"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.
Background The song was written by Eric Mercury and Dick Wagner, and produced by Eric Mercury and Roberta Flack.Billboard, January 29, 1983 - Page 83 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Survey For Week Ending 1/29/83 It was released on Atlantic 7-89931, the B side was "Only Heaven Can Wait For Love".The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia - The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia M, MERCURY, Eric, with ERIC MERCURY AND ROBERTA FLACK 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.Billboard, January 29, 1983 - Page 83 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Survey For Week Ending 1/29/83 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.Cash Box, January 29, 1983 - Page 12 NEWS & REVIEWS, SINGLES, FEATURE PICS, POP
Chart performance By February 5, 1983, Cash Box mentioned the single as "Up and Coming" for the Black Contemporary chart.Cash Box, February 5, 1983 - Page 27 BLACK CONTEMPORARY, UP AND COMING On February 12, the single had made its entrance into the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart at #83.Cash Box, February 12, 1983 - Page 27 TOP lOO BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES By March 5, the single was at #66 in the Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart.Cashbox Magazine.com - The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary, Week ending MARCH 12, 1983 On March 12 on its sixth week in the charts, it held #65 position in the Billboard Black Singles chart for its second week.Billboard, March 12, 1983 - Page 54 Billboard Black Singles, Survey For Week ending 3/12/83 Spending seven weeks in the chart, its peak position was at #65.Joel Whitburn Presents Top R & B/hip-hop Singles, 1942-2004, - Page 207 By March 19, it was at #92 on the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart.Cash Box, March 19, 1983 - Page 32 TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES In Canada it was #30 for two weeks on the AC charts.
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