Roberta Flack – First Take

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Label:	Atlantic – SD 8230
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , MO - Monarch Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1969
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Compared To What Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Seldon Powell Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Frank Wess Trombone – Bennie Powell* Trumpet – Joe Newman Written-By – Gene McDaniels* Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Seldon Powell Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Frank Wess Trombone – Bennie Powell* Trumpet – Joe Newman Written-By – Gene McDaniels*	5:15
A2	Angelitos Negros Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Manuel Alvarez Maciste Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Manuel Alvarez Maciste	6:55
A3	Our Ages Or Our Hearts Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Robert Ayers Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Robert Ayers	6:09
A4	I Told Jesus Arranged By – Roberta Flack Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Seldon Powell Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Frank Wess Trombone – Bennie Powell* Trumpet – Joe Newman Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Traditional Arranged By – Roberta Flack Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Seldon Powell Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Frank Wess Trombone – Bennie Powell* Trumpet – Joe Newman Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Traditional	6:08
B1	Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Leonard Cohen Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Leonard Cohen	4:07
B2	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Ewan MacColl Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Ewan MacColl	5:21
B3	Tryin' Times Written-By – Leroy Hutson	5:07
B4	Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.* Cello – George Ricci Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* Viola – Theodore Israel Violin – Gene Orloff Written-By – Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.*	7:03

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Published By – Lonport
Published By – Peer International
Published By – Stranger
Published By – Stormking
Published By – Don-Pow
Published By – Empress (3)
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Engineered At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Mastered At – Presswell
Mastered At – Longwear Plating
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △13499
Printed By – Queens Litho

Credits

Arranged By [All The Horn & String Arrangements Are By] – William Fischer*
Bass – Ron Carter
Design [Cover Design] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Ray Lucas
Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – Bob Liftin
Guitar – John Pizzarelli*
Lacquer Cut By – GP*
Liner Notes – Les McCann
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ken Heinen
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Producer – Joel Dorn
Recorded By [Recording Engineer] – William Arlt

Notes

Runout variant of Roberta Flack - First Take with LW etched on side A & PR etched on side B.

"MO"-suffix matrix numbers denotes a Monarch Record Mfg. Co. pressing.

A1: Lonport, BMI
A2, A3: Peer International, BMI
A4: Traditional
B1: Stranger, BMI
B2: Stormking, BMI
B3: Don-Pow, BMI
B4: Empress, ASCAP

In performance "Angelitos Negros (Black Angels)" is introduced by Miss Flack as follows: "Painters, why do you always paint white virgins? Paint beautiful black angels."

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York.
Re-mix engineer: Regent Sound Studios, New York.

© 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.

Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

Inner sleeve: Queens Litho in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): ST-A-691631-MO
Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): ST-A-691632-MO
Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A; Stamped (MR)): ST-A-691631-MO- AA (MR) LW AT △13499 (1) X
Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B; Stamped (MR)): ST-A-691632FF⓶̶ -EX ∨ AT/GP (MR) △13499-X (10) PR
Rights Society (A1 to A3, B1 to B3): BMI
Rights Society (B4): ASCAP

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	First Take (LP, Album, Brown Cover, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	First Take (LP, Album, Club Edition, PR - Presswell Pressing, CRC Sticker)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
	First Take (LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Record Club Of America)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969