Songwriter: Stevie Wonder

Producer: Arif Mardin

[Spoken Intro]
From the Black pool of genius
We'd like to give you our rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman"

[Verse 1]
When the summer came you were not around
Now the summer's gone and love cannot be found
Where were you when I needed you last winter, my love?
When the winter came you went further south
Parting from love's nest and leaving me in doubt
Where are you when I need you, like right now?

[Bridge]
Our love is at an end
Though you say now you have changed
But tomorrow will reflect love's past

[Verse 2]
When the winter came you were not around
Through the bitter winds love could not be found
Where were you when I needed you last winter, my dear?
My dear, my baby, my love

[Instrumental break]

[Bridge]
Our love is at an end
Though you say now you have changed
But tomorrow will reflect love's past

[Outro]
Spring will fill the air and you will come around
Well, is it summer love that will let me down, down, down?
Where were you when I needed you last winter, my dear?
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
Where were you when I needed you last winter, my dear?

Donny Hathaway

Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, he was raised in St. Louis by his grandmother. He attended Howard University and studied music after received a fine arts scholarship.

He found work as a songwriter, session musician and producer for Curtis Mayfield’s Curtom Records in Chicago in 1968. The following year he signed with Atco Records and released his first single of note, “The Ghetto, Pt.1”, which appeared on his critically acclaimed debut LP, Everything Is Everything. However, it was his third album, Duets with Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack, that really established him. Hathaway also wrote the now popular Christmas song, “This Christmas”, which has been performed by Chris Brown, Stevie Wonder, and Diana Ross.

At the peak of his career, Hathaway started suffering from severe bouts of depression which sometimes interfered with his life and often required hospitalization. It was discovered that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and was prescribed medication. The effects of his illness affected the friendship between he and Roberta Flack and the pair did not release additional music until the successful release of “The Closer I Get To You” in 1978.