First Take (album)


First Take is the debut album by the American soul singer Roberta Flack. It was released in 1969 on Atlantic Records. After a track from this album, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was included by Clint Eastwood in his 1971 film Play Misty for Me with the song becoming a #1 hit in the United States. The album reached #1 on the Billboard album chart and Billboard R&B album chart.

Track listing

  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
  6. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - 5:22
  7. "Tryin' Times" - 5:08
  8. "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" - 7:00

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In 1999, Flack's website announced that First Take would be remastered and re-released as part of a limited deluxe edition commemorating the album's fiftieth anniversary. The set includes one vinyl LP and two compact discs: one CD is the remastered album and the other contains "rare and unreleased recordings". The set is scheduled for release on July 24, 2020.

Chart positions

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