Description
Killing Me Softly is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, released on August 1, 1973. She recorded the album with producer Joel Dorn for 18 months. The album was dedicated to Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
The title track was another smash for Roberta Flack, and the album continued in the same tradition as Chapter Two and A Quiet Fire. She made simmering ballads, declarative message songs, and better-than-average up-tempo numbers, and at the time was among the top-selling female vocalists in any style.
Video: Roberta Flack – “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (Charles Fox/Norman Gimbel) 1973
Tacklist:
| 1. | “Killing Me Softly with His Song“ | 4:49 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | “Jesse” | Janis Ian | 4:03 |
| 3. | “No Tears (In the End)” |
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4:56 |
| 4. | “I’m the Girl” | James Alan Shelton | 4:55 |
| 5. | “River” | Gene McDaniels | 5:03 |
| 6. | “Conversation Love” |
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3:43 |
| 7. | “When You Smile” |
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3:44 |
| 8. | “Suzanne“ | Leonard Cohen | 9:44 |
Performers and musicians:
- Roberta Flack – vocals, piano, rhythm track arrangements
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Ron Carter – bass guitar
- Grady Tate – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion, tambourine
- Kermit Moore – cello (4), cello arrangements (4)
- Eumir Deodato – string arrangements and conductor (2, 8)
- Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis – brass arrangements and conductor (3)
- William Eaton – horn arrangements (5, 7)
- Don Sebesky – horn and string arrangements (6), conductor (6)
