| | Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly CD Roberta Flack Discography of CDs
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Female R&B singers were expected to be forceful, big-voiced divas (like Aretha Franklin) or come-hither seductresses (like Diana Ross), but Roberta Flack had her own unique approach. Flack's voice is vast, deep, and stately--where some singers confuse frenzy with passion, she is confident, majestic, and unhurried, intense in a profound yet reserved manner. Flack's gift is to draw attention to the song, not herself. Title song "Killing Me Softly" was her second number-one hit, establishing her as a major modern R&B stylist. She didn't limit herself by genre, either--Flack gave distinctive interpretations of songs by major folk singer/songwriters Janis Ian ("Jesse") and Leonard Cohen ("Suzanne"), and she played up-tempo tunes when it struck her fancy ("I'm The Girl"). KILLING ME SOFTLY perfectly captures Flack's distinct aesthetic at its most fully formed point.
Out of print in the U.S.! Import pressing of the 1973 album from the sophisticated Soul vocalist. Eight tracks including the massive hit 'Killing Me Softly With His Song'. Warner.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Roberta Flack (vocals, piano); Eric Gale (guitar); Kermit Moore (cello); Grady Tate (drums); Ralph MacDonald (congas, tambourine, percussion).
Recording information: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY; Regent Sound STudios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Burt Goldblatt.
Arrangers: Roberta Flack; Kermit Moore. Killing Me Softly Music | List Price | $16.99 (You save $3.04) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Rap, Soul/R&B, Urban Soundtrack, Nostalgia, Pop, Vocal | | Label | Atlantic | | Orig Year | 1973 | | All Time Sales Rank |  12766  | | CD Universe Part number | 1097554 | | Catalog number | 8279399 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 19, 2009 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Joel Dorn | | Engineer | Gene Paul; Bob Liftin | | Personnel | Ralph MacDonald - congas, tambourine, percussion
Eric Gale - guitar
Grady Tate - drums
Roberta Flack - vocals, piano
Kermit Moore - cello
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