"Where Is the Love"
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single byRoberta Flack andDonny Hathaway
from the albumRoberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
B-side	"Mood"
Released	June 1972
Genre	Soul easy listening[1]
Length	2:43
Label	Atlantic
Songwriters	Ralph MacDonald William Salter[2]
Producers	Joel Dorn Arif Mardin
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)
Audio video
"Where Is the Love onYouTube

"Where Is the Love" is a popular song written byRalph MacDonald and William Salter, and recorded byRoberta Flack andDonny Hathaway. Released in 1972 from their album,Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway. It peaked at number five on theBillboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent a week each at number one on theBillboardEasy Listening chart (July 1972)^[3] andR&B chart (August 1972).^[4]Billboard ranked it as theNo. 58 song for 1972. The song won aGrammy 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]

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There have been numerouscover versions of this song:

• TheRay Conniff Singers recorded a version in 1972 for their albumAlone Again (Naturally).
• Helen Reddy recorded a version in 1972 for her Capitol albumI Am Woman.
• BothJerry Vale andAndy Williams released versions in 1972, each on different albums namedAlone Again (Naturally).
• Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '77 had a top 20easy listening hit with their 1973 cover version.
• Liza Minnelli covered it on her 1973 albumThe Singer.
• Eurovision Song Contest winnerDana recorded a version in the mid-1970s.
• Jazz musicianWoody Herman recorded anAlan Broadbent arrangement for his albumChildren of Lima that featured abassoon solo byFrank Tiberi.
• Stephanie Mills andRobert Brookins recorded a version that peaked at number 18 on the R&B Songs chart in 1988.
• GuitaristZachary Breaux recorded an instrumental version for his albumGroovin' in 1992.
• Australian singerRick Price and New Zealand singerMargaret 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 filmDead Presidents, and this version reached number 40 on the R&B chart.^[11]
• In 1996,Paul Jackson Jr covered the song on the albumNever Alone Duets.
• Amel Larrieux andGlenn Lewis were featured on a version onStanley Clarke's12 To the bass, which was nominated forBest R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the2004 Grammy Awards.
• Dutch singerTrijntje Oosterhuis and American singerRaul Midon recorded a version for Midon's albumState of Mind in 2006.
• American pop singerJohnny Mathis covered the song on his 2008 album,A Night to Remember.

"Where Is the Love"
Single byMica Paris andWill Downing
from the albumSo Good
Released	1988
Genre	Soul
Length	3:33
Label	4th & Broadway
Songwriters	Ralph MacDonald William Salter[2]
Mica Paris singles chronology
"Breathe Life into Me" (1988) "Where Is the Love" (1989) "Contribution" (1990)
Music video
Mica Paris – "Where Is The Love" ft. Will Downing onYouTube

Britishsoul singerMica Paris and American singer-songwriterWill Downing released a cover of "Where Is the Love" in 1989 for Paris' debut albumSo Good.

"Where Is the Love" debuted at number twenty-eight on theUK Singles Chart, peaking at number nineteen in its second week before accumulating a total of eight weeks on the chart.

CD single^[12]

Vinyl^[13]

"Where is the Love"
Single byRick Price andMargaret Urlich
from the albumLive
Released	November 29, 1993 (1993-11-29)[17]
Length	2:58
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriters	Ralph MacDonald William Salter
Producer	Rick Price
Rick Price singles chronology
"Walk Away Renée" (1993) "Where is the Love" (1993) "River of Love" (1995)
Margaret Urlich singles chronology
"Burnt Sienna" (1993) "Where is the Love" (1993) "I Don't Know How To Love Him" (1994)

"Where is the Love" was recorded by Australian singer songwriterRick Price and New Zealand-born singer-songwriterMargaret Urlich. It was released on November 29, 1993, and peaked at number 31 inAustralia. 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 groupYothu Yindi.

At theARIA Music Awards of 1994, the song was nominated forARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album but lost toThe Journey byTommy Emmanuel.^[18]

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

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1972 (U.S.)
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• Where Is the Love (Remastered Version) onYouTube

• 1972 singles
• 1989 singles
• Songs written by Ralph MacDonald
• Roberta Flack songs
• Donny Hathaway songs
• Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin
• 4th & B'way Records singles
• Soul ballads
• American rhythm and blues songs
• Male–female vocal duets
• 1972 songs
• Atlantic Records singles
• Rick Price songs
• 1993 singles
• Columbia Records singles
• Torch songs
• Mica Paris songs
• Song recordings produced by Joel Dorn
• 1970s ballads

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