1972 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
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.
Tracks
1 I (Who Have Nothing) (Mogol; Carlo Donida; Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller) 05:03
2 You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 03:23
3 Baby I Love You (Ronny Shannon) 03:27
4 Be Real Black For Me (Roberta Flack; Donny Hathaway; Charles Mann) 03:34
5 You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (Barry Mann; Cynthia Weil; Phil Spector) 06:38
6 For All We Know (Sam Lewis; Fred Coots) 03:40
7 Where Is The Love (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 02:43
8 When Love Has Grown (Donny Hathaway; Eugene McDaniels) 03:26
9 Come Ye Disconsolate (Traditional) 04:52
10 Mood (Roberta Flack) 07:02
Biography
Musicians
1 I (Who Have Nothing)
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Electric Piano | Roberta Flack |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
2 You’ve Got A Friend
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Billy Cobham |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Flute | Joe Gentle |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
3 Baby I Love You
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
4 Be Real Black For Me
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
5 You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Roberta Flack |
| Sax | Joe Farrell |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
6 For All We Know
| Piano | Roberta Flack |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
7 Where Is The Love
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Vibes | Jack Jennings |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
8 When Love Has Grown
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
9 Come Ye Disconsolate
| Organ | Roberta Flack |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Vocals | Donny Hathaway |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
10 Mood
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Roberta Flack |
Liner Notes
Producer – Arif Mardin, Joel Dorn
Arranged By – Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack
Arranged By (Horns) – Donny Hathaway (Tracks 4, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Arif Mardin Donny Hathaway (Tracks 4, 8)
Arranged By (Woodwinds) – Arif Mardin (Tracks 6, 7)
Mastered By – George Piros
Mixed By – Jimmy Douglass
Recorded By – Jimmy Douglass (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By (Additional) – Gene Paul
Photography – Jeffrey Blue
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Regent Sound Studios, NYC
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation