Chapter Two (Roberta Flack album)

Chapter Two
Studio album by Roberta Flack
Released	August 12, 1970
Recorded	December 8–9, 1969, March–April 1970
Studio	Atlantic, New York City
Length	38:19
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joel Dorn King Curtis
Roberta Flack chronology
First Take (1969) Chapter Two (1970) Quiet Fire (1971)
Singles from Chapter Two
"Reverend Lee / Business Goes On As Usual" Released: August 9, 1970 "Do What You Gotta Do / Let It Be Me" Released: January 18, 1971

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Chapter Two is the second studio album by American singer Roberta Flack. ^{[3] [4]} It was released in 1970 by Atlantic Records. ^[5]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Reverend Lee" (Gene McDaniels) – 4:31
2. "Do What You Gotta Do" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:09
3. "Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) – 6:14
4. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë) – 5:00

Side two

1. "Gone Away" (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield) – 5:16
2. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 4:57
3. "The Impossible Dream" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 4:42
4. "Business Goes on as Usual" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 3:30

Personnel

Performers and musicians

• Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
• Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Joel Dorn – producer
• Eric Gale – guitar
• Donny Hathaway – piano, arranger, background vocals
• Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
• King Curtis – background vocals, producer
• Ray Lucas, Bernard Sweetney – drums
• Gene McDaniels – background vocals
• Warren Smith – percussion
• Chauncey Welsch, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Garnett Brown, George Marge, John Frosk, John Glasel, Trevor Lawrence – horns
• Hubert Laws, Joe Gentle – alto & bass flute
• Corky Hale – harp
• John Swallow – euphonium
• Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Max Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Noel Dacosta, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Myroff, Tosha Samaroff – strings

Technical

• Lew Hahn – recording and remix engineer
• Ira Friedlander – album design
• Jack Robinson – cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Chapter Two Chart (1970–1971) Peak position US Billboard 200 [6] 33 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 4

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Chapter Two Chart (1971) Position US Billboard 200 [8] 11 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 2

Certifications

Certifications for Chapter Two

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Wynn, Ron. Chapter Two at AllMusic
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 248.
3. "An early Roberta Flack track revels in sexy, soulful sin". Music. 16 January 2013.
4. "Chapter Two | Rhino". www.rhino.com. 10 February 2016.
5. Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 22, 2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306533 – via Google Books.
6. "Roberta Flack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
7. "Roberta Flack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1971". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1971". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
10. "American album certifications – Roberta Flack – Chapter Two". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 2, 2024.