck Rainey]] – electric bass (1-9)
* [[Bernard Purdie]] – drums (1, 3-9)
* [[Billy Cobham]] – drums (2)
* [[Ralph MacDonald]] – percussion (1-9)
* Jack Jennings – [[vibraphone]] (7)
* [[Yusef Lateef|Joe Gentle]] – flute (2)
* [[Hubert Laws]] – flute (8)
* [[Joe Farrell]] – soprano saxophone (5)
* [[Arif Mardin]] – string arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), woodwind arrangements (6, 7)

=== Production ===
* Arif Mardin – producer, mixing
* Joel Dorn – producer
* Jimmy Douglass – recording engineer (1, 3-10), mixing
* Lew Hahn – recording engineer (2)
* Gene Paul – additional recording
* Jeff Blue – album design, photography

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1972)
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
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|Australian ([[Kent Music Report]])||22<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=135}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==


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{{Donny Hathaway}}
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 25 July 2024

Not to be confused with Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway.
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Studio album by
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
ReleasedApril 1972[1]
RecordedMarch–October 1971
Studio
GenreR&B, soul, pop
Length42:36
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Roberta Flack chronology
Quiet Fire
(1971) 		Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
(1972) 		Killing Me Softly
(1973)
Donny Hathaway chronology
Come Back, Charleston Blue
(1972) 		Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
(1972) 		Extension of a Man
(1973)
Singles from Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
  1. "You've Got a Friend / Gone Away"
    Released: May 9, 1971
  2. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' / Be Real Black For Me"
    Released: September 25, 1971
  3. "Where is the Love / Mood"
    Released: April 17, 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The 1972 Atlantic release Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway is a million-selling duet album by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway produced by Joel Dorn and Arif Mardin.

Flack and Hathaway were both solo artists on the Atlantic roster who'd enjoyed critical acclaim, but Flack had enjoyed limited commercial success. Both had attended Howard University, although Flack's attendance there pre-dated Hathaway's. The singers' careers had overlapped, however: Flack had included Hathaway compositions on her First Take and Chapter Two albums, with the latter also featuring Hathaway as pianist, arranger and background vocalist. It was Jerry Wexler who suggested that a joint venture might consolidate Flack and Hathaway's popularity.

The first single from Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway was a version of "You've Got a Friend" recorded before the single release of the James Taylor version. Both tracks debuted on the Hot 100 almost simultaneously - Taylor version debuted on June 5, 1971, whereas Flack/Hathaway version debuted the following week (June 12, 1971) — marking Flack's first chart appearance — and, although Taylor's version reached #1, the Flack/Hathaway duet ascended as high as #29 and was a top ten R&B hit at #8. (The B-side, "Gone Away," was a Chapter Two track written by Hathaway.)

The second single from the duets album was a remake of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" that became a #30 R&B hit, peaking on the Hot 100 at #71.

It was the album's third single "Where Is the Love" — released in April 1972, almost a year after the album itself — that would be the smash hit, largely due to Flack having had her solo career breakthrough with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". "Where is the Love" hit #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won for the duo a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards in 1973.

Although Hathaway had enjoyed more solo success than had Flack prior to their teaming up, his subsequent solo career was desultory, with no high-profile success prior to his re-teaming with Flack for "The Closer I Get to You" in 1978. Hathaway had recorded two songs for a second duet album with Flack — that became the Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway album — at the time of his death on January 13, 1979.

Track listing

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Side One

  1. "I (Who Have Nothing)" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Carlo Donida) - 5:00
  2. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) - 3:24
  3. "Baby I Love You" (Ronnie Shannon) - 3:24
  4. "Be Real Black for Me" (Charles Mann, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack) - 3:30
  5. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil) - 6:36

Side Two

  1. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:38
  2. "Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) - 2:43
  3. "When Love Has Grown" (Donny Hathaway, Eugene McDaniels) - 3:31
  4. "Come Ye Disconsolate" (Thomas Moore, Samuel Webbe, Sr.) - 4:50
  5. "Mood" (Roberta Flack) - 7:00

Personnel

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  • Roberta Flack – music arrangements, vocals (1-5, 7, 8, 9), electric piano (1), acoustic piano (5, 6, 10), organ (9)
  • Donny Hathaway – music arrangements, vocals (1-9), acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 8, 9), electric piano (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), horn and string arrangements (4, 8)
  • Eric Gale – guitar (1, 3-9)
  • David Spinozza – guitar (2)
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass (1-9)
  • Bernard Purdie – drums (1, 3-9)
  • Billy Cobham – drums (2)
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1-9)
  • Jack Jennings – vibraphone (7)
  • Joe Gentle – flute (2)
  • Hubert Laws – flute (8)
  • Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone (5)
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), woodwind arrangements (6, 7)

Production

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  • Arif Mardin – producer, mixing
  • Joel Dorn – producer
  • Jimmy Douglass – recording engineer (1, 3-10), mixing
  • Lew Hahn – recording engineer (2)
  • Gene Paul – additional recording
  • Jeff Blue – album design, photography

Charts

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Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 22[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wynn, Ron (2011). "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ Wynn, Ron (2011). "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 135. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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