Roberta Flack - Chapter Two (1970 )

Release Date: August 1970

As" first take" left you breathless, begging for more miss roberta flack gave us more indeed.her very soul runs rapid within the flowing peaceful waters in our minds,bodys,n souls.singing like the true songbird she is without no effort at all,she should definately share the queen's throne as the world's greatest singers on this mother earth.after the soulful reverand lee, she slips into the fabulous,do what you gotta do,just like a woman,let it be me, until it's time for you to go,onto the impossible dream to name the grand highlites.

A MUST HAVE

Only a strong album could adequately follow First Take, and she does so. Roberta Flack's strong sensitive voice is surely one of God's great musical gifts.

"Reverend Lee" is a song to play over and over again. She just tears up "Let It Be Me", and anyone listening to "Gone Away" soon after the breakup of a loving relationship assumes the risk of suicide. "Do What You Gotta Do" makes me want to pick up and run to wherever she might be when she pleads "come on back, and see me when you can".

Roberta Flack - First Take (1969 )

Release Date: June 20, 1969

Original recording remastered

Here is one of those albums so pure in its artistry that it stands as one of the finest examples of what "less is more" truly means. But it wasn't until I saw Roberta in person that I understood the power of her connection with an audience. And visa versa. It was 1972, still early in her trajectory, and she had sold out what was one of her biggest concerts to date at the H.I.C arena in Honolulu. At the last minute, she fell ill and everyone had the option of getting their money back or keeping their ticket till she rescheduled several months later. No one was surprised that everyone held on to their ticket, but no one was prepared for what happened when she finally appeared.

Roberta Flack - Killing me Softly (1973)

Roberta Flack - Killing me Softly (1973) [RemasterCA835]

Musicienne passionnée et quasi professionnelle depuis déjà de nombreuses années, Roberta Flack a quand elle passe cette audition, un répertoire personnel de quelques 600 chansons. En 3 heures, elle en interprète 42 pour le producteur d'Atlantic Joel Dorn, qui est subjugué. Le premier album de Roberta, First take, sort donc au mois de novembre suivant. Il est suivi un an plus tard par Chapter Two, qui contient notamment des compositions de Bob Dylan (Just Like A Woman) et Buffy Sainte-Marie. Mais ces albums, pourtant salués par la critique, n'ont guère de succès jusqu'à ce qu'un événement inattendu ne propulse Roberta Flack sur le devant de la scène : en 1971,