Quiet Fire (Roberta Flack album)

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Quiet Fire is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, released in November 1971 by Atlantic Records.[1] It was recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, Regent Studios, and The Hit Factory in New York City.[2] The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape, and its single "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" charted at number 76 on the Hot 100.[3]

Critical reception

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "C" grade,[4] indicating "a record of clear professionalism or barely discernible inspiration, but not both."[5] He commented that Flack occasionally "sounds kind, intelligent, and very likable, but she often exhibits the gratuitous gentility you'd expect of anyone who said 'between you and I.'"[4]

In a retrospective review, The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992) gave Quiet Fire two out of five stars and criticized that it "barely sparks at all".[6] By contrast, Allmusic's Stephen Cook gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and cited it as "one of Flack's best". He felt that its "varied mix all comes off sounding seamless" and stated, "Forgoing the full-throttled delivery of, say, Aretha Franklin, Flack translates the pathos of gospel expression into measured intensity and sighing, elongated phrases."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Go up Moses"Flack, Jesse Jackson, Joel DornJoel Dorn5:20
2."Bridge over Troubled Water"Paul SimonJoel Dorn7:13
3."Sunday and Sister Jones"Gene McDanielsJoel Dorn4:48
4."See You Then"Jimmy WebbJoel Dorn3:40
5."Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"Carole King, Gerry GoffinJoel Dorn3:59
6."To Love Somebody"Barry Gibb, Robin GibbJoel Dorn6:41
7."Let Them Talk"Sonny ThompsonJoel Dorn3:50
8."Sweet Bitter Love"Van McCoyJoel Dorn6:06

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Rod Bristow – photography
  • Deodato – horn arrangements, string arrangements
  • Joel Dorn – producer
  • Bill Eaton – horn Arrangements, string Arrangements
  • Ira Friedlander – cover design
  • Lewis Hahn – engineer
  • Bruce Tergesen – engineer

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position[3]
U.S. Billboard Jazz LPs 5
U.S. Billboard Soul LPs 4
U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape 18

References

  1. ^ a b c Cook, Stephen. "Quiet Fire - Roberta Flack". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. ^ "Roberta Flack - Quiet Fire CD Album". CD Universe. Muze. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Quiet Fire - Roberta Flack : Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (January 20, 1972). "Consumer Guide (23)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1980). "The Grades". Robert Christgau. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Anthony DeCurtis, James Henke, Holly George-Warren (October 27, 1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. p. 248. ISBN 0679737294.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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