[ Rhino Entertainment / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 11 April 2011
Packed with sparkling romantic gems - from her haunting 1969 recording of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to the plaintive ballad "Killing Me Softly" and the sweetly sensual "Feel Like Makin' Love".
"I like songs that tell stories and I like songs that express universal emotions: for example, everybody falls in love and so I think my songs communicate what that feels like."
Those are the wise words of Roberta Flack, a supremely gifted singer and pianist who knows all about songs that have stood the test of time. That's because her Atlantic Records' back catalogue is packed with sparkling romantic gems, many of which are featured on this stellar collection of love songs - they range from her haunting 1969 recording of folk singer Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to the plaintive ballad "Killing Me Softly" and the sweetly sensual "Feel Like Makin' Love".