Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack (* February 10, 1937 or 1939 in Asheville, Black Mountain, North Carolina ) is an American soul singer, pianist and songwriter.

Life and work

Flack studied music education and preparing for a classical pianist career ahead. At the same time she played in Washington nightclubs. Her breakthrough in the pop music she experienced in 1971 in 1969 recorded her ballad The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ( Ewan MacColl written by ) chose as an actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood for his movie Sadistico; the song was a 1972 number -one hit in the United States.

Also a U.S. number-one was one of their best known hits, Killing Me Softly with His Song ( a cover version of Lori Lieberman ), which was awarded at the Grammy Awards in 1974 as single of the year. Some of their other hits, such as Where Is the Love, she sang a duet with Donny Hathaway. Their musical director was the mid-70s the pianist Harry Whitaker.

Discography

Albums

  • First Take (1969 ), with Compared to What
  • Chapter Two (1970 )
  • Quiet Fire (1971 )
  • Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972 )
  • Killing Me Softly (1973 )
  • Feel Like Makin 'Love (1975 )
  • Blue Lights in the Basement (1977 )
  • Roberta Flack (1978 )
  • Featuring Donny Hathaway (1979 )
  • Live & More - ( with Peabo Bryson ) ( 1980)
  • I'm The One (1982 )
  • Born to Love ( with Peabo Bryson ) ( 1983)
  • Oasis (1988)
  • Set the Night to Music (1991 )
  • Roberta (1995)
  • Christmas Album (1997)
  • Holiday ( 2003)

Compilations

  • Best of (1987 )
  • Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack (1993 )
  • The Very Best of Roberta Flack (2006)

Singles

  • You've Got a Friend ( with Donny Hathaway ) ( 1971)
  • The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (1972 )
  • Where Is the Love ( with Donny Hathaway ) ( 1972)
  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1972 )
  • Killing Me Softly with His Song ( 1972) DE # 30, AT # 19, CH # 32
  • Jesse (1973 )
  • Feel Like Makin 'Love (1974 )
  • Feelin 'That Glow (1975 )
  • 25th of Last December (1978 )
  • If Ever I See You Again (1978 )
  • When It 's Over (1978 )
  • The Closer I Get to You ( with Donny Hathaway ) ( 1978)
  • You Are Everything ( 1979)
  • Back Together Again ( with Donny Hathaway ) ( 1980)
  • Do not Make Me Wait Too Long ( 1980)
  • You Are My Heaven ( with Donny Hathaway ) ( 1980)
  • Love Is a Waiting Game (1981 )
  • Make the World Stand Still (1981 )
  • I'm the One (1982 )
  • In the Name of Love (1982 )
  • Making Love (1982 )
  • Tonight I Celebrate My Love - ( with Peabo Bryson ) ( 1983)
  • I Just Came Here to Dance - ( with Peabo Bryson ) ( 1984)
  • If I'm Still Around Tomorrow ( 1984)
  • You're Looking Like Love to Me - ( with Peabo Bryson ) ( 1984)
  • Oasis (1988)
  • Uh- Uh Ooh- Ooh Look Out ( Here It Comes ) ( 1989)
  • Set the Night to Music - ( with Maxi Priest ) ( 1991)
  • You Make Me Feel Brand New (1992 )
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