Roberta Flack discography
This discography documents albums and singles released by American recording artist Roberta Flack.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Jazz [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | |||||||||
| 1969 | First Take | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 47 | Atlantic | ||||||
| 1970 | Chapter Two | 33 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 49 | — |
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| 1971 | Quiet Fire | 18 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
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| 1972 | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 3 | 2 | — | 22 | 25 | — |
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| 1973 | Killing Me Softly | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | 13 | 40 | |||||||
| 1975 | Feel Like Makin' Love | 24 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 37 | — | |||||||
| 1977 | Blue Lights in the Basement | 8 | 5 | — | 88 | 9 | — |
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| 1978 | Roberta Flack | 74 | 37 | — | — | 75 | — |
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| 1980 | Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway | 25 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 31 |
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| 1982 | I'm the One | 59 | 16 | — | 74 | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | Born to Love (with Peabo Bryson) | 25 | 8 | — | 35 | 39 | 15 | Capitol | ||||||
| 1988 | Oasis | 159 | 24 | — | — | — | — | Atlantic | ||||||
| 1991 | Set the Night to Music | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1992 | Stop the World | — | — | — | — | — | — | Toshiba EMI | ||||||
| 1994 | Roberta | — | — | — | — | — | — | Atlantic | ||||||
| 1997 | The Christmas Album | — | — | — | — | — | — | Capitol | ||||||
| 1999 | Friends: Roberta Flack Sings Mariko Takahashi | — | — | — | — | — | — | Victor Ent | ||||||
| 2003 | Holiday | — | — | — | — | — | — | Punahele | ||||||
| 2012 | Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | 429 | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | Live & More (with Peabo Bryson) | 52 | 10 | Atlantic | ||||||||||
| 2008 | At Her Best – Live | — | — | Immortal | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] | |||
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose | 161 | 48 | MCA |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
UK [4] | |||||||||||
| 1981 | The Best of Roberta Flack | — | 44 | — |
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Atlantic | ||||||||
| 1984 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 35 | K-tel | ||||||||
| 1993 | Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack | — | — | — | 7 | Atlantic | ||||||||
| 2006 | The Very Best of Roberta Flack | — | — | 41 | 50 | Rhino | ||||||||
| 2011 | Love Songs | — | — | — | 20 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||
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| US [8] |
US R&B [8] |
US A/C [8] |
US Dan [8] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||||||||
| 1969 | "Compared to What" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1970 | "How Many Broken Wings" (with Les McCann) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Reverend Lee" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1971 | "Do What You Gotta Do" | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "You've Got a Friend" (with Donny Hathaway) | 29 | 8 | 36 | — | — | 82 | — | |||||||
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (with Donny Hathaway) | 71 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1972 | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" | 76 | 38 | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| "Where Is the Love" (with Donny Hathaway) | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 55 | 35 | 29 |
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| 1973 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| "Jesse" | 30 | 19 | 3 | — | 36 | 23 | — | |||||||
| 1974 | "Feel Like Makin' Love" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 34 |
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| 1975 | "Feelin' That Glow" | 76 | 25 | 38 | — | — | 79 | — | ||||||
| 1977 | "25th of Last December" | — | 52 | 28 | — | — | 79 | — | ||||||
| 1978 | "The Closer I Get to You" (with Donny Hathaway) | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 42 |
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| "If Ever I See You Again" | 24 | 37 | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | |||||||
| "When It's Over" | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1979 | "You Are Everything" | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1980 | "You Are My Heaven" (with Donny Hathaway) | 47 | 8 | 46 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Back Together Again" (with Donny Hathaway) | 56 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | |||||||
| "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" | 104 | 67 | — | — | — | 44 | ||||||||
| "Make the World Stand Still" (with Peabo Bryson) | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1981 | "Love Is a Waiting Game" (with Peabo Bryson) | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "You Stopped Loving Me" | 108 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Lovin' You (Is Such an Easy Thang to Do)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1982 | "Making Love" | 13 | 29 | 7 | — | 63 | 43 | — | ||||||
| "I'm the One" | 42 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "In the Name of Love" | — | 80 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1983 | "Our Love Will Stop the World" (with Eric Mercury) | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (with Peabo Bryson) | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| "Maybe" (with Peabo Bryson) | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "You're Lookin' Like Love to Me" (with Peabo Bryson) | 58 | 41 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Heaven Above Me" (with Peabo Bryson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | |||||||
| 1984 | "I Just Came Here to Dance" (with Peabo Bryson) | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "If I'm Still Around Tomorrow" (with Sadao Watanabe) | — | 79 | 31 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1986 | "We Shall Overcome" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1988 | "Oasis" | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1989 | "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out" | — | 37 | — | 1 | — | — | 72 | ||||||
| "Shock to my System" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1991 | "Set the Night to Music" (with Maxi Priest) | 6 | 45 | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | ||||||
| 1992 | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1994 | "It Might Be You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1996 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Reborn Club Vox) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1997 | "The Christmas Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2010 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | ||||||
| 2011 | "We Can Work It Out | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Guest appearances
With Les McCann
- Comment (Atlantic, 1970)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "US Albums Charts > Roberta Flack". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "CAN Charts > Roberta Flack". RPM. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "UK Charts > Roberta Flack". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "US Certifications > Roberta Flack". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c "CAN Certifications > Roberta Flack". Music Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "UK Certified Awards Search > Roberta Flack". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "US Singles Charts > Roberta Flack". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
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