On August 1, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Killing Me Softly”, the fifth Roberta Flack album. It was recorded 1972 – 1973, and was produced by Joel Dorn. “Killing Me Softly” won the 1974 “Grammy Award for Record of the Year”. In 2006, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Roberta Flack – arranger, piano, vocals
- Deodato– conductor, string arrangements
- William Eaton – brass arrangement
- Alfred Ellis – brass arrangement, conductor
- Kermit Moore – arranger, cello
- Don Sebesky– conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Eric Gale– guitar
- Ron Carter– bass
- Grady Tate– drums
- Ralph MacDonald– congas, percussion, tambourine
- Bob Liftin, Gene Paul– engineer
- Barry Diament – mastering
- Rod Dyer – design
- Burt Goldblatt – photography
- David Redfern – inside photo
- Jack Shaw – associate producer
Track listing:
- Killing Me Softly with His Song – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
- Jesse – Janis Ian
- No Tears (In the End) – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
- I’m the Girl – James Alan Shelton
- River – Gene McDaniels
- Conversation Love – Terry Plumeri, Bill Seighman
- When You Smile – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
- Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
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