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'''''First Take''''' is the debut album by the soul singer [[Roberta Flack]]. It was released in 1969 on [[Atlantic Records]]. |
'''''First Take''''' is the debut album by the 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 film ''[[Play Misty For Me]]'' with the song becoming a #1 hit in the United States, this album became #1 on the U.S. album chart. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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First Take is the debut album by the 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 film Play Misty For Me with the song becoming a #1 hit in the United States, this album became #1 on the U.S. album chart.
Track listing
- "Compared to What" (Gene McDaniels) - 5:16
- "Angelitos Negros" (Andres Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez Maciste) - 6:56
- "Our Ages or Our Hearts" (Robert Ayers, Donny Hathaway) - 6:09
- "I Told Jesus" (Traditional) - 6:09
- "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" (Leonard Cohen) - 4:08
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl) - 5:22
- "Tryin' Times" (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson) - 5:08
- "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) - 7:00
Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Billboard 200 | 1 (5 weeks) |
| 1972 | Billboard Top Soul Albums | 1 (2 weeks) |
| 1972 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 3 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1972 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Billboard Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1972 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Billboard Soul Singles | 4 |
Personnel
- Roberta Flack - vocals, piano
- Ray Lucas - drums
- Ron Carter - bass guitar
- Bucky Pizzarelli - guitar
- Joe Newman - trumpet
- Jimmy Washington - trumpet
- Frank Wess - tenor saxophone
- Seldon Powell - baritone saxophone
- Benny Powell - trombone
- Alfred Brown - viola
- Selwart Clarke - viola
- Emanuel Green - violin
- Theodore Israel - violin
- Gene Orloff - violin
- Charles McCracken - cello
- George Ricci - cello
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