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EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags). Flack's appearance at the 1972 Newport Jazz Festival came on the heels of the April release of the best-selling Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway. Hello dear visitors! Please share and repost your favourite or latest albums from our site on your personal pages on facebook, twitter, google+. In 1972 the #96 song in the charts was Where is the Love? By Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic Pop song now.
• 'You've Got a Friend / Gone Away' Released: May 9, 1971 • 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' / Be Real Black For Me' Released: September 25, 1971 • ' Released: April 17, 1972 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating The 1972 release Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway is a million-selling duet by and produced by and. 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, although Flack's attendance there pre-dated Hathaway's. The singers' careers had overlapped, however: Flack had included Hathaway compositions on her and albums, with the latter also featuring Hathaway as pianist, and background vocalist. It was 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 ' recorded before the single release of the 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 ' that became a #30 R&B hit, peaking on the Hot 100 at #71. It was the album's third single ' — 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 '. 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 ' in 1978.
Hathaway had recorded two songs for a second duet album with Flack — that became the album — at the time of his death on January 13, 1979. Track listing [ ] Side One • ' (,, Carlo Donida) (5:00) • ' () (2:34) • ' (Jimmy Holiday, Ronnie Shannon) (3:24) • 'Be Real Black for Me' (Charles Mann, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack) (3:30) • ' (,, ) (6:36) Side Two • ' (, ) (3:38) • ' (, William Salter) (2:43) • 'When Love Has Grown' (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) (3:31) • 'Come Ye Disconsolate' (, ) (4:50) • 'Mood' (Roberta Flack) (7:00) References [ ].
Donny Hathaway was one of the brightest new voices in soul music at the dawn of the '70s, possessed of a smooth, gospel-inflected romantic croon that was also at home on fiery protest material. Hathaway achieved his greatest commercial success as Roberta Flack's duet partner of choice, but sadly he's equally remembered for the tragic circumstances of his death -- an apparent suicide at age 33. Hathaway was born October 1, 1945, in Chicago, but moved to St. Louis when he was very young, and began singing in church with his grandmother at the scant age of three. He began playing piano at a young age, and by high school, he was impressive enough to win a full-ride fine arts scholarship to Howard University to study music in 1964. While in college, he performed with a cocktail jazz outfit called the Ric Powell Trio, and wound up leaving school after three years to pursue job opportunities he was already being offered in the record industry.
Hathaway first worked behind the scenes as a producer, arranger, songwriter, and session pianist/keyboardist. He supported the likes of Aretha Franklin, Jerry Butler, and the Staple Singers, among many others, and joined the Mayfield Singers, a studio backing group that supported Curtis Mayfield's Impressions. Hathaway soon became a house producer at Mayfield's Curtom label, and in 1969 cut his first single, a duet with June Conquest called 'I Thank You Baby.' From there he signed with Atco as a solo artist, and released his debut single, the inner-city lament 'The Ghetto, Pt. 1,' toward the end of the year. While it failed to reach the Top 20 on the R&B charts, 'The Ghetto' still ranks as a classic soul message track, and has been sampled by numerous hip-hop artists. 'The Ghetto' set the stage for Hathaway's acclaimed debut LP, Everything Is Everything, which was released in early 1970.
In 1971, he released his eponymous second album and recorded a duet with former Howard classmate Roberta Flack, covering Carole King's 'You've Got a Friend.' It was a significant hit, reaching the Top Ten on the R&B charts, and sparked a full album of duets, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, which was released in 1972.
The soft, romantic ballad 'Where Is the Love?' Topped the R&B charts, went Top Five on the pop side, and won a Grammy, and the accompanying album went gold.
Also in 1972, Hathaway branched out into soundtrack work, recording the theme song for the TV series Maude and scoring the film Come Back Charleston Blue. However, in the midst of his blossoming success, he was also battling severe bouts of depression, which occasionally required him to be hospitalized.
His mood swings also affected his partnership with Flack, which began to crumble in 1973. Hathaway released one more album that year, the ambitious Extension of a Man, and then retreated from the spotlight; over the next few years, he performed only in small clubs. In 1977, Hathaway patched things up with Flack and temporarily left the hospital to record another duet, 'The Closer I Get to You,' for her Blue Lights in the Basement album.
The song was a smash, becoming the pair's second R&B number one in 1978, and also climbing to number two on the pop charts. Sessions for a second album of duets were underway when, on January 13, 1979, Hathaway was found dead on the sidewalk below the 15th-floor window of his room in New York's Essex House. The glass had been neatly removed from the window, and there were no signs of struggle, leading investigators to rule Hathaway's death a suicide; his friends were mystified, considering that his career had just started to pick up again, and Flack was devastated. Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway was released in 1980, and both of the completed duets -- 'Back Together Again' and 'You Are My Heaven' -- became posthumous hits. In 1990, Hathaway's daughter Lalah launched a solo career.
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This article includes a, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient. Please help to this article by more precise citations. (September 2013) () () Donny Hathaway Background information Birth name Donny Edward Hathaway Also known as Donny Pitts Born ( 1945-10-01)October 1, 1945,, US Origin,, US Died January 13, 1979 (1979-01-13) (aged 33),, US Genres,,,,, Occupation(s) Musician songwriter, arranger, conductor, producer Instruments Vocals, piano, keyboards Years active 1967–1979 Labels, Associated acts,,,,, Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American jazz, blues, soul and gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, organist, and pianist.
Hathaway signed with in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, ', in early 1970, magazine 'marked him as a major new force in soul music.' His enduring songs include 'The Ghetto', ', ', 'Little Ghetto Boy', 'I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know', signature versions of ' and ', and ' and ', two of many collaborations with. 'Where Is the Love' won the in 1973. At the height of his career, Hathaway was diagnosed with. On January 13, 1979, Hathaway's body was found outside the luxury hotel in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide.
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Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Hathaway, the son of Drusella Huntley, was born in Chicago but raised with his grandmother, Martha Pitts, also known as Martha Crumwell, in the of. Hathaway began singing in a church choir with his grandmother, a professional gospel singer, at the age of three and studying piano.
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He graduated from in 1963. Hathaway then studied music on a fine arts scholarship at in Washington, D.C., where he met close friend. At Howard, he was also a member of the fraternity. Hathaway formed a jazz trio with drummer Ric Powell while there but during 1967 left Howard just before completing a degree, after receiving job offers in the music business. Career [ ] Hathaway worked as songwriter, session musician and producer for 's in Chicago.
He did the arrangements for hits by ('Court of Love' and 'The Beginning of My End') and took part in projects by,,, and Curtis Mayfield himself. After becoming a 'house producer' at Curtom, he also started recording there. Hathaway recorded his first single under his own name in 1969, a duet with singer June Conquest called 'I Thank You Baby'. They also recorded the duet 'Just Another Reason', released as the b-side. Former president Bill Futterer, who as a college student promoted Curtom in the southeast in 1968 and 1969, was befriended by Hathaway and has cited Hathaway's influence on his later projects. That year, Hathaway signed to, then a division of Atlantic Records, after being spotted for the label by producer/musician at a trade convention. He released his first single of note, ', which he co-wrote with former Howard roommate, who became a performer, writer and producer with Curtom.
The track appeared the following year on his critically acclaimed debut LP,, which he co-produced with Ric Powell while also arranging all the cuts. His second LP,, consisted mostly of covers of contemporary pop, soul, and songs. His third album was an album of with former Howard University associate and label mate that established him, especially on the pop charts. The album was both a critical and commercial success, including the -penned track ', which proved to be not only an R&B success, but also scored Top Five on the pop Hot 100. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a by the on September 5, 1972. The album also included a number of other covers, including versions of 's ', 'Baby I Love You', originally a hit for, and '.
Perhaps Hathaway's most influential recording is his 1972 album,, which has been termed 'one of the best live albums ever recorded' by Daryl Easlea of the. The album can also be found on the British online music and culture magazine ' list of '40 Favourite Live Albums'. It was recorded at two concerts: side one at in Hollywood, and side two at in,. Donny Hathaway is also known as the co-composer and performer of the Christmas standard, '.
The song, released in 1970, has become a holiday staple and is often used in movies, television and advertising. 'This Christmas' has been covered by numerous artists across diverse musical genres, including The Whispers,, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Alexander O'Neal, Christina Aguilera, Chicago, Harry Connick, Jr., Dru Hill, *NSYNC, Gloria Estefan, Boney James, The Cheetah Girls, Chris Brown, Anthony Arnett (First Baptist Bracktown Christmas Celebration), and (A Mary Christmas, album 2013), Seal, and Train. Hathaway followed this flurry of work with some contributions to soundtracks, along with his recording of the to the TV series. He also composed and conducted music for the 1972 soundtrack of the movie. In the mid-1970s, he also produced albums for other artists including, where he expanded the musical range of lead singer.
His final studio album, Extension of a Man came out in 1973 with two tracks, 'Love Love Love' and 'I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know' reaching both the pop and R&B charts. However, it was probably best noted for his classic ballad, 'Someday We'll All Be Free' and a six-minute symphonic-styled instrumental piece called 'I Love The Lord, He Heard My Cry'.
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He told UK music journalist in 1973, 'I always liked pretty music and I've always wanted to write it.' Added the writer, 'He declined to give one particular influence or inspiration but said that, and were amongst whom he studied.' He returned to the charts in 1978 after again teaming up with Roberta Flack for a duet, ' on her album,. The song topped the R&B chart and just missed the number 1 spot on the Hot 100 (reaching #2). Atlantic then put out another solo single, 'You Were Meant For Me' shortly before his sudden death. Liner notes for later releases of his final solo album explain: 'Donny is no longer here, but the song 'Someday We'll All Be Free' gathers momentum as part of his legacy.