query: who wrote a song for you leon russell or donny hathaway

pos: A Song for You A Song for You "A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album "Leon Russell", which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions. It has been performed and recorded by an array of artists, spanning many musical genres. Elton John has called the song an American classic. One of the first versions of the song that brought it broader attention was by Andy Williams, whose single

pos: Donny Hathaway (album) producer Jerry Wexler took over most of the production duties, with Hathaway producing one track, the self-penned "Take a Love Song". Donny Hathaway (album) Donny Hathaway is the eponymous second studio album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway, released on April 2, 1971 on Atco. The majority of songs featured on the collection were covers of pop, gospel and soul songs that were released around the same time. The most prominent of the covers were Hathaway's rendition of Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and a gospel-inflected cover of Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Giving Up", written by Van McCoy.

pos: Donny Hathaway (album) Donny Hathaway (album) Donny Hathaway is the eponymous second studio album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway, released on April 2, 1971 on Atco. The majority of songs featured on the collection were covers of pop, gospel and soul songs that were released around the same time. The most prominent of the covers were Hathaway's rendition of Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and a gospel-inflected cover of Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Giving Up", written by Van McCoy. This was the second of three solo studio albums that Hathaway released during his lifetime before his suicide in 1979. Atlantic

pos: Elliott Yamin (album) of "Elliott Yamin", the debut CD from last season’s scruffily soulful third-place finisher on "American Idol", treat each track like a different episode of the show. "Wait for You" is ballad week: "You did your thing, dawg," Randy might say. "Alright" is hip-hop week: "It sounded like last call at some ghastly karaoke bar" would be Simon's reply. And "A Song for You," the Leon Russell/Donny Hathaway classic Yamin performed at his first "Idol" audition, is standards week: Cut to Paula, in tears." AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine was mixed about the album, noting how the tracks can be hit or

pos: The Temptations and in 1975 established Whitfield Records, taking the Undisputed Truth and Willie Hutch with him, along with Rose Royce---who performed an instrumental track for "Let Your Hair Down" before recording their 1976 smash "Car Wash." Bowen's first LP with the Temptations was January 1975's "A Song for You", which included a cover of the titular Leon Russell tune (popularized with soul audiences by Donny Hathaway), along with the pop Top 40/R&B number-one hits "Happy People" (featuring the Commodores as the instrumentalists) and "Shakey Ground" (featuring instrumentation by Parliament-Funkadelic's Eddie Hazel along with Billy Bass Nelson). "Glasshouse", the group's final Top

pos: Danny O'Keefe been active in the environmental field, helping to develop public awareness of the effect that indiscriminate coffee-growing techniques have on the songbird population. O'Keefe's songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Jackson Browne ("The Road"), Gary Stewart ("Quits"), Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell ("Quits"), John Denver ("Along For The Ride"), Donny Hathaway ("Magdalena"), Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy Collins, Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jimmy Buffett, Alison Krauss, Ben Harper, Cab Calloway, Mark-Almond, Andy Williams, and others; in Italy his song "The Road" has been covered by Ron, with Italian lyrics written by Lucio Dalla (and re-titled "Una città per

pos: Elliott Yamin amateur performance forums emulating Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, and Donny Hathaway. Yamin was in Viña Del Mar, Chile, during the 8.8 magnitude 2010 Chile earthquake on February 27, 2010. Yamin auditioned in Boston, Massachusetts, singing Leon Russell's "A Song for You", but his audition was not aired (it was later aired on October 24, 2009, as part of the "American Idol Rewind" - season 5 show). He performed the song again in front of the judges during Hollywood rounds, as well as Rascal Flatts's "Bless the Broken Road". During the group auditions, Yamin and his group performed "It's In Her

pos: Sollers Osaka Morrissey, Donny Hathaway, Goblin, Queen, Radiohead, Rammstein, The Smiths, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sly & The Family Stone, Ennio Morricone, Marvin Gaye, Leon Russell, Bill LaBounty, Todd Rundgren, U2, The 5th Dimension, Anton Bruckner, Yo-Yo Ma, XTC, Syd Barrett, The Mars Volta, Kestrel, Gipsy Kings, Blind Faith, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, E.L.O., Genesis, Iggy Pop, Jackson 5, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Mark Almond, Captain Beefheart, The Clash, Keith Jarrett, Crimson King, Limp Bizkit, Roxy Music, Steely Dan, T. Rex ...etc. Sollers Osaka Sollers is a band based out of Osaka, Japan. Sollers is based on Zen Spirits & French philosophy. (They

pos: A Song for You A Song for You "A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album "Leon Russell", which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions. It has been performed and recorded by an array of artists, spanning many musical genres. Elton John has called the song an American classic. One of the first versions of the song that brought it broader attention was by Andy Williams, whose single

pos: A Song for You peaked at #29 on the adult contemporary chart and #82 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1971. Ray Charles recorded a version that earned him the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. A Song for You "A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album "Leon Russell", which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions. It has been performed and recorded by an

pos: Shine a Light (The Rolling Stones song) the title "(Can't Seem To) Get a Line on You," was made by Leon Russell at Olympic Studios in October 1969 with assistance from Jagger (lead vocals), Charlie Watts (drums), Leon Russell (piano), and probably also Bill Wyman (bass) and Mick Taylor (guitar). The recording was made during the recording sessions for the album "Leon Russell" (released 1970), where both Watts and Wyman contributed drums and bass to some of the tracks. However, the song was shelved until 1993, when it finally surfaced as a bonus track on the 24K gold re-release by DCC Compact Classics (DCC Compact Classics GZS

pos: You (George Harrison song) prisoner in her husband's 23-room Los Angeles mansion during this period. She flew in from California for the sessions, which featured three musicians who had been part of the so-called "blue-eyed soul school" of the late 1960s, via their association with Delaney & Bonnie: multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell on piano, Jim Gordon on drums, and Carl Radle on bass. In addition to Harrison, who supplied guitar, another participant was Gary Wright, on keyboards, reprising his role on "All Things Must Pass". For two days, this group of musicians taped the basic tracks for "You" and five other songs written or co-written

pos: Leon Russell with Cocker's "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" tour in 1970. His "A Song for You", added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018, has been recorded by more than 200 artists, and his "This Masquerade" by more than 75. As a pianist, he played in his early years on albums by The Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. On his first album, "Leon Russell", in 1970, the musicians included Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. One of his biggest early fans, Elton John, said Russell was a "mentor" and an "inspiration". They recorded their album "The Union" in 2010,

pos: Claudia Lennear in song to either Mick or David". However, in a 1973 article in "Rolling Stone", she was quoted as saying that she wrote the song "Not At All" "to inform Mick Jagger of his dispensability". Claudia Lennear was one of Leon Russell's Shelter People. She sang back-up vocals on Joe Cocker's 1970 "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" tour and live album, on "Leon Russell and the Shelter People", released in 1971 and on George Harrison's "The Concert for Bangla Desh". Her lead vocal live recording of "Let It Be" from the Mad Dogs and Englishmen movie was the B side of

pos: A Song for You (The Temptations album) go after this album. He would rejoin his Young Tempts bandmates as Impact. [[Category: A Song for You (The Temptations album) A Song for You is a 1975 album by The Temptations. It features two R&B #1 hits: "Happy People" (originally intended for recording by its authors, The Commodores), and "Shakey Ground", one of the group's final R&B #1 songs. The album features then-lead singer Dennis Edwards on the title track written by Leon Russell. Also featured are Richard Street and Melvin Franklin on the track "Firefly". "A Song for You" features a familiar device of the time used to

pos: A Song for You (The Temptations album) A Song for You (The Temptations album) A Song for You is a 1975 album by The Temptations. It features two R&B #1 hits: "Happy People" (originally intended for recording by its authors, The Commodores), and "Shakey Ground", one of the group's final R&B #1 songs. The album features then-lead singer Dennis Edwards on the title track written by Leon Russell. Also featured are Richard Street and Melvin Franklin on the track "Firefly". "A Song for You" features a familiar device of the time used to exhibit the versatility of 1970s soul groups: one side features up-tempo cuts and the

pos: Bonnie Bramlett became known as Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. Despite this all-star assistance, only two songs by Delaney and Bonnie reached the charts, their best-known "Never Ending Song of Love" and a cover of Mason's "Only You Know and I Know". Delaney and Bonnie co-wrote, with Leon Russell, "Superstar," popularized by the Carpenters, and the classic "Let It Rain", which is included on Clapton's eponymous first album. In 1969, The Rolling Stones originally asked Bonnie to sing a duet with Mick Jagger on their song "Gimme Shelter", but Bramlett's husband, Delaney, refused to let her perform with the Stones. The Stones

neg: Donny Hathaway were mystified, considering that his career had just entered a resurgence. Flack was devastated and, spurred by his death, included the few duet tracks they had finished on her next album, "Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway". According to Mercury, Hathaway's final recording, included on that album, was "You Are My Heaven", a song Mercury co-wrote with Stevie Wonder. Hathaway's funeral was conducted by the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Later in 1979, the Whispers recorded the tribute song, "Song for Donny", for their self-titled breakthrough album. The song reached #21 on the R&B chart. That same year, they used that tribute song's

neg: Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway is Roberta Flack's ninth album, released in 1980. Intended as her second duets album with Donny Hathaway (following 1972's "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway"), Flack's ninth studio album project became a Flack solo album with Hathaway as guest due to Hathaway's death after recording only two songs with her. On 13 January 1979 Hathaway and Flack had recorded the duets "Back Together Again" and "You Are My Heaven" - the latter the last song Hathaway would ever record: after having dinner with Flack at her residence in the Dakota, Hathaway

neg: Donny Hathaway Donny Hathaway Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and arranger. Hathaway signed with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto", in early 1970, "Rolling Stone" magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music." His enduring songs include "The Ghetto", "This Christmas", "Someday We'll All Be Free", "Little Ghetto Boy", "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", signature versions of "A Song for You", "For All We Know", "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to

neg: Everything Is Everything (Donny Hathaway album) his birthplace, and started working on music for Curtis Mayfield's Curtom Records label where he was a songwriter, producer, arranger, composer, conductor and session player. "Everything Is Everything" was produced by Hathaway and Ric Powell, who plays drums and percussion on the album; Hathaway wrote or co-wrote five of the album's nine songs. Hathaway had met Powell while at Howard University, as well as the future Impressions lead singer, Leroy Hutson, who jointly wrote the hit song that would eventually make it on the album, "The Ghetto". The track was mostly an instrumental, except for Hathaway's vocal ad-libs and his

neg: The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway song) The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway song) "The Ghetto" is a socially conscious, mostly instrumental jazz-flavored anthem, released as the first single off American soul singer Donny Hathaway's debut album, "Everything Is Everything", released as a single in 1970 on Atlantic Records. The song was co-written by Hathaway and Leroy Hutson. The song was a 6 minute and 50 second extravaganza which built upon a cinematic feel with its lengthy instrumental though it did feature vocal ad-libs from Hathaway, who played electric piano on the song, and constant chants of the song, which had a distinctive Afro-Cuban sound with congas. The song

neg: Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song) Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song) "Where Is the Love" is a popular song written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter, and recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. Released in 1972 from their album, "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway". It peaked at number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart and spent a week each at number one on the "Billboard" Easy Listening chart (July 1972) and R&B chart (August 1972). "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 58 song for 1972. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo

neg: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway for "The Closer I Get to You" in 1978. Hathaway had recorded two songs for a second duet album with Flack — that became the "Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway" album — at the time of his death on January 13, 1979. Side One Side Two 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.

neg: Everything Is Everything (Donny Hathaway album) singing of the chorus. Hathaway and Hutson composed another socially conscious song for the album, titled "Tryin' Times". Other songs were split between covers (Ray Charles's "I Believe to My Soul" and Nina Simone's "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"), spiritual affairs ("Thank You Master for My Soul") and love songs ("Je Vous Aime (I Love You)"). Released in July 1970, the album peaked at #73 on the "Billboard" Top 200 Albums chart and #33 on the "Billboard" R&B Albums chart. Critics have since called Hathaway's debut his finest album. Joel Dorn wrote that the album was the artist's best

neg: Dalton Harris December 1, 2018 alongside Anthony Russell and Scarlett Lee. In the finals, he sang "A Song for You" from Donny Hathaway and dueted "Beneath Your Beautiful" with Emeli Sande, making it the second time that he dueted with Sandé in the competition. His winning song was "The Power of Love" performed as a duet with the season 9 "X Factor" winner in 2012 James Arthur. Dalton Harris Dalton Harris (born 29 December 1993) is a Jamaican artist, and winner of 2010 "Digicel Rising Star" and signed with VP Records. In 2018, he was crowned as the winner of season 15

neg: The Closer I Get to You States on May 1978, and became one of their most familiar duets. "The Closer I Get to You" was written by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, who were members of Roberta Flack's touring band and played on "Blue Lights in the Basement". They wrote the song between tours and, during the sessions for the album, brought it to Flack's producer Joe Ferla, who played it for Flack. Ferla, Flack (as Rubina Flake) and Gene McDaniels produced the track, with Ahmet Ertegun serving as executive producer. Flack and Donny Hathaway, good friends while attending Howard University, had recorded a self-titled album

neg: J. R. Bailey And You" by Isaac Hayes & Millie Jackson, "Love, Love, Love", which he released in 1972 and was covered the following year by Donny Hathaway, and "Just Me And You" by Erasmus Hall. He also co-wrote songs with New York singer Vernon Harrell (who had performed with The Coasters). "Soul Shing-A-Ling" and "Seven Days Too Long" by Chuck Wood in 1966, and "Sweet, Sweet Lovin'" by The Platters in 1967 were among songs written by Bailey and Harrell. The pair also co-wrote Harrell's release "Do It To It" in 1969 on Calla Records with J. Robinson. His song "Let Me

neg: Donny Hathaway teaming up with Roberta Flack for a duet, "The Closer I Get to You" on her album, "Blue Lights in the Basement". 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... Donny literally sat in the studio and cried when he heard

neg: This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song) in 2015 and 2016, respectively. This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song) "This Christmas" is a song by American soul musician Donny Hathaway released in 1970 by Atco Records. The song gained renewed interest when it was included in 1991 on Atco Records' revised edition of their 1968 "Soul Christmas" compilation album and has since become a modern Christmas standard, with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers reporting that it was the 30th most-performed holiday song of all time. Phil Upchurch said the song was "absolutely the premiere holiday song written by an African American". It was written by Hathaway

neg: This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song) This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song) "This Christmas" is a song by American soul musician Donny Hathaway released in 1970 by Atco Records. The song gained renewed interest when it was included in 1991 on Atco Records' revised edition of their 1968 "Soul Christmas" compilation album and has since become a modern Christmas standard, with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers reporting that it was the 30th most-performed holiday song of all time. Phil Upchurch said the song was "absolutely the premiere holiday song written by an African American". It was written by Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor. "This Christmas"

neg: Leon Ware reached the runner-up position of the R&B charts and peaked at 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. Ware's songwriting success led to a contract as an artist to United Artists, releasing his self-titled debut album. Ware wrote for numerous artists during this period including Donny Hathaway and The Miracles. In 1974, Quincy Jones booked Ware as songwriter and performer for two songs off Jones' "Body Heat" album. The song, "If I Ever Lose This Heaven", hit the R&B charts in September of the year and was covered by the Average White Band. Ware worked with Minnie Riperton on

neg: The Closer I Get to You of duets in 1972. Five years later, the duo collaborated again on "The Closer I Get to You". "The Closer I Get to You" was not originally written as a duet. Flack's manager David Franklin, who had worked with Hathaway in the past, decided to re-write the song to include him. Hathaway had been suffering from severe bouts of clinical depression at the time, which often forced him to be hospitalized. The depression also caused mood swings, which adversely affected his partnership with Flack, who, following Hathaway's death, would tell "Jet" magazine: I tried to reach out to Donny. That's

neg: This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song) was recorded at Audio Finishers Studio on Ontario Street, Chicago in the fall of 1970. Ric Powell (see credits below) said that Hathaway was "very upbeat during the session" and that he "knew what he wanted to do musically and the impact he wanted to make with this song" regarding the representation of African Americans in Christmas music. On writing the song with Hathaway (who died in 1979), Nadine McKinnor said she felt "blessed to have written with Donny a song that celebrates the possibilities, the expectations, and the anticipation of Christmas and the good fun and happy loving times",

neg: Someday We'll All Be Free Someday We'll All Be Free "Someday We'll All Be Free" is a 1973 song by Donny Hathaway from the album "Extension of a Man". The song was released as the flipside to the single "Love, Love, Love." Though the song was only released as an uncharted A-side, it is considered an R&B standard, having been covered by many artists over the years. The lyrics were written by Edward Howard, for and about the mental pain that Donny Hathaway was experiencing at the time. Edward Howard said: ""What was going through my mind at the time was Donny, because Donny was

neg: Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway been written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, members of Flack's back-up band who had previously written the 1978 Flack/ Hathaway hit "The Closer I Get to You", while "You Are My Heaven" was a Stevie Wonder co-write (with album producer Eric Mercury). Wonder also contributed the song "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long", providing the track's whispered rap: issued as a third single "Don't Make Me Wait..." was not a major mainstream hit, but issued on a 12" single with "Back Together Again" afforded Flack her first disco chart hit single with a #6 peak. Flack has mentioned the

neg: The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway song) in the 1977 film Short Eyes. Co-writer Leroy Hutson recorded a version of the song entitled "The Ghetto '74" for his album "The Man!" (1973). Since then, the song has been covered in hip-hop singles, most famously, Too Short's "The Ghetto", which featured Gerald Levert re-singing the chorus. George Benson, accompanied by pianist Joe Sample, covered the song in his album "Absolute Benson". The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway song) "The Ghetto" is a socially conscious, mostly instrumental jazz-flavored anthem, released as the first single off American soul singer Donny Hathaway's debut album, "Everything Is Everything", released as a single in 1970

neg: Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway track "Disguises" as being among her favorite lower-profile songs in her repertoire. "...Featuring Donny Hathaway" was also the third consecutive Roberta Flack album on which she sang a composition by Michael Masser, who in 1983 would write (with Gerry Goffin) and produce "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" the million-selling Peabo Bryson duet which would be Flack's most successful post-1970s release. Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway is Roberta Flack's ninth album, released in 1980. Intended as her second duets album with Donny Hathaway (following 1972's "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway"), Flack's ninth studio album project became

neg: Donny Hathaway Hathaway is "the strongest soul singer that ever existed" and compares his vocal technique to a classical vocalist. "When Donny sings any song, he owns it," Stevie Wonder was quoted by David Ritz as saying. Amy Winehouse called Hathaway her favorite artist of all time. Most rock critics during the 1970s found Hathaway's music largely inscrutable; Robert Christgau once called it "bourgeoisification at its genteel worst". The critic later regarded him as "a synthesizer of limitless cultural aspiration" who "conveyed a sense of roots" and was never content with "the classbound pop fantasies of Ashford & Simpson", but mused that

neg: The Closer I Get to You The Closer I Get to You "The Closer I Get to You" is a romantic ballad performed by African American jazz, soul, R&B, and folk singer-songwriter Roberta Flack and African American soul musician Donny Hathaway. The song was written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, two former members of Miles Davis's band, who were members of Flack's band at the time. Produced by Atlantic Records, the song was released on Flack's 1977 album "Blue Lights in the Basement", and as a single in 1978. It became a major crossover hit, becoming Flack's biggest commercial hit after her success with her

neg: The Closer I Get to You The Closer I Get to You "The Closer I Get to You" is a romantic ballad performed by African American jazz, soul, R&B, and folk singer-songwriter Roberta Flack and African American soul musician Donny Hathaway. The song was written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, two former members of Miles Davis's band, who were members of Flack's band at the time. Produced by Atlantic Records, the song was released on Flack's 1977 album "Blue Lights in the Basement", and as a single in 1978. It became a major crossover hit, becoming Flack's biggest commercial hit after her success with her

neg: Mtume Group member Tawatha Agee subsequently went solo in 1987. Concurrent with his time in Mtume, James Mtume wrote several songs for an assortment of artists, often with Mtume bandmate Reggie Lucas, such as Stephanie Mills' Top-ten single "Never Knew Love Like This Before" (for which they both received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Writing and Producing) and the Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway hit singles "The Closer I Get to You" and "Back Together Again". Following Mtume's disbandment, James Mtume resumed his already prolific production and songwriting career, which has included writing "Freak Tonight" by R. Kelly from the "A

neg: The Whispers (album) The Whispers (album) The Whispers is the ninth studio album by American R&B/Soul vocal group The Whispers, released on October 20, 1979 by SOLAR Records. The album, itself topping the R&B Album Charts (and reaching #6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Album Charts) spawned four singles. It includes the number-one R&B single, "And The Beat Goes On" and "A Song For Donny", a tribute song to American musician and vocalist Donny Hathaway who died in January 1979. "A Song For Donny" was a success on the R&B Charts, making it to #21. The third single, "Lady", was another success, peaking

neg: Hotter than July one single "Send One Your Love" making the top 5 of the Billboard chart left Stevie Wonder struggling at the turn of the new decade. He let the media know that he felt that Motown had not promoted the album very well. His talents kept him busy when he co-wrote the song "Let's Get Serious" with Lee Garrett for Jermaine Jackson's 1980 album of the same name and another with Eric Mercury called "You Are My Heaven" which became a success for Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway on Atlantic Records. During this time of upheaval, he was also in demand

neg: For All We Know (1934 song) Clooney version is heard over the closing credits of Dan Ireland's 2005 British film, "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont". The Donny Hathaway version from the LP Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic, 1972) has become one of the standout versions of the song. For All We Know (1934 song) "For All We Know" is a popular song published in 1934. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyric by Sam M. Lewis. The lyrics start: For all we know We may never meet again. The first charting versions in 1934 were by Hal Kemp (#3 on the

neg: Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song) 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. Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song) "Where Is the Love" is a popular song written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter, and recorded by

neg: Donny Hathaway the playback of his final mix. It's pretty special when an artist can create something that wipes them out." Edward Howard, lyricist of the song, adds, "It was a spiritual thing for me... What was going through my mind at the time was Donny, because Donny was a very troubled person. I hoped that at some point he would be released from all that he was going through. There was nothing I could do but write something that might be encouraging for him. He's a good leader for young black men". Hathaway met his wife, Eulaulah, at Howard University and

neg: Someday We'll All Be Free significance for me. I take it with a grain of salt. I'm glad it has some significance."" Donny Hathaway himself particularly loved the song and as Eulalah Hathaway stated: ""He loved that song. Donny literally sat in the studio and cried when he heard the playback of his final mix. It's pretty special when an artist can create something that wipes them out."" Although the song did not chart, the B-side of the single, "Love, Love Love," peaked at #44 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #16 on the R&B charts The song was featured in the seventh-season finale of

neg: Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song) Marie Presley in 1989, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack in 1972, B.B. King, The Bar-Kays in 1971, Erma Franklin in 1969, Irma Thomas in 1988, and Otis Rush in 1969 and various other musicians. In 2012, Christine Anu covered the song on her album, "". Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song) "Baby I Love You" is a popular song by R&B singer Aretha Franklin. The only single release from her "Aretha Arrives" album in 1967, the song was a huge hit, peaking at #4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Singles chart and spending two weeks at number-one on the Hot

neg: Far East Man "supreme soul credentials" of Newmark, as the former drummer with Sly and the Family Stone, and Weeks, who had supplied the highly regarded basslines on "Donny Hathaway Live" (1972). Newmark later recalled of his and Weeks' first sessions for Harrison: "We were completely thrilled to be asked to play on his record … It was the most exciting thing to happen to me. I had to keep pinching myself to remember it was real." At the start of the song, Harrison delivers a spoken dedication to Frank Sinatra, adding: ""we love you, Frank, and we hope you include this one

neg: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' of the title out fully as "feeling" rather than the usual "feelin. In 1971, American singers Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway recorded a cover version of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". Their version of the song was produced by Joel Dorn and was included on their 1972 self-titled duet album "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway", issued on the Atlantic Records label. Their version of the song was released as the second single from the album after the Top 30 version of "You've Got a Friend". The Flack/Hathaway take on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin reached number 30 on the "Billboard"

neg: Making Love (song) not know that the song was about love between two men" adding: "I would talk about it in my shows...about how love is love [whether] between a man and a woman, between two men, between two women." "Making Love" would return Flack - as a soloist - to the Top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 for the first time since 1974: she had in 1978 reached #2 with the Donny Hathaway duet "The Closer I Get to You" and that same year reached #24 with the movie theme song "If Ever I See You Again" (not sung by Flack

neg: This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song) and that the creation of the song "was a God plan. God was in this plan. And Donny Hathaway was a genius." "This Christmas" was released as a single in 1970, where it saw little success, charting only once on any of "Billboard" magazine's weekly published music charts. It made "Billboard"s special Christmas Singles chart on the week of December 23, 1972, peaking at No. 11. In 1991, Atco Records released a revised edition of their 1968 compilation album "Soul Christmas" that included "This Christmas". After the 1991 release of Atco Records' "Soul Christmas", the song became particularly notable for

neg: Donny Hathaway You", two of many collaborations with Roberta Flack. "Where Is the Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1973. At the height of his career, Hathaway was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. On January 13, 1979, Hathaway's body was found outside the luxury hotel Essex House in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide. Hathaway, the son of Drusella Huntley, was born in Chicago but raised with his grandmother, Martha Pitts, also known as Martha Crumwell, in the Carr Square housing project of St. Louis. Hathaway began singing in

neg: You've Got a Friend the song in early 1971 during the sessions for her third Atlantic Records album "Faithful". Her recording predates that of James Taylor, but it was shelved until 1999 when it was included as a bonus track on the 1999 Deluxe Edition of her first Atlantic album, the critically acclaimed "Dusty in Memphis" (which contained four Carole King compositions). "Faithful" went unreleased due to disputes between Springfield and Atlantic but the sessions were eventually issued as a standalone album in 2015. The song was recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway for their 1972 album "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway", and

neg: Everything Is Everything (Donny Hathaway album) and that it had, "a certain innocence to it. Afterwards, he was a genius, but right then, he was just another guy tryin'" It would be one of four solo studio albums, including the soundtrack for "Come Back, Charleston Blue", that Hathaway released in his lifetime. Bonus track on CD reissue "Donny Hathaway and Atco Records would like to thank Dave Franklin and Eleanor Steele for their gracious assistance in the preparation of this album" Everything Is Everything (Donny Hathaway album) Everything Is Everything is the first studio album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway, which was released on July

neg: 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

neg: The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway song) also featured additional backgrounds, dialogue from what sound like men talking on a street corner and a baby crying before Hathaway ended the song with frenetic hand claps. When originally released in 1970, the song became a modest charted single, peaking at number 87 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. The song was also featured on Hathaway's revered "Live" album in which Hathaway and his musicians played a faster version of the song and later featured Hathaway getting the audience into it singing the final chorus. The song was also used

neg: Roberta Flack Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937 or 1939) is an American singer. She is known for her #1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "Feel Like Makin' Love", and for "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", two of her many duets with Donny Hathaway. Flack is the only solo artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year on two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won at the 1973 Grammys as did "Killing Me Softly

neg: Roberta Flack in 1973. In 1983, she recorded the end music to the Dirty Harry film "Sudden Impact" at Eastwood's request. In 1972, Flack began recording regularly with Donny Hathaway, scoring hits such as the Grammy-winning "Where Is the Love" (1972) and later "The Closer I Get to You" (1978) – both million-selling gold singles. Flack and Hathaway recorded several duets together, including two LPs, until Hathaway's 1979 death. On her own, Flack scored her second #1 hit in 1973, "Killing Me Softly with His Song" written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel, and originally performed by Lori Lieberman. It was awarded

neg: Roberta Flack Dick Clark in 1973. Flack has received one award from six nominations. Sarah Bryan and Beverly Patterson, "African American Trails of Eastern North Carolina", North Carolina Arts Council, 2013, p. 92 Roberta Flack, Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937 or 1939) is an American singer. She is known for her #1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "Feel Like Makin' Love", and for "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", two of her many duets with Donny Hathaway. Flack is the only solo

neg: Everything Is Everything (Donny Hathaway album) Everything Is Everything (Donny Hathaway album) Everything Is Everything is the first studio album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway, which was released on July 1, 1970 on the Atlantic Records' subsidiary, Atco. The album was Hathaway's first release after being signed to Atlantic in 1969. Hathaway had already built a reputation early in his life, first as a gospel singer as a child under the name Donny Pitts. Raised in St. Louis, with religious influences, his grandmother Martha Crumwell was herself an accomplished gospel singer and guitarist. After dropping out of Howard University in 1967, Hathaway moved to Chicago,

neg: Ayọ Noise". During that time she also appeared for the first time in May 1993 in a music video, "La Maladie d`Amour", and performed at a public concert. When she was about 15, she wrote her first song, which was about her mother, and which helped her to cope with her traumatic childhood. Her musical taste was influenced by her father's large selection of vinyl albums which included Pink Floyd, Fela Kuti, Donny Hathaway, Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley. When her father, who worked part-time as a DJ while studying engineering in Germany, discovered her singing talent he recorded a first

neg: Donny Hathaway 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 Atco Records, then a division of Atlantic Records, after being spotted for the label by producer/musician King Curtis at a trade convention. He released his first single of note, "The Ghetto, Pt. 1", which he co-wrote with former Howard roommate Leroy Hutson, who became a performer, writer and producer with Curtom. The track appeared the following year on his critically acclaimed debut LP, "Everything Is Everything", which he co-produced with Ric Powell while also

neg: Extension of a Man Extension of a Man Extension of a Man is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973. The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, who worked with Hathaway in Chicago in the early days. White also played with Hathaway on concert dates and is featured on Hathaway's live performance recordings. All tracks composed by Donny Hathaway; except where indicated "Lord

neg: Nina Simone social and political consciousness. She performed the song live on the album "Black Gold" (1970). A studio recording was released as a single, and renditions of the song have been recorded by Aretha Franklin (on her 1972 album "Young, Gifted and Black") and Donny Hathaway. When reflecting on this period, she wrote in her autobiography, "I felt more alive then than I feel now because I was needed, and I could sing something to help my people". In an interview for "Jet" magazine, Simone stated that her controversial song "Mississippi Goddam" harmed her career. She claimed that the music industry

neg: You've Got a Friend Year). Dozens of other artists have recorded the song over the years, including Dusty Springfield, Michael Jackson, Anne Murray and Donny Hathaway. "You've Got a Friend" was written by Carole King during the January 1971 recording sessions for her own album "Tapestry", and James Taylor's album "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon". King has stated that "the song was as close to pure inspiration as I've ever experienced. The song wrote itself. It was written by something outside myself, through me." According to Taylor, King told him that the song was a response to a line in Taylor's earlier

neg: Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway had then returned to his suite on the fifteenth floor of Essex House, later taking a fatal plunge through a window of his suite. Despite becoming the first Roberta Flack album since "Quiet Fire" (1971) to not yield a Top 40 hit, "...Featuring Donny Hathaway" provided Flack with a substantial commercial comeback following the underperformance of her precedent 1978 self-titled album, with "...Featuring Donny Hathaway" becoming a certified Gold album. Also both the duets on "...Featuring Donny Hathaway" reached the R&B chart Top Ten peaking at #8, with "Back Together Again" reaching #3 in the UK: "Back Together Again" had

neg: Donny Hathaway "the idealistic credulousness of a project that incorporated pop, jazz, a little blues, lots of gospel, and the conservatory into an all-over black style is linked to the floridity that mars much of his work." With Phil Upchurch Donny Hathaway Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and arranger. Hathaway signed with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto", in early 1970, "Rolling Stone" magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music." His enduring songs include "The Ghetto", "This

neg: Girls Are Out to Get You Out to Get You" provided the group with their last taste of success before they again disbanded. Girls Are Out to Get You "Girls Are Out to Get You" is a song and single by American soul group, The Fascinations. Written and produced by Curtis Mayfield, it was first released in 1967. Released in the US in 1967 on Mayfield's own Mayfield Records label. It features Donny Hathaway on piano and is comparatively short at 1 minute and 58 seconds. It peaked at 92 in the "Billboard" Hot 100. In 1971 it became popular on the UK's Northern soul music

neg: Donny Hathaway not release additional music until the successful release of "The Closer I Get To You" in 1978. Flack and Hathaway then resumed studio recording to compose a second album of duets. Sessions for another album of duets were underway in 1979. On January 13 of that year, Hathaway began a recording session at which producers/musicians Eric Mercury and James Mtume were present. Mercury and Mtume each reported that although Hathaway's voice sounded good, he began behaving irrationally, seeming to be paranoid and delusional. According to Mtume, Hathaway said that "white people" were trying to kill him and had connected his

neg: Lalah Hathaway Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and an alumna of Berklee College of Music. In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released her self-titled album. The album's first single was "Heaven Knows", produced by Derek Bramble. The follow-up single was "Baby Don't Cry", was produced by Angela Winbush. In 1991, Hathaway released her extended play, "Night & Day", in Japan. "A Moment" was released in 1994, debuting at number 34 on the Top R&B albums chart. The lead single, "Let Me Love You", charted on the

neg: Donny Hathaway Mayfield's Curtom Records in Chicago. He did the arrangements for hits by the Unifics ("Court of Love" and "The Beginning of My End") and took part in projects by the Staple Singers, Jerry Butler, Aretha Franklin, the Impressions 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 Cleveland Browns president Bill Futterer, who as a college student promoted

neg: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway 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

neg: Girls Are Out to Get You Girls Are Out to Get You "Girls Are Out to Get You" is a song and single by American soul group, The Fascinations. Written and produced by Curtis Mayfield, it was first released in 1967. Released in the US in 1967 on Mayfield's own Mayfield Records label. It features Donny Hathaway on piano and is comparatively short at 1 minute and 58 seconds. It peaked at 92 in the "Billboard" Hot 100. In 1971 it became popular on the UK's Northern soul music scene and was re-released on the Sue label. It was later re-released again, on the Mojo label,

neg: Donny Hathaway The Troubadour in Hollywood, and side two at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Donny Hathaway is also known as the co-composer and performer of the Christmas standard, "This Christmas". 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, Diana Ross, 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

neg: I Believe in Music (song) 117). His version also reached No. 25 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "I Believe in Music" has been covered by Helen Reddy, Louis Jordan, Marian Love (#111, 1971; AC #27), Donny Hathaway, B.J. Thomas, Liza Minnelli, Perry Como and Lee Towers. I Believe in Music (song) "I Believe in Music" is a 1972 song by Gallery, written and originally recorded by Mac Davis. It was their second of three singles from their "Nice to Be with You" album and was the follow-up release to the title track. "I Believe in Music" reached No. 22 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100

neg: Lalah Hathaway Hathaway was a musician and her father was soul singer Donny Hathaway. In 1979, he died due to a fall from a hotel in New York City. She attended The Chicago Academy for the Arts. In 1989, she signed with Virgin Records, which released her first song, "Inside the Beat". While a student at Berklee College of Music a year later, she recorded her self-titled debut album. In 1990, Hathaway released her self-titled first album, which debuted at number 191 on the "Billboard" Hot 200 and number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album's lead single "Heaven Knows"

neg: Live (Donny Hathaway album) taken from the performances recorded at The Troubadour and at The Bitter End accordingly. Live (Donny Hathaway album) Live is a 1972 live album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway. It was recorded at two concerts: side one at The Troubadour in Hollywood, and side two at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The album features some traditional soul anthems, such as Marvin Gaye's 1971 hit "What's Going On", but also Carole King's pop standard "You've Got a Friend". There are two notable solos on the album, one on the track "The Ghetto" by Hathaway on electric piano and

neg: Live (Donny Hathaway album) Live (Donny Hathaway album) Live is a 1972 live album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway. It was recorded at two concerts: side one at The Troubadour in Hollywood, and side two at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The album features some traditional soul anthems, such as Marvin Gaye's 1971 hit "What's Going On", but also Carole King's pop standard "You've Got a Friend". There are two notable solos on the album, one on the track "The Ghetto" by Hathaway on electric piano and another by Willie Weeks on bass on the track "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)",

neg: Patrick Moten Rufus, the Dramatics, the Young Hearts, Donny Hathaway, Natalie Cole, New Birth, the Undisputed Truth, B.B. King, and others. Later he traveled the world on a Tina Turner tour. Turner's her ex-husband, Ike, instructed him with recording and engineering. Through Ike, he befriended Bobby Womack, working with him on many projects, including both "Poet" albums and another with Sam Cooke's daughter, Linda Womack (Bobby's sister-in-law). Moten co-wrote Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now". (Years later, he would be credited as a co-writer of Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together", when Carey would reuse portions of "If You Think You're

neg: I (Who Have Nothing) Mexican singer, Enrique Guzmán, recorded the song in Spanish, where it was titled, "Uno de tantos" (One of Many). Other versions of "I (Who Have Nothing)" include recordings by: Blue Mink, Brook Benton, Petula Clark, Joe Cocker, Dee Dee (), Neil Diamond, Patti Drew, Kerry Ellis, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Candice Glover, Bob Guillaume, Jedi Mind Tricks, Googoosh, Katherine Jenkins, Gladys Knight, Terry Knight and the Pack, Al Kooper, Ijahman Levi, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Liza Minnelli, Donny Osmond, Searchers, Status Quo as the Spectres, Normie Rowe, Haley Reinhart, Jordin Sparks, Mary Byrne, Luther Vandross & Martha Wash, Dee

neg: Meli'sa Morgan dance chart as well, including "Still in Love With You," which hit #3 in 1992. After a lengthy hiatus, Morgan released her fifth solo album, "I Remember". The first single, "Back Together Again", a song originally recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, received moderate airplay on urban contemporary radio stations during early 2006 and peaked at number 46 on Billboard's R&B chart. The follow-up singles included "I Remember", "Will You?" and "High Maintenance" which was released in September 2006. New material by Meli'sa Morgan can be heard on a German release by Cool Million, which features Meli'sa Morgan on

neg: Donny Hathaway arrangement to do a cover of Hathaway’s song "This Christmas," turning the uptempo Christmas gem into a classic, sentimental love song, a staple of their well-received "Happy Holidays To You" Christmas album. According to Allison Keyes from NPR, Hathaway's solo recordings are "part of the foundation of American soul music" and have "influenced performers from R&B singers Alicia Keys & Aaliyah to rapper Common to singer-guitarist George Benson". He was named the 49th greatest singer of all time in a 2010 list published by "Rolling Stone". Justin Timberlake called him "the best singer of all time." Raúl Midón said that

neg: Greatest Hits (1985–1993) Greatest Hits (1985–1993) Greatest Hits: 1985–1993 is a compilation album by American recording R&B singer Stephanie Mills released in 1996. This is Mills fourth hits compilation and includes most of her hit singles released from her catalog on MCA Records. The album features "Bit by Bit" theme song from "Fletch" and "Where Is the Love" a duet with singer Robert Brookins, a song was originally recorded by Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack. The hits album also includes Mills' biggest R&B charting singles: "Home", "I Feel Good All Over", "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)", "(You're Puttin') A Rush

neg: The Song Lives On 196 on the "Billboard" 200, No. 53 on the Top R&B Albums chart, and No. 2 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Album chart. The second single was the covered song "Fever". The album received a favorable review from Allmusic stating, "The daughter of the popular late R&B singer Donny, husky voiced Lalah Hathaway is the perfect foil for Joe Sample's compelling notion that The Song Lives On. Finding a happy medium between the graceful straight-ahead jazz trio vibe of his Invitation album and the plucky pop energy of Spellbound, Sample provides Hathaway on seven of the 11 tunes with a

neg: Retrospect for Life similarly boasts of its significant emotional impact. Lauryn Hill's verse embodies portions of "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" by Stevie Wonder, while the song's beat samples "A Song for You" by Donny Hathaway. A music video directed by Lauryn Hill was made for it. Two of its b-sides, "Invocation" and "Hungry," received low budget music videos. Retrospect for Life "Retrospect for Life" is the first single from rapper Common's third album "One Day It'll All Make Sense". It features production from James Poyser and No I.D., vocals from Lauryn Hill and bass guitar playing by Vere Isaacs. Its autobiographical

neg: Rehab (Amy Winehouse song) York, he suggested they turn it into a song. The book says that was the moment when the song "came to life". "Rehab" is a soul and R&B song. In the lyrics Winehouse mentions "Ray" and "Mr. Hathaway", in reference to Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway. "Rehab" received universal acclaim from music critics. "Rolling Stone" characterised it as a "Motown-style winner with a banging beat and a lovesick bad girl testifying like Etta James." "People" magazine called the track "instantly memorable." "Billboard" remarked that Winehouse's vocals on the song were "Shirley Bassey-meets-Ella Fitzgerald" and called the track "a better buzz

neg: Flying Easy on "Extensions..." Flying Easy "Flying Easy" is a song from Donny Hathaway's 1973 album, "Extension of a Man". Hathaway originally recorded the song as an instrumental with the Woody Herman band on a Chess release from 1969 titled 'Heavy Exposure' in a somewhat less polished form. It was recorded in the hopes that United Airlines might use is for a national advertising campaign. Donny redeemed the Herman take with a smooth and easy version that used the brass sparingly and added the mellowing presence of strings. Combined with the lyrics of Walter Lowe and Franklin Moss, Jr., it became the

neg: Flying Easy Flying Easy "Flying Easy" is a song from Donny Hathaway's 1973 album, "Extension of a Man". Hathaway originally recorded the song as an instrumental with the Woody Herman band on a Chess release from 1969 titled 'Heavy Exposure' in a somewhat less polished form. It was recorded in the hopes that United Airlines might use is for a national advertising campaign. Donny redeemed the Herman take with a smooth and easy version that used the brass sparingly and added the mellowing presence of strings. Combined with the lyrics of Walter Lowe and Franklin Moss, Jr., it became the version heard

neg: Back to Black are contradicted by Winehouse's "blunt" lyrics and felt that "this particular marriage of words and music mirrors the bittersweet dichotomy that sometimes frames real relationships". The staff of "The A.V. Club" emphasized on "the record's status as the pinnacle of the Brit neo-soul wave it ushered in". The song "Tears Dry on Their Own" samples the main chord progression from Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 1967 song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". On the song "Rehab", Winehouse mentions "Ray" and "Mr. Hathaway", in reference to Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway. However, for some time during live performances, she replaced "Ray"

neg: Donny Hathaway arranging all the cuts. His second LP, "Donny Hathaway", consisted mostly of covers of contemporary pop, soul, and gospel songs. His third album "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway" was an album of duets with former Howard University associate and label mate Roberta Flack that established him, especially on the pop charts. The album was both a critical and commercial success, including the Ralph MacDonald-penned track "Where Is The Love", 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 gold disc

neg: I'll Make a Man Out of You wink that's totally in keeping with the subtext of the film," concluding that "I'll Make a Man Out of You" sounds like a Village People song. Writing for "The Seattle Times", Moira Macdonald criticized Wilder and Zippel's songs as "forgettable," calling "I'll Make a Man Out of You" "annoying." "The Phoenix"s Jeffrey Gantz wrote that "Donny Osmond shows some grit, but he's still the voice of the Whitebread West." Amazon.ca's Jason Verlinde commented, "Unfortunately, the voice of Donny Osmond, relegated to anthems such as 'I'll Make a Man Out of You' doesn't really enhance the story line". In April 2017,

neg: I Didn't Know About You I Didn't Know About You "I Didn't Know About You" is a 1944 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Bob Russell. Alec Wilder wrote that it "works well as a song in [the] series of Ellington instrumentals with Russell lyrics. The main strain is the most melodic, vocally, of the three Russell wrote lyrics for." First recorded for radio broadcast by World Transcriptions in late 1943 under the title of Sentimental Lady, the song was not released until Joya Sherrill sang it as I Didn't Know About You on Duke's Victor recording of Dec 1, 1944. It

neg: Tommy Tucker (singer) Tommy Tucker (singer) Tommy Tucker (born Robert Higginbotham; March 5, 1933 – January 22, 1982) was an American blues singer-songwriter and pianist. He is best known for the 1964 hit song, "Hi-Heel Sneakers", that went to No. 11 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, and peaked at No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart. He was born Robert Higginbotham, to Leroy and Mary Higginbotham, the fifth of eleven children, in Springfield, Ohio, United States. Tucker's follow-up release, "Long Tall Shorty", was less successful. Musicians that played on his albums included Louisiana Red, Willie Dixon and Donny Hathaway. Tucker co-wrote a

neg: Donny Hathaway they married in 1967. They had two daughters, Eulaulah Donyll (Lalah) and Kenya. Lalah Hathaway has enjoyed a successful solo career, while Kenya is a session singer and one of the three backing vocalists on the hit TV program "American Idol". Both daughters are graduates of the Berklee College of Music. Donny also has a third daughter, Donnita Hathaway. During the best part of his career, Hathaway began to suffer from severe bouts of depression. It was found that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and was known to take strong medication daily to try to control the illness. However,

neg: Tonight, I Celebrate My Love on the Hot 100 in "Billboard" magazine also serving as Flack's solo debut on "Billboard"'s R&B chart (Flack had previously reached both the Hot 100 and R&B charts with two duet singles with Donny Hathaway). The second Masser/ Goffin co-write on "Born to Love": "Comin' Alive", described by Masser as "an uptempo synthesized song", was considered by Masser for single release rather than "Tonight, I Celebrate...": "but I just felt that there are people out there who want to be touched by a romantic acoustic ballad...Each year, through whatever else is the particular fashion or mode, there are always great

neg: Put Your Hand in the Hand Presley (who also covered MacLellan's "Snowbird"), Randy Stonehill, Frankie Laine, Donny Hathaway, Joan Baez, Dutch group Himalaya, the Les Humphries Singers, and a German-language version ("Ich fand eine Hand") [I Found a Hand] by Cindy & Bert. Bing Crosby recorded the song for his 1972 album "Bing 'n' Basie". Evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong covered the song in a January 1976 episode of "Hee Haw". Country acts Sandy Posey, Lynn Anderson, Loretta Lynn, and The Oak Ridge Boys also recorded the song. South African singer Ray Dylan recorded a cover on his album "Goeie Ou Country - Op Aanvraag". Put Your

neg: This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song) the popularity of its numerous covers by other artists, particularly pop and R&B artists. Prior to this re-release, artists who recorded cover versions included The Whispers, The Temptations, Gladys Knight & the Pips, as well as Patti LaBelle, who titled a Christmas album after the song. A previously unheard recording of the song by Diana Ross from 1974 was released on Motown Records' compilation album "Christmas in the City" in 1993. More contemporary notable covers include Yutaka Yokokura (1988), Gloria Estefan (1993), Usher (1993), SWV (1997), Christina Aguilera (2000), Destiny's Child (2001), Chicago (), Harry Connick, Jr. (2003), Aretha Franklin

neg: Extension of a Man Help Me" was originally only released as a B-side to the single "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know". It did not feature on "Extension of a Man" until the 1993 Compact Disc re-release. The song features Billy Preston. Also, it is the only track produced by Jerry Wexler, with fellow Atlantic producer, Arif Mardin taking over production duties. The opening instrumental track pays homage to the melody of "Here Comes Da Honey Man" from The Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess". Extension of a Man Extension of a Man is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway on

neg: Lalah Hathaway before an audience. She continued to support the album and was scheduled to perform at the Capital Jazz Festival in Columbia, Maryland, the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, and Circle of Promise, which took place in July 2009. In December 2009 she won the Song of the Year award in the SoulTracks Readers' Choice Award for her duet with singer Eric Roberson on "Dealing." Hathaway, a contralto singer, is her father Donny Hathaway's eldest daughter. Her longest singing note was held for 17 seconds in the performance of "Forever, For Always, For Love". During the recording process of her