"Our Love Will Stop the World" was a hit song in 1983 for soul singers Eric Mercury and Roberta Flack. This was the second time Eric Mercury had a single in the charts. It was recorded and produced in the United States.
| "Our Love Will Stop the World" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Eric Mercury & Roberta Flack | |
| B-side | "Only Heaven Can Wait" |
| Released | 1983 |
| Genre | soul |
| Length |
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| Label | Atlantic 7-89931 |
| Songwriter(s) | Eric Mercury & Dick Wagner |
| Producer(s) | Eric Mercury & Roberta Flack |
Background
editThe song was written by Eric Mercury and Dick Wagner, and produced by Eric Mercury and Roberta Flack.[1] It was released on Atlantic 7-89931, the B side was "Only Heaven Can Wait For Love".[2] Calling it a gentle love ballad, the review by Billboard said that the quiet interplay of voices with Mercury gruff and Flack smooth worked well.[3] In comparison to Flack's work with Donny Hathaway, the Cash Box review said that the smokey quality of Mercury's pipes gave the song a decidedly different flavor but the results were no less pleasing.[4]
Chart performance
editBy February 5, 1983, Cash Box mentioned the single as "Up and Coming" for the Black Contemporary chart.[5] On February 12, the single had made its entrance into the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart at #83.[6] By March 5, the single was at #66 in the Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart.[7] On March 12 on its sixth week in the charts, it held #65 position in the Billboard Black Singles chart for its second week.[8] Spending seven weeks in the chart, its peak position was at #65.[9] By March 19, it was at #92 on the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart.[10] In Canada it was #30 for two weeks on the AC charts.[11]
References
edit- ^ Billboard, January 29, 1983 - Page 83 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Survey For Week Ending 1/29/83
- ^ The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia - The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia M, MERCURY, Eric, with ERIC MERCURY AND ROBERTA FLACK
- ^ Billboard, January 29, 1983 - Page 83 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Survey For Week Ending 1/29/83
- ^ Cash Box, January 29, 1983 - Page 12 NEWS & REVIEWS, SINGLES, FEATURE PICS, POP
- ^ Cash Box, February 5, 1983 - Page 27 BLACK CONTEMPORARY, UP AND COMING
- ^ Cash Box, February 12, 1983 - Page 27 TOP lOO BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES
- ^ Cashbox Magazine.com - The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary, Week ending MARCH 12, 1983
- ^ Billboard, March 12, 1983 - Page 54 Billboard Black Singles, Survey For Week ending 3/12/83
- ^ Joel Whitburn Presents Top R & B/hip-hop Singles, 1942-2004, - Page 207
- ^ Cash Box, March 19, 1983 - Page 32 TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES
- ^ "RPM Top AC Singles - March 28, 1983" (PDF).