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Roberta Flack "Softly With These Songs The Best Of Roberta Flack" (1993) -Smooth Soul / Westcoast Soul / Pop Soul / Adult Contemporary-



Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation


États-Unis 01 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Ewan MacColl)
02 - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King & Gerry Goffin)
03 - Where Is The Love (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
04 - Killing Me Softly With His Song (Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox)
05 - Feel Like Makin' Love (Eugene McDaniels)
06 - The Closer I Get To You (James Mtume & Reggie Lucas)
07 - More Than Everything (Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson)
08 - Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love) (Roberta Flack & Eric Mercury)
09 - Back Together Again (James Mtume & Reggie Lucas)
10 - Making Love (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach & Bruce Roberts)
11 - Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson)
12 - Oasis (Marcus Miller & Mark Stephens)
13 - And So It Goes (Maya Angelou, Roberta Flack & Barry Miles)
14 - You Know What It's Like (Barry Miles, Brenda Russell & Roberta Flack)
15 - Set The Night To Music (Diane Warren)
16 - My Foolish Heart (Ned Washington & Victor Young)
17 - Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson) (Steve Hurley's House Mix)


Compiled by Woody Finn & Yves Beauvais
Digitally Remastered by Joe Gastwirt


01 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 

Roberta Flack : Piano & Vocals
John Pizzarelli : Guitar
Ron Carter : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
Produced by Joel Dorn
From 'First Take', Atlantic 8230 (1969)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 2864), #1 Pop, #4 R&B

02 - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 

Roberta Flack : Piano & Vocals
Ron Carter : Bass
String Arrangement by William Eaton
Produced by Joel Dorn
From 'Quiet Fire', Atlantic 1594 (1971)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 2851), #76 Pop, #38 R&B

03 - Where Is The Love

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Roberta Flack : Vocals
Donny Hathaway : Vocals, Piano & Electric Piano
Eric Gale : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Jack Jennings : Vibes
Strings & Woodwinds Arranged by Arif Mardin
Produced by Joel Dorn & Arif Mardin
From 'Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway', Atlantic 7216 (1972)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 2879), #5 Pop, #1 R&B

04 - Killing Me Softly With His Song 

Arranged by Roberta Flack
Produced by Joel Dorn
From 'Killing Me Softly', Atlantic 7271 (1973)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 2940), #1 Pop, #2 R&B

05 - Feel Like Makin' Love 

Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis with Rubina Flake
Produced by Rubina Flake
From 'Feel Like Makin' Love', Atlantic 18131 (1975)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 3025), #1 Pop, #1 R&B

06 - The Closer I Get To You 

Featuring Donny Hathaway - Vocals
Produced by Rubina Flake, Joe Ferla, Eugene McDaniels
Executive Producer : Ahmet Ertegun
From 'Blue Lights In The Basement', Atlantic 19149 (1977)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 3463), #2 Pop, #1 R&B

07 - More Than Everything 

Roberta Flack : Vocals
George Wadenius : Guitar & Vocals
Barry Miles Conductor, Keyboards & Moog
Marcus Miller : Bass & Vocals
Buddy Williams : Drums & Vocals
Ed Walsh : Oberheim
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion
Yvonne Lewis, Luther Vandross & Brenda White : Vocals
Background Vocals Arranged by Luther Vandross
Arranged by Barry Miles with Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Produced by Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson
From Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson's 'Live & More', Atlantic 2-7004 (1980)

08 - Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love) 

Roberta Flack : Vocals
George Wadenius : Guitar & Vocals
Barry Miles : Conductor, Keyboards & Moog
Marcus Miller : Bass & Vocals
Buddy Williams : Drums & Vocals
Ed Walsh : Oberheim
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion
Yvonne Lewis, Luther Vandross & Brenda White : Vocals
Background Vocals Arranged by Luther Vandross
Arranged by Barry Miles with Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Produced by Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson
From Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson's 'Live & More', Atlantic 2-7004 (1980)

09 - Back Together Again 

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Featured Vocals : Donny Hathaway
Arranged by James Mtume
Additional Horns & Strings : Ray Chew
Produced by Roberta Flack & Eric Mercury
From 'Roberta Featuring Donny Hathaway', Atlantic 16013 (1980)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 3627), #56 Pop, #18 R&B

10 - Making Love 

Roberta Flack Vocals
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Burt Bacharach, Craig Huntley : Synthesizers
Richard Tee : Piano
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Jim Keltner : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Produced by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
From 'I'm The One', Atlantic 19354 (1982)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 4005), #13 Pop, #29 R&B

11 - Tonight, I Celebrate My Love 

Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson
Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson : Vocals
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Randy Kerber : Piano
Nathan East : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Gene Page : Orchestration
Gene Page, Michael Masser : Rhythm
Produced by Michael Masser
From Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson's 'Born To Love', Capitol 12284 (1983)
Also releases as a single (Capitol 5242), #16 Pop, #5 R&B

12 - Oasis 

Roberta Flack Vocals
Marcus Miller : Bass & Keyboards
David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone Solo
Steve Thornton : Percussion
Buddy Williams : Drums
Jason Miles : Synthesizer Programming
Lani Groves, Chude Mondlane, Brenda White-King, Dennis Collins, Marcus Miller, Mark Stephens, Roberta Flack : Background vocals
Produced by Marcus Miller
From 'Oasis', Atlantic 81916 (1988)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 88996), #1 R&B

13 - And So It Goes 

Roberta Flack : Vocals & Background vocals
Michael Landau : Guitar
Earl Klugh : Acoustic Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Barry Miles, Randy Kerber & Larry Williams : Synthesizers
Michael Fisher Percussion
Phil Perry & Gabrielle Goodman : Background vocals
Produced & Arranged by Jerry Hey & Barry Miles
From 'Oasis', Atlantic 81916 (1988)

14 - You Know What It's Like 

Roberta Flack : Vocals
Michael Landau : Guitar
Randy Kerber & Larry Williams : Synthesizers
Buddy Williams & John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Dan Higgins : Sax
Michael Fisher : Percussion
Phil Perry & Gabrielle Goodman : Background vocals
Linn Drum & Synthesizer Sequencing by Barry Miles
Additional Synthesizer Programming by Jason Miles
Produced & Arranged by Jerry Hey & Barry Miles
From 'Oasis', Atlantic 81916 (1988)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 88996)

15 - Set The Night To Music 

Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest
Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest : Lead vocals
Robbie Kondor : Keyboards & Programming
Sammy Merendino : Drum Programming
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion
Jerry Barnes & Katreese Barnes : Background vocals
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin
Arranged by Robbie Kondor
Produced by Arif Mardin
From 'Set The Night To Music', Atlantic 82321 (1991)
Also releases as a single (Atlantic 87607), #6 Pop, #45 R&B

16 - My Foolish Heart 

Joe Mardin : Keyboards, Programming & Synth Bass
Greg Phillinganes : Main Keyboard
Keith Barnhart : Additional Keyboards & Programming
Andy Snitzer : Tenor Saxophone
Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes, Rachele Cappelli, Reggie Griffin, Cindy Mizelle : Background vocals
Vocal Arrangement by Arif Mardin
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin
Arranged by Arif Mardin
Produced by Arif Mardin
Co-Produced with Ahmet Ertegun
From 'Set The Night To Music', Atlantic 82321 (1991)

17 - Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) 

Steve Hurley's House Mix
Produced & Arranged by Jerry Hey
Remixed by Steve Hurley
Composition Originally included on 'Oasis', Atlantic 81916 (1988)
This version only release as a single, 0-86453, #1 Dance