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

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

There have been numerous cover versions of this song:

• The Ray Conniff Singers recorded a version in 1972 for their album Alone Again (Naturally).
• Helen Reddy recorded a version in 1972 for her Capitol album I Am Woman.
• Both Jerry Vale and Andy Williams released versions in 1972, each on different albums named 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.
• Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana recorded a version in the mid-1970s.
• Jazz musician 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.
• Guitarist Zachary Breaux recorded an instrumental version for his album ''Groovin''' in 1992.
• Australian singer Rick Price and New Zealand singer Margaret Urlich had a hit on the Australian charts with the song in 1993.
• 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.
• In 1996, Paul Jackson Jr covered the song on the album Never Alone Duets.
• Amel Larrieux and Glenn Lewis were featured on a version on Stanley Clarke's 12 To the bass, which was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2004 Grammy Awards.
• Dutch singer Trijntje Oosterhuis and American singer Raul Midon recorded a version for Midon's album State of Mind in 2006.
• American pop singer Johnny Mathis covered the song on his 2008 album, A Night to Remember.

Mica Paris and Will Downing version

William Salter 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

Charts

Rick Price and Margaret Urlich version

William Salter

"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.

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

References

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