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cover photo by Burt Goldblatt
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Today, singer, song-writer Roberta Flack died. The news brought back a flood of memories for me and they triggered the Killing Me Softly album; it was not her first one but the first one I owned by her. I was in my early thirties, into very long songs and at almost 10 minutes, Suzanne fit that need nicely for me. Her cover was WAY longer than the Leonard Cohen version. I LOVED both versions!
As with every album I love I have favorite cuts; second to Suzanne is Killing Me Softly with His Song. The laid-back, dreamy and sensual tone of this song gets me every time I listen to it. It was featured in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film, Play Misty for Me, which made the song a number-one hit in the United States, Australia and Canada for Roberta Flack, and also reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.
The album has a wonderful fold out dye-cut
cover by Queens Lithographing Corp. established in 1950 by Jack Hecht,
Martin Kaltman and Max Verebay in Long Island City.
vinyl LP side 2
photo by Styrous®
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 - Killing Me Softly With His Song, arranged by Roberta Flack, written by Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel - 4:46
A2 - Jesse, arranged by [Strings] – Eumir Deodato, written by Janis Ian - 4:00
A3 - No Tears (In The End), arranged by [Horns] – Alfred Ellis*, written by Ralph MacDonald, William Salter - 4:56, written by James Shelton* - 4:52
A2 - Jesse, arranged by [Strings] – Eumir Deodato, written by Janis Ian - 4:00
A3 - No Tears (In The End), arranged by [Horns] – Alfred Ellis*, written by Ralph MacDonald, William Salter - 4:56, written by James Shelton* - 4:52
Side 2:
B1 - River, arranged by [Horns] – William Eaton, written by Eugene McDaniels - 5:00
B2 - Conversation Love, arranged by [Strings & Horns] – Don Sebesky, written by Bill Seighman, Terry Plumeri - 3:38
B3 - When You Smile, arranged by [Horns] – William Eaton, written by Ralph MacDonald, William Salter - 3:42
B4 - Suzanne, arranged by [Strings] – Eumir Deodato, written by Leonard Cohen - 9:45
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Pressed By – Presswell
Published By – Fox-Gimbel Productions
Published By – Frank Music Corp.
Published By – Antisia Music
Published By – Chappell Music
Published By – Lonport Music
Published By – Black Sapphire
Published By – Project Seven Music
Recorded At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Printed By – Queens Litho
Credits:
Arranged By [Rhythm Tracks], Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Design – Rod Dyer, Inc.
Design Concept [Package] – Shorewood Graphics
Engineer [Recording & Re-mix Engineer] – Bob Liftin (tracks: A2 to B4), Gene Paul (tracks: A1)
Lacquer Cut By – GP*
Photography By [Backliner] – Burt Goldblatt
Photography By [Inside] – David Redfern
Producer – Joel Dorn
Notes:
Released in a die-cut fold-out sleeve.
"PR" in label matrix denotes a Presswell pressing.
Album is dedicated to Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society (Tracks A1, B1, B4): BMI
Rights Society (Tracks A2 to A4, B2, B3): ASCAP
Price Code (Spine): 0598
Other (Inner sleeve part number): Rock-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-A-732915 PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-A-732916 PR
Pressing Plant ID (On labels and runouts): PR
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 1): ST-A-732915-A AT PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 1): STA-732916D ATGP PR
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 2): ST-A-732915-A AT PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 2): ST-A-732916-J PR
Rights Society (Tracks A2 to A4, B2, B3): ASCAP
Price Code (Spine): 0598
Other (Inner sleeve part number): Rock-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-A-732915 PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-A-732916 PR
Pressing Plant ID (On labels and runouts): PR
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 1): ST-A-732915-A AT PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 1): STA-732916D ATGP PR
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 2): ST-A-732915-A AT PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 2): ST-A-732916-J PR
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly
Label: Atlantic – SD 7271
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing, Die-Cut Sleeve
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
Styrous® ~ Sunday, July 19, 2020
Label: Atlantic – SD 7271
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing, Die-Cut Sleeve
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Billboard ~ Roberta Flack | Biography, Music & News
Rolling Stone Magazine ~ 18 Essential Roberta Flack Songs
YouTube links:
Leonard Cohen ~ Suzanne
Roberta Flack –
