Roberta (album)

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Roberta
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 1994
Genre R&B, soul
Length72:20
Label Atlantic
Producer Barry Miles (tracks 7, 9, 14 and 15); Jerry Barnes (tracks 1-6, 10, 11 and 13); Katreese Barnes (tracks 1-6, 10, 11 and 13); Shane Keister (tracks 7, 9, 14 and 15); Bernard Wright and Rich Keller (co-producers; track 9)
Roberta Flack chronology
Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack
(1993)
Roberta
(1994)
The Christmas Album
(1997)
Singles from Roberta
  1. "It Might Be You / Let's Stay Together"
    Released: December 5, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]

Roberta is Roberta Flack's fourteenth album, released in 1994. It consists of cover versions of jazz and soul standards. It was also her final album for Atlantic Records after twenty five years with the label since her debut.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Willie Mitchell) - 4:55
  2. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard; Additional Lyrics: Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes, Roberta Flack) - 5:14
  3. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins) - 5:14
  4. "It Might Be You" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin) - 10:03
  5. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 3:08
  6. "Looking for Another Pure Love" (Stevie Wonder) - 4:50
  7. "I Don't Care Who Knows (Baby I'm Yours)" (Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson) - 4:05
  8. "Prelude to a Kiss [Intro]" - 0:43
  9. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Mills, Benny Golson, Irving Gordon) (Rap Intro by Gabrielle Goodman) - 4:27
  10. "Angel Eyes" (Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis) - 6:35
  11. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 3:48
  12. "A Cottage for Sale" (Larry Conley, Willard Robison) - 4:37
  13. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:42
  14. "My Romance" (Rodgers, Hart) - 5:39
  15. "You'll Never Know ('Til You Let Go)" (Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes, Roberta Flack, Barry Miles) - 5:20

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Roberta at AllMusic
  2. CG: Roberta Flack. robertchristgau.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. Ehrlich, Dimitri (21 October 1994). "Album Review: 'Roberta' Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com". ew.com. Retrieved 3 September 2011.