The Very Best of Roberta Flack

by Roberta Flack

Overview

It's quite easy to place Roberta Flack near the top of the pile of singer/songwriters who changed the course of pop music, not only soul music, during the '70s. She was fortunate enough to deliver the velvet-smooth ballad "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to an unsuspecting public, and followed it up with an onslaught of ballads that would keep her on the charts for the remainder of the decade. From start to finish, this greatest-hits compilation is the most comprehensive look at her finest moments available on record. From her legendary string of duets with Donny Hathaway to her duets with Peabo Bryson and Maxi Priest that kept her at the top of the charts through the '80s, they're all here. But it's not just the duets that made Flack such an outstanding performer, as her solo works also rate high in quality. Free of the filler and goofy remixes that can make other greatest-hits collections seem diluted, this is easily the best retrospective of her work available to date. ~ Rob Theakston

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2006
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227333225
Rank:	1964

Tracks

1. Killing Me Softly with His Song
2. Where Is the Love
3. Feel Like Makin' Love
4. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
5. And So It Goes
6. Tonight, I Celebrate My Love
7. The Closer I Get to You
8. 'Til the Morning Comes
9. Back Together Again
10. Making Love
11. Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)
12. Set the Night to Music
13. You Are My Heaven
14. Oasis
15. Don't Make Me Wait Too Long
16. And So It Goes (Reprise)
17. Trade Winds

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roberta Flack   Primary Artist,Piano (Electric),Piano,Vocals,Keyboards
Maxi Priest   Primary Artist,Vocals
Donny Hathaway   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards
Peabo Bryson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Chuck Rainey   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Ron Carter   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Steve Gadd   Drums
Robbie Kondor   Keyboards
Steve Thornton   Percussion
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Drums
Gene Orloff   Violin
Lani Groves   Vocals (Background)
Barry Miles   Synthesizer
Earl Klugh   Guitar (Acoustic)
Eric Gale   Guitar
John "4 Daddman" Robinson   Drums
Lee Ritenour   Guitar
John Pizzarelli   Guitar
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Katreese Barnes   Vocals (Background)
Nathan East   Bass
Vivian Cherry   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Barnes   Vocals (Background)
Emanuel Green   Violin
Ray Chew   Horn,Strings
Richard Tee   Piano,Fender Rhodes
Neil Stubenhaus   Bass
Ray Lucas   Drums
Jack Jennings   Vibraphone
Michael Landau   Guitar
Michael Masser   Rhythm
Mike Fisher   Percussion
Theodore Israel   Viola
Arif Mardin   Conductor
Burt Bacharach   Synthesizer
Selwart Clarke   Viola
Marcus Miller   Bass,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Alfred Brown   Viola
Charles McCracken   Cello
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Randy Kerber   Piano,Synthesizer
Zack Saunders   Vocals (Background)
William S. Fischer   Conductor
George Ricci   Cello
Paul Griffin   Synthesizer
Diva Gray   Vocals (Background)
Carlos Vega   Drums
Gabrielle Goodman   Vocals (Background)
Gene Page   Rhythm
Jim Keltner   Drums
Kasey Cisyk   Vocals (Background)
Ralph MacDonald   Percussion
Brenda White-King   Vocals (Background)
Errol Crusher Bennett   Percussion
Eleanore Mills   Vocals (Background)
Craig Huntley   Synthesizer
Larry E. Williams   Synthesizer
David Sanborn   Sax (Alto)
Dennis Collins   Vocals (Background)
Buddy Williams   Drums

Technical Credits

Eugene McDaniels   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Joe Ferla   Audio Production,Producer
Barry Miles   Audio Production,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Michael Masser   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Jerry Hey   Audio Production,Arranger,Producer
Rubina Flake   Audio Production,Arranger,Producer
Jimmy Douglass   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Arif Mardin   Audio Production,Producer,Basic Track,Vocal Producer,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Gene Paul   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Joel Dorn   Audio Production,Producer
Peabo Bryson   Composer
Robbie Kondor   Arranger,Programming
Karen Ahmed   A&R,Project Supervisor
Carla Bandini   Engineer
James Mtume   Composer
Ewan MacColl   Composer
Ed Rak   Engineer
David Nathan   Liner Notes
Jason Miles   Synthesizer Programming
Eric Mercury   Composer,Producer
Steve Woolard   Discographical Annotation
Luther Vandross   Arranger
Leon Pendarvis   Arranger
Roberta Flack   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Basic Track,Liner Notes,Vocal Producer
Mark Stephens   Composer
Richard Alderson   Engineer
Michael O'Reilly   Engineer
Maya Angelou   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Bruce Roberts   Composer
Reggie Lucas   Composer
Bruce Swedien   Engineer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Gwen Guthrie   Arranger
Marcus Miller   Composer,Producer
Johnny de Mairo   Compilation Producer
Burt Bacharach   Composer,Producer
Daren Klein   Engineer
William Arlt   Engineer
William Salter   Composer,Producer
William S. Fischer   String Arrangements
Paul Riser   String Arrangements
Jack Robinson   Photography
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer,Producer
Gene Page   Orchestration
Charles Fox   Composer
Rick Essig   Remastering
Sammy Merendino   Drum Programming
Ralph MacDonald   Composer,Producer
Bruce Miller   Engineer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Kenny Nemes   Product Manager
Howie Lindeman   Engineer
Armando Noriega   String Arrangements
Richard McKernan   Engineer
Brad Lee   Engineer
Vanessa Atkins   Editorial Supervision
David Redfern   Photography
Ginger Dettman   Project Assistant
Eric Calvi   Engineer
Scott Mabuchi   Engineer
Ollie Cotton   Engineer
Casey Daniels   Composer
Burt Goldblatt   Insert Photography
Lisa Glines   Design,Art Direction
Malia Doss   Business Consultant