25/02/2025

Roberta Flack "The Very Best Of Roberta Flack" (2006) -Smooth Soul / Westcoast Soul / Pop Soul / Adult Contemporary-



Label : Rhino Entertainment Company


États-Unis 01 - Killing Me Softly With His Song (Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox)
02 - Where Is The Love (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
03 - Feel Like Makin' Love (Eugene McDaniels)
04 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Ewan McColl)
05 - And So It Goes (Maya Angelou, Roberta Flack & Barry Miles)
06 - Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin)
07 - The Closer I Get To You (James Mtume & Reggie Lucas)
08 - 'Til The Morning Comes (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter & Casey Daniels)
09 - Back Together Again (James Mtume & Reggie Lucas)
10 - Making Love (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach & Bruce Roberts)
11 - Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love) (Roberta Flack & Eric Mercury)
12 - Set The Night To Music (Diane Warren)
13 - You Are My Heaven (Stevie Wonder & Eric Mercury)
14 - Oasis (Marcus Miller & Mark Stephens)
15 - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long (Stevie Wonder)
16 - And So It Goes (Reprise) (Maya Angelou, Roberta Flack & Barry Miles)
17 - Trade Winds (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)


Original Recordings Produced by Joel Dorn, Rubina Flake, Arif Mardin, Joe Ferla, Eugene McDaniels, Marcus Miller, Roberta Flack, Eric Mercury, Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager, Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton & William Salter

Compilation Produced by Johnny 'D' De Mairo
A&R / Project Supervision : Karen Ahmed
Remastering : Rick Essig


01 - Killing Me Softly With His Song

Produced by Joel Dorn
Engineered by Gene Paul
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, NYC
Roberta Flack : Vocals, Electric Piano, Arrangement
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Ron Carter : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
From 'Killing Me Softly', Atlantic #7271 (8/73)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #2940 (1/73); Pop #1, R&B #1

02 - Where Is The Love

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Produced by Joel Dorn & Arif Mardin
Engineered by Jimmy Douglass
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, NYC
Roberta Flack : Vocals
Donny Hathaway : Vocals, Electric Piano
Eric Gale : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Jack Jennings : Vibes
Strings & Woodwinds Arranged by Arif Mardin
From 'Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway', Atlantic #7216 (5/72)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #2879 (6/72); Pop #5, R&B #1

03 - Feel Like Makin' Love

Produced by Rubina Flake
Engineered by Harry Yarmack
Recorded at Bell Sound Studio, NYC
Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis with Rubina Flake
From 'Feel Like Makin' Love', Atlantic #18131 (4/75)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #3025 (6/74); Pop #1, R&B #1

04 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Produced by Joel Dorn
Engineered by William Arlt
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, NYC
Roberta Flack : Piano, Vocals
John Pizzarelli : Guitar
Ron Carter : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
With / Emmanuel Green, Gene Orloff : Violins
Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel : Violas
Charles McCracken, George Ricci : Cellos
Strings Arranged & Conducted by William Fischer
From 'First Take', Atlantic #8230 (1/70)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #2864 (3/72); Pop #1, R&B #4

05 - And So It Goes

Produced & Arranged by Jerry Hey & Barry Miles
Engineered by Richard McKernan, Darren Klein, Eric Calvi
Recorded at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA ; Right Track Studios, NYC
Roberta Flack : Vocals, Background vocals
Michael Landau : Guitar 
Earl Klugh : Acoustic Guitar
Barry Miles, Randy Kerber, Larry Williams : Synthesizers
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Michael Fisher : Percussion
Phil Perry, Gabrielle Goodman : Background vocals
From 'Oasis', Atlantic #81916 (11/88)

06 - Tonight, I Celebrate My Love

Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Produced by Michael Masser
Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson : Vocals
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Randy Kerber : Piano
Nathan East : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Gene Page : Orchestration, Rhythm
Michael Masser : Rhythm
From 'Born To Love' (by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack), Capitol #12284 (8/83)
Also issued as Capitol Single #5242 (7/83); Pop #16, R&B #5

07 - The Closer I Get To You

With Donny Hathaway
Produced by Rubina Flake, Joe Ferla, Eugene McDaniels
Recorded at Hit Factory, NYC & Paul Serano Studios, Chicago
From 'Blue Lights In The Basement', Atlantic #19149 (12/77)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #3463 (2/78); Pop #2, R&B #1

08 - 'Til The Morning Comes

Produced by Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, Roberta Flack & William Salter
Engineered by Richard Alderson, Elliott Scheiner, Brad Lee, Carla Bandanni, Ed Rak, Ollie Cotton
Recorded at Rosebud Recording Studio, NYC
Arranged by William Eaton
Roberta Flack : Vocals
Eric Gale : Guitar
Richard Tee : Fender Rhodes
Paul Griffin : OBX Synthesizer
Marcus Miller : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Vivian Cherry, Kacey Cisyk, Diva Gray, Frank Floyd, Zack Saunders, William Eaton : Background vocals
From 'I'm The One', Atlantic #19354 (6/82)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #4068 (7/82)

09 - Back Together Again

With Donny Hathaway
Produced by Roberta Flack & Eric Mercury
Engineered by Howard Lindeman
Arranged by James Mtume
Additional Horns & Strings : Ray Chew
Background Arrangements : Gwen Guthrie & Luther Vandross
From 'Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway', Atlantic #16013 (3/80)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #3627 (5/80); Pop #56, R&B #8

10 - Making Love

Produced by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
Engineered by Bruce Swedien
Recorded at Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Roberta Flack : Vocals
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Burt Bacharach, Craig Huntley : Synthesizers
Richard Tee : Piano
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Jim Keltner : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
From 'I'm The One', Atlantic #19354 (6/82)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #4005 (3/82); Pop #13, R&B #29

11 - Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)

Produced by Roberta Flack & Eric Mercury
Engineered by Howard Lindeman
Arranged by Roberta Flack
String Arrangements : Armando Noriega
From 'Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway', Atlantic #16013 (3/80)

12 - Set The Night To Music

Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest
Produced by Arif Mardin
Engineered by Michael O'Reilly
Arranged by Robbie Kondor
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin
Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest : Vocals
Robbie Kondor : Keyboards, Programming
Sammy Merendino : Drum Programming
Erroll 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion
Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes : Background vocals
From 'Set The Night To Music', Atlantic #82321 (11/91)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #87607 (9/91); Pop #6, R&B #45

13 - You Are My Heaven

With Donny Hathaway
Produced by Roberta Flack & Eric Mercury
Basic Tracks & Vocals Produced by Arif Mardin & Roberta Flack
Engineered by Howard Lindeman
Donny Hathaway : Featured Vocals
Eleanore Mills : Featured Background vocals
From 'Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway', Atlantic #16013 (3/80)

14 - Oasis

Produced by Marcus Miller
Engineered by Bruce Miller, Scott Mabuchi
Recorded at Right Track Studios, NYC ; Master Sound Astoria, Astoria, NY ; Skyline Studios, NY
Roberta Flack : Vocals, Background vocals
Marcus Miller : Bass, Keyboards, Background vocals
David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone Solo
Buddy Williams : Drums
Steve Thornton : Percussion
Jason Miles : Synthesizer Programming
Lani Groves, Claus Mondlaine, Brenda White-King, Dennis Collins, Mark Stephens : Background vocals
From 'Oasis', Atlantic #81916 (11/88)
Also issued as Atlantic Single #88996 (10/88); R&B #1

15 - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long

Produced by Roberta Flack & Eric Mercury
Engineered by Howard Lindeman
String Arrangement by Paul Riser
Extra Special Thanks to Stevie Wonder
From 'Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway', Atlantic #16013 (3/80)

16 - And So It Goes (Reprise)

Produced & Arranged by Jerry Hey & Barry Miles
Engineered by Richard McKernan, Darren Klein, Eric Calvi
Recorded at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA ; Right Track Studios, NYC
Roberta Flack : Vocals, Background vocals
Michael Landau : Guitar 
Earl Klugh : Acoustic Guitar
Barry Miles, Randy Kerber, Larry Williams : Synthesizers
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Michael Fisher : Percussion
Phil Perry, Gabrielle Goodman : Background vocals
From 'Oasis', Atlantic #81916 (11/88)

17 - Trade Winds

Produced by Joel Dorn
Arranged by Roberta Flack
String & Voice Arrangements by William Eaton
Recorded 7/24/71
Remixed by Tom Moulton
Also issued as Atlantic Single #2864 (3/72)