First Take

First Take

CD

First Take

Album by Roberta Flack

Released 1969

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Tracklist

1
Compared to What
5:16
2
Angelitos Negros
6:56
3
Our Ages or Our Hearts
6:09
4
I Told Jesus
6:09
5
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
4:08
5.0 ★
6
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
5:22
3.8 ★
7
Tryin' Times
5:08
8
Ballad of the Sad Young Men
7:00

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Release credits

Alfred Brown
viola [2-6, 8]
Benny Powell
trombone [1, 4]
Bob Liftin
mix
Charles McCracken
cello [2-6, 8]
Emanuel Green
violin [2-6, 8]
Frank Wess
tenor saxophone [1, 4]
Gene Orloff
violin [2-6, 8]
George Ricci
cello [2-6, 8]
Jimmy Nottingham
trumpet [1, 4]
Joe Gastwirt
re
Joe Newman
trumpet [1, 4]
Joel Dorn
producer
John Pizzarelli
guitar
Ken Heinen
photography
Les McCann
liner notes
Ray Lucas
drums (drum set)
Roberta Flack
arranger [4], lead vocals, piano
Ron Carter
double bass
Seldon Powell
baritone saxophone [1, 4]
Selwart Clarke
viola [2-6, 8]
Stanislaw Zagorski
design
Theodore Israel
viola [2-6, 8]
William Arlt
recording
William S. Fischer
conductor [2-6, 8], horn [1, 4], strings [2-6, 8]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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First Take
12" Vinyl
1969
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First Take
12" Vinyl
1969
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First Take
CD
1987
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First Take
CD
23 October 1995
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First Take
CD
1995
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First Take
Digital Media
25 January 2011
F
First Take
Digital Media (HDtracks)
2014
F
First Take
12" Vinyl, 2x CD (50th anniversary deluxe edition)
24 July 2020
F
First Take
Digital Media (deluxe edition)
2021
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First Take
CD