The Best of Roberta Flack
1981 greatest hits album by Roberta Flack
The Best of Roberta Flack | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Roberta Flack | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s | C[2] |
The Best of Roberta Flack is Roberta Flack's first compilation album, released in 1981.
Track listing
- "Killing Me Softly with His Song" - (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) (4.13)
- "The Closer I Get to You" - (Reggie Lucas, James Mtume) (4.39)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- "You've Got a Friend" - (Carole King) (3.20)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- "Feel Like Makin' Love" - (Eugene McDaniels) (2.55)
- "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" - (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) (3.59)
- "Where Is the Love" - (William Slater, Ralph MacDonald) (2.43)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - (Ewan MacColl) (4.15)
- "Back Together Again" - (Reggie Lucas, James Mtume) (4.49)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- "You Are My Heaven" - (Stevie Wonder, Eric Mercury) (4.10)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- "If Ever I See You Again" - (Joe Brooks) (3.34)
- "Jesse" - (Janis Ian) (4.00)
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[4] | Gold | 10,000* |
United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Carpenter, Bil. The Best of Roberta Flack at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Roberta Flack: The Best of Roberta Flack". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 151. ISBN 067973015X. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Roberta Flack – The Best of Roberta Flack". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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- First Take (1969)
- Chapter Two (1970)
- Quiet Fire (1971)
- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972)
- Killing Me Softly (1973)
- Feel Like Makin' Love (1975)
- Blue Lights in the Basement (1977)
- Roberta Flack (1978)
- Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980)
- I'm the One (1982)
- Born to Love (1983)
- Oasis (1988)
- Set the Night to Music (1991)
- Roberta (1994)
- The Christmas Album (1997)
- Live & More (1980)
- At Her Best – Live (2008)
- Soul to Soul (1971)
- Bustin' Loose (1981)
- The Best of Roberta Flack (1981)
- Greatest Hits (1984)
- Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack (1993)
- The Very Best of Roberta Flack (2006)
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
- "You've Got a Friend"
- "Where Is the Love"
- "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
- "Jesse" (1973)
- "Feel Like Makin' Love"
- "The Closer I Get to You"
- "If Ever I See You Again"
- "Making Love"
- "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love"
- "Oasis"
- "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)"
- Soul to Soul (1971)