Gladys Knight & the Pips in their 1973 version. Where Donny and Roberta's original is a duet between two people trying to understand each other, Gladys transforms the song into a conversation between friends. The Pips' harmonies back her every line, the call-and-response structure turning the question into something communal. Where the original was two people wondering where the love went, Gladys's version is a group of people who have all been through the same thing, reassuring each other that the question does not have an answer and that is okay. The arrangement is brighter than the original, the gospel influence more present, the emotion less private and more shared. Where is the love becomes not a lament but a conversation.</p>