Roberta FlackFirst Take

Label:

Atlantic – SD 8230

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo , RI

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Soul

Tracklist

A1 Compared To What
Written-ByGene McDaniels*
5:15
A2 Angelitos Negros
Written-ByManuel Alvarez Maciste
6:55
A3 Our Ages Or Our Hearts
Written-ByRobert Ayers
6:09
A4 I Told Jesus
Arranged ByRoberta Flack
Written-ByTraditional
6:08
B1 Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Written-ByLeonard Cohen
4:07
B2 The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
Written-ByEwan MacColl
5:21
B3 Tryin' Times
Written-ByLeroy Hutson
5:07
B4 Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
Written-ByThomas J. Wolf Jr.*
7:03

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Distributed ByAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Copyright ©Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Published ByLonport
  • Published ByPeer International
  • Published ByStranger
  • Published ByStormking
  • Published ByDon-Pow
  • Published ByEmpress (3)
  • Recorded AtAtlantic Studios
  • Remixed AtRegent Sound Studios, New York City
  • Lacquer Cut AtAtlantic Studios
  • Pressed ByPhilips Recording Company, Inc.

Credits

  • Arranged By [Horns, Strings]William Fischer*
  • Baritone SaxophoneSeldon Powell (tracks: A1, B3)
  • BassRon Carter
  • CelloGeorge Ricci (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
  • Conductor [Strings]William Fischer* (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
  • Design [Cover]Stanislaw Zagorski
  • DrumsRay Lucas
  • Engineer [Re-mix]Bob Liftin
  • Engineer [Recording]William Arlt
  • GuitarJohn Pizzarelli*
  • Lacquer Cut ByGP*
  • Photography By [Cover Photo]Ken Heinen
  • Piano, VocalsRoberta Flack
  • ProducerJoel Dorn
  • Tenor SaxophoneFrank Wess (tracks: A1, B3)
  • TromboneBennie Powell* (tracks: A1, B3)
  • TrumpetJoe Newman (tracks: A1, B3)
  • ViolaTheodore Israel (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
  • ViolinGene Orloff (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)

Notes

MFG. BY ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.,1841 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N.Y.

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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society (A1 to A3, B1 to B3): BMI
  • Rights Society (B4): ASCAP
  • Other (Printed lower right back cover): CRC
  • Other (Printed top right back cover at left of Atlantic logo): S
  • Pressing Plant ID (Labels): RI
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): P.R.
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-A-691631RI
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-B-691632RI
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): ST-A - 691631H HH-1-11-1 AT/GP PR
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): ST-A - 691632H HH - - 11-1 AT/GP PR

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
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First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
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First Take (LP, Album, Brown Cover, MO - Monarch Pressing) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
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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

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  • Nomary10's avatar
    Nomary10
    Under rated album to say the least! Atlantic pressing is quiet and clean this many years later.

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