Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

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The 1972 Atlantic release "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway" is a million-selling duet album by American soul artists Roberta Flack (died 2025) and Donny Hathaway (died 1979) 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 dated May 29, 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 w

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Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

A Donny Hathaway Collection

The Very Best Of Roberta Flack

Blue Lights In The Basement

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Rhino Hi-Five: Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway

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Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974- Volume 8, 1970-1974

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The Gospel Soundtrack

Blue Light In The Basement

Softly With These Songs

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Softly With These Songs - The Best of Roberta Flack

Softly With These Songs The Best Of Roberta Flack

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