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Roberta Flack - First Take flac album
  • Performer Roberta Flack
  • Title First Take
  • Date of release 1987
  • Country US
  • Style Soul-Jazz
  • Other formats XM DTS AAC MOD MMF DMF MPC
  • Genre Jazz / Soul & Funk
  • Size MP3 1745 mb
  • Size FLAC 1479 mb
  • Rating: 4.8
  • Votes: 616

First Take is the debut album by the American soul singer Roberta Flack. It was released in 1969 on Atlantic Records. After a track from this album, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was included by Clint Eastwood in his 1971 film Play Misty for Me with the song becoming a hit in the United States, this album became on the . Compared to What" (Gene McDaniels) - 5:16. Angelitos Negros" (Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Álvarez Maciste) - 6:56.

Roberta Flack's debut album, titled First Take in true underachiever fashion, introduced a singer who'd assimilated the powerful interpretive talents of Nina Simone and Sarah Vaughan, the earthy power of Aretha Franklin, and the crystal purity and emotional resonance of folksingers like Judy Collins.

Roberta Flack - First Take (1969). Songs in album Roberta Flack - First Take (1969).

First Take is the debut album by the jazz/soul/R&B singer Roberta Flack.

First Take ‎(LP, Album, Club, CRC). Debut album by Roberta Flack, and also her best. Compared To What" (A1) is a classic track. Also notable are "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" (B1, originally by Leonard Cohen) and the Donny Hathaway penned "Tryin' Times" (B3).

First Take is the debut album by the American soul singer Roberta Flack. Studio album by. Roberta Flack. Singles from First Take. Compared to What, Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" Released: August 14, 1969. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Trade Winds" Released: January 24, 1972.

First Take is a English album released on Jun 1975. First Take Album has 8 songs sung by Roberta Flack. Listen to all songs in high quality & download First Take songs on Gaana. attr("src", $('. de tp. d t img img').

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Compared To What
Baritone Saxophone – Seldon PowellTenor Saxophone – Frank WessTrombone – Bennie Powell*Trumpet – Jimmy Nottingham, Joe NewmanWritten-By – Gene McDaniels*
5:15
2 Angelitos Negros
Written-By – Manuel Alvarez Maciste
6:55
3 Our Ages Or Our Hearts
Written-By – Donny Hathaway, Robert Ayers
6:09
4 I Told Jesus
Arranged By – Roberta FlackBaritone Saxophone – Seldon PowellTenor Saxophone – Frank WessTrombone – Bennie Powell*Trumpet – Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman
6:08
5 Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Written-By – Leonard Cohen
4:07
6 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Written-By – Ewan MacColl
5:21
7 Tryin' Times
Written-By – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
5:07
8 Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
Written-By – Frances Landesman*, Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.*
7:03

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
  • Remixed At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
  • Published By – Lonport
  • Published By – Peer International
  • Published By – Stranger Music, Inc.
  • Published By – Stormking
  • Published By – Don-Pow
  • Published By – Empress

Credits

  • Arranged By [Horn & String] – William Fischer*
  • Bass – Ron Carter
  • Cello – Charles McCracken (tracks: 2 to 6, 8), George Ricci (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)
  • Design [Cover] – Stanislaw Zagorski
  • Drums – Ray Lucas
  • Engineer – William Arlt
  • Engineer [Remix] – Bob Liftin
  • Guitar – John Pizzarelli*
  • Photography [Front Cover] – Ken Heinen
  • Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
  • Presenter – Les McCann
  • Producer – Joel Dorn
  • Viola – Alfred Brown (tracks: 2 to 6, 8), Selwart Clarke (tracks: 2 to 6, 8), Theodore Israel (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)
  • Violin – Emanuel Green (tracks: 2 to 6, 8), Gene Orloff (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)

Notes

Originally released June 1969
Digitally remastered from the original tapes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7567-81446-2 2
  • Barcode (Scanned): 075678144622
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 3 8230-2 SRC=02 M1S3
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 3 8230-2 SRC=02 M1S6

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SD 8230 Roberta Flack First Take ‎(LP, Album, PR ) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
CS 8230 Roberta Flack First Take ‎(Cass, Album, RE) Atlantic CS 8230 US Unknown
SD 8230 Roberta Flack First Take ‎(LP, Album, RE, RI ) Atlantic SD 8230 US Unknown
SD 8230 Roberta Flack First Take ‎(LP, Album) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
7567-82792-2 Roberta Flack First Take ‎(CD, Album, RM) Atlantic 7567-82792-2 Germany 1995