Never My Love / Memory Of Our Love available on MP3 ?

According to US websites like Amazon.com & cduniverse.com, the outtakes Never My Love & Memory Of Our Love issued for the Record Store Day 2013 on vinyl 45 rpm have been available on MP3 format on April 30th. Unfortunately, the link from Amazon is dead and it's impossible to buy it online on cduniverse.

Donny Hathaway - Never My Love / Memory Of Our Love - 7" (2013 - Record Store Day)

Memory Of Our LOve - Side B - written by Donny Hathaway

Two unreleased outtakes available on a limited edition (only 1500 copies) 45 rpm issued for the Record Store Day 2013 on April, 20th. Never My Love is a lovely piano ballad written by the Addrissi brothers  including some lines from Prelude n°1 from J.S. Bach !
Memory Of Our Love is a great mid-tempo song. It could have been written by Stevie Wonder. The song includes great bass lines and a short Fender Rhodes solo plus some funky riffs. After the bridge, it contains some disco rhythmic lines. The song was written by Donny Hathaway and unfortunately cut at the end. Seems to be a recording session from the mid-late 70s.

Side 1 : Never My Love 4:52
Side 2 : Memory Of Our Love (take 2) 3:36

Two unreleased songs will be released for the Record Store Day 2013

Warner USA is gonna publish a new 45 rpm for the Record Store Day on April 20th 2013. This single includes 2 unreleased songs recorded by Donny Hathaway probably in the late seventies. Side A is Never My Love, a pop song written by Donald et Richard Addrissi in 1967. Side B is Memories Of Love, a never heard before song composed by Donny Hathaway. More info coming soon !

Short review HERE

Magnificent Sanctuary Band, US promo 7"

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This US promo single was released on May 14th, 1971.

Side 1 : Magnificent Santuary Band (Mono version) 3:11
Side 2 : Magnificent Santuary Band

This song written by Dorsey Burnett is taken from Donny Hathaway's second album.

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I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know, japanese promo 7" (1972)

This rare japanese 7" promo single of I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know was published in 1972 on Atlantic Records. Catalog number is P-1182A.

Side A : I love You More Than You'll Ever Know 4:34

Side B : Lord Help Me 4:00

This beautiful cover was written by Al Kooper and was published on Donny's last studio album, Extension Of A Man (1973). Composer & singer, Al KOOPER is a big fan of Donny Hathaway. 

When I asked him why he loves his way of playing music, he answered :

"He inherited from Ray Charles the choice of playing slow tempos REALLY slowly.i.e. "I Love You More" Giving Up, Thank You Master...Ray was the king of slow tempos exemplified by the live version of Drown In My Own Tears. This seemed to have been passed on to Donny in a very noticeable way.He also was a brilliant arranger - one of my favorite things are the french horn runs in the fade of Thank You Master,He has influenced my arranging in some ways. And I think he passed his unique vocal phrasing in a generic way onto Lalah"

If one of our japanese friend have more info about this single (or want to sell it), send me an email.

Come Little Children, US promo 7" (1973)

Mono & Stereo version 3:38

Written & arranged by Donny Hathaway

Taken from Extension Of A Man (1973), Atco/Atlantic LP 7029, #6951

Reached #67 (R&B US Charts)

Come Back Charleston Blue, Canadian 45 rpm (1972)

Canadian version of this duet single with Margie Joseph. It was published in 1972 on Atco Records (#6899). Taken from the soundtrack (Atco LP 1970), Come Back Charleston Blue was written buy Donny Hathaway, Quincy Jones & Al Cleveland, produced by Donny Hathaway & supervised by Quincy Jones.

Hey Lady by Center Stage, US 45rpm 1968 (arranged by Donny Hathaway)

THE CENTER STAGE - US 45 rpm

Side A : Hey Lady (G. Washington / Barry G. Despenza) 2:25

Side B : Someday, Someway

Label : Dispo Records

Cat number : # 701-A

Date : 1968

Both songs were arranged by Donny Hathaway

Produced by Barry G. Despenza

Pub. Lady Britt

Value : around $45 in mint condition

Check the promo version HERE

You Were Meant For Me, US promo single

Your Were Meant To me, written by William Peterkin when he was 17, came out on Donny Hathaway's Best of in 1978. This single is the US promo 45 RPM incl. a short version (2:49 min) and a long one (3:45). The song reached #17 in the US R&B charts.

Back Together Again, japanese single (1979)

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A : Back Together  feat. Donny Hathaway (Reggie Lucas & James Mtume) 4:49
B : God Don't Like Baby (Gwen Guthrie) 4:34

Atlantic Records / Warner - Pioneer corporation, # P-596, 1980

Magnificient Sanctuary Band (1971)

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A nice and rare 7" from Portugal (Atltantic / Alvorado # N-28-110).

Side A : Magnificient Sanctuary Band

Side B : I Believe In Music

Amazing, isn't it ?

Where Is The Love, spanish 7" (1972)

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A rare spanish edition of Where Is The Love issued in 1972 on HispaVox/Atlantic.

The Closer I Get To You

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This is the UK single of that beautiful song with Roberta Flack.

Where Is The Love, 7" dutch edition (1972)

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This is the dutch edition of Where Is The Love, published in The Netherlands en 1972 with a different sleeve.

Girls Are Out To Get You By Curtis Mayfield (1967)

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This song written by Curtis Mayfield was published on a 7" in 1967 on Mayfield records (#7714) & distributed by Calla Records. The Fascinations was a girls band feat. Martha Reeves, active in the mid-60s on Curtis Mayfield's first label. Donny Hathaway plays the piano but was never credited. Probably the first time he appeared on a record but I'm not sure.

Side A: Girls Are Out To You (Curtis Mayfield) 1:58

SideB: You'll Be Sorry (Curtis Mayfield & Guy Draper) 2:37

Produced by Curtis Mayfield.

The Ghetto , german 7" (1970)

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Rare 45RPM from West Germany issued in 1970.

Atlantic (ATL 70149).

Side A : The Ghetto Part1 2:42

Side B : The Ghetto Part2 2:41

Hard to find in Mint condition.

Put Your hand in the hand, German 45 rpm (197?)

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Rare single published on Atlantic Records in Germany (ATL 10213) probably in 1973.
Side B : Giving Up

This Christmas, 7" (Seaco Music)

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Side A : This Christmas (Mono)

Side B : ?

This US single seems to be a later release by Seaco Music

# release is ATCO Records 7-9956.

If you have further info, drop me a email at contact.hathaway@gmail.com

Where Is The Love, portugese 7" (1972)

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A very rare portugese 7" issued in 197? on Atlantic.

Cat# : N-S-28-129

Side A : Where Is The Love

Side B : You've Lost That Loving Feeling

This Christmas, original promo 7" (mono)

Click to enlarge A1 : "This Christmas" (mono) 3:05 A2 : "This Christmas" (mono, instrumental) 3:05 Original USA 45 rpm promotional phono record issued in 1970 (USA) Atco # 45-7066, with Atco sleeve. This monaural record has white promotional labels, with black Atco Records logo,tiny black perimeter print and black print text. This song was written by Nadine McKinnor and Donny Pitts (Donny's nickname when he was a gospel child singer). It was arranged by Donny Hathaway. Produced by Don-Ric Enterprises