First Take

E776317

First Take is the critically acclaimed 1969 debut studio album by soul and R&B singer Roberta Flack, featuring her breakthrough hit "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album
studio album
artist Roberta Flack NERFINISHED
associatedWithFilm Play Misty for Me NERFINISHED
breakthroughFor Roberta Flack NERFINISHED
chartSuccessBoostedBy The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
featuresInstrumentation bass
drums
piano
strings
followsWork none (debut album)
format stereo
vinyl LP
genre R&B
jazz
soul
vocal jazz
hasCoverArt First Take (Roberta Flack album cover) NERFINISHED
hasTrack Angelitos Negros NERFINISHED
Ballad of the Sad Young Men NERFINISHED
Compared to What NERFINISHED
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye NERFINISHED
I Told Jesus NERFINISHED
Our Ages or Our Hearts NERFINISHED
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face NERFINISHED
Tryin' Times NERFINISHED
includesSong The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face NERFINISHED
labelCatalogNumber Atlantic SD 8230
labelImprint Atlantic NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 45 minutes
notableWork The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face NERFINISHED
performer Roberta Flack NERFINISHED
producer Joel Dorn NERFINISHED
King Curtis NERFINISHED
recordedAt Atlantic Studios, New York City NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1968
1969
recordLabel Atlantic Records
releaseDate 1969-06-20
songwriterOfIncludedSong Ewan MacColl NERFINISHED
vocalStyle intimate
soulful

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roberta Flack notableAlbum First Take