Recorded February 24–26, 1969 Release date 20 June 1969 | Length 46:08 | |
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Released June 20, 1969 (1969-06-20) Genres Soul music, Jazz, Rhythm and blues, Vocal jazz Similar Roberta Flack albums, Soul music albums | ||
Roberta flack compared to what first take
First Take is the debut album by the jazz/soul/R&B singer Roberta Flack. It was released in 1969 on Atlantic Records. After a track from this album, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was included by Clint Eastwood in his 1971 film Play Misty for Me with the song becoming a #1 hit in the United States, this album became #1 on the U.S. album chart.
Contents
Track listing
- "Compared to What" (Gene McDaniels) - 5:16
- "Angelitos Negros" (Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Álvarez Maciste) - 6:56
- "Our Ages or Our Hearts" (Robert Ayers, Donny Hathaway) - 6:09
- "I Told Jesus" (Traditional; arranged by Roberta Flack) - 6:09
- "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" (Leonard Cohen) - 4:08
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl) - 5:22
- "Tryin' Times" (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson) - 5:08
- "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) - 7:00
Personnel
Songs
1Compared to What5:16
2Angelitos Negros6:56
3Our Ages or Our Heart6:10
References
First Take (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA