Roberta Flack - First Take Album

Tracklist

1	Our Ages Or Our Hearts Written-By – Donny Hathaway, Robert Ayers	6:09
2	Compared To What Written-By – Gene McDaniels	5:15
3	Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye Written-By – Leonard Cohen	4:07
4	Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Written-By – Frances Landesman, Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.	7:03
5	I Told Jesus Arranged By – Roberta FlackWritten By – Traditional	6:08
6	Angelitos Negros Written-By – Manuel Alvarez Maciste	6:55
7	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Written-By – Ewan MacColl	5:21
8	Tryin' Times Written-By – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson	5:07

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 8230	Roberta Flack	First Take ‎(LP, Album, PR )	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
8230-2	Roberta Flack	First Take ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Atlantic	8230-2	US	1987
CS 8230	Roberta Flack	First Take ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Atlantic	CS 8230	US	Unknown
SD 8230	Roberta Flack	First Take ‎(LP, Album, RE, RI )	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	Unknown
SD 8230	Roberta Flack	First Take ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – William Fischer
• Baritone Saxophone – Seldon Powell (tracks: A1, B3)
• Bass – Ron Carter
• Cello – Charles McCracken (tracks: A2 to B2, B4), George Ricci (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
• Conductor [Strings] – William Fischer (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
• Design [Cover Design] – Stanislaw Zagorski
• Drums – Ray Lucas
• Engineer [Re-mix] – Bob Liftin
• Engineer [Recording] – William Arlt
• Guitar – John Pizzarelli
• Liner Notes – Les McCann
• Photography By – Ken Heinen
• Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
• Producer – Joel Dorn
• Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: A1, B3)
• Trombone – Bennie Powell (tracks: A1, B3)
• Trumpet – Jimmy Nottingham (tracks: A1, B3), Joe Newman (tracks: A1, B3)
• Viola – Alfred Brown (tracks: A2 to B2, B4), Selwart Clarke (tracks: A2 to B2, B4), Theodore Israel (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
• Violin – Emanuel Green (tracks: A2 to B2, B4), Gene Orloff (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)

Notes

UK label layout variation.

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A - Label): K 40040 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - Label): K 40040 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A - Stamped): K 60062 A K 40040 Al 21 C
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - Stamped): K 60062 K 40040 Bl 23 D

Companies

• Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
• Printed By – E.J. Day Group
• Made By – E.J. Day Group
• Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
• Remixed At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City

Short intro

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