Softly With These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack

~ Release by Roberta Flack (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Manufactured By – Warner Music Australia
Pressed By – Digital Audio Technologies Australia
Matrix: Specialty Records Corporation logo 382498-2 SRC**02

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-18 05:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
recording engineer:
William Arlt (on 1969-02-25)
producer:
Joel Dorn
mixer:
Bob Liftin
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1969-02-25) and George Ricci (on 1969-02-25)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1969-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ray Lucas (on 1969-02-25)
guitar:
John Pizzarelli (on 1969-02-25)
piano and lead vocals:
Roberta Flack (on 1969-02-25)
viola:
Alfred Brown (viola) (on 1969-02-25), Selwart Clarke (on 1969-02-25) and Theodore Israel (on 1969-02-25)
violin:
Emanuel Green (on 1969-02-25) and Gene Orloff (on 1969-02-25)
conductor:
William S. Fischer (American keyboardist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer) (on 1969-02-25)
strings arranger:
William S. Fischer (American keyboardist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-02-25)
cover recording of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (on 1969-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music Publishing, Harmony Music Publishing (subsidiary of Viva Entertainment), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Stormking Music Inc. and Westbury Music Ltd.
recording of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music Publishing, Harmony Music Publishing (subsidiary of Viva Entertainment), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Stormking Music Inc. and Westbury Music Ltd.
Roberta Flack3.85:24
2Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
producer:
Joel Dorn
cover recording of:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King song)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Roberta Flack4:07
3Where Is the Love
recording engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Joel Dorn and Arif Mardin
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
electric piano and piano:
Donny Hathaway (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
guitar:
Eric Gale (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Jack Jennings (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (from 1971-03 until 1971-10) and Donny Hathaway (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
performer:
Donny Hathaway (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
strings arranger and woodwind [woodwinds] arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
recording of:
Where Is the Love (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
writer:
Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
publisher:
Antisia Music Inc. and BMG Ruby Songs
Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway2:45
4Killing Me Softly With His Song
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack
vocals:
Roberta Flack
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 273) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 361)
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Platz Music Publishng, Rodali Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
Roberta Flack3.554:48
5Feel Like Makin' Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-13)
producer:
Eugene McDaniels and Roberta Flack
vocals:
Roberta Flack (on 1973-06-13)
arranger:
Roberta Flack and L. Leon Pendarvis
recording of:
Feel Like Makin’ Love (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Eugene McDaniels
publisher:
Skyforest Music Co., Inc. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Roberta Flack2:54
6The Closer I Get to You
executive producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
producer:
Joe Ferla, Roberta Flack and Gene McDaniels
vocals:
Donny Hathaway
recording of:
The Closer I Get to You
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation and Scarab Publıshıng Corporatıon
Roberta Flack4:42
7More Than Everything
recording of:
More Than Everything
writer:
Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack4:03
8Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)
recording of:
Only Heaven Can Wait (for Love)
writer:
Roberta Flack and Eric Mercury
publisher:
Teaincense Music
Roberta Flack5:48
9Back Together Again
producer:
Roberta Flack and Eric Mercury
vocals and performer:
Donny Hathaway
recording of:
Back Together Again (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway)
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
publisher:
Famous-Chappell Ltd. (UK-based music publishing company.), Sony/ATV Melody and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway4:51
10Making Love
recording of:
Making Love
writer:
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
Roberta Flack3:44
11Tonight I Celebrate My Love
recording engineer:
Alan R. Hirshberg (in 1983)
engineer:
Howard Wolin and Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Dick Bogart (Recording and mixing engineer) and Russ Terrano
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega (in 1983)
guitar:
Paul Jackson (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) (in 1983)
piano:
Randy Kerber (in 1983)
vocals:
Peabo Bryson (in 1983) and Roberta Flack (in 1983)
arranger:
Michael Masser and Gene Page
orchestrator:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983)
recorded at:
A&M Records Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983) and Studio Sound in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Motown Hitsville (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (in 1983)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Lauren Wesley Music (BMI-affiliated), Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Roberta Flack with Peabo Bryson3.753:32
12Oasis
Roberta Flack2.556:10
13And So It Goes
recording of:
And So It Goes
writer:
Maya Angelou, Roberta Flack and Barry Miles
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
Roberta Flack3:36
14You Know What It's Like
recording of:
You Know What It’s Like
writer:
Roberta Flack, Barry Miles and Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
Roberta Flack4:46
15Set the Night to Music
performer:
Maxi Priest (British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent)
cover recording of:
Set the Night to Music
writer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest5:24
16My Foolish Heart
cover recording of:
My Foolish Heart
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Catharine Hinen Music, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Joy Music, Inc., Largo Music and Patti Washington Music
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Roberta Flack4:41
17Uh-Uh Oooh-Oooh Look Out (Here It Comes) (Steve Hurley's house mix)
Roberta Flack5:14