Set the Night to Music (album)

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Set the Night to Music
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Studio album by
Roberta Flack
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1991
Length50:09
Label Atlantic
Producer Arif Mardin
Roberta Flack chronology
Oasis
(1988)		Set the Night to Music
(1991)		 Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack
(1993)
Singles from Set the Night to Music
  1. "Set the Night to Music"
    Released: September 10, 1991
  2. "You Make Me Feel Brand New"
    Released: December 5, 1991

Set the Night to Music is a studio album released by American singer Roberta Flack, released by Atlantic Records on September 17, 1991 in the United States.

Contents

Promotion

The title track from Set the Night to Music, written by Diane Warren and originally the 11th track of Starship's 1987 album No Protection , was remade as a duet with Maxi Priest. Released as the album's lead single, it reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. [1] In Canada, "Set the Night to Music" peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. [2] It became the 17th biggest Canadian Adult Contemporary hit of 1991. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rob Theakston of AllMusic gave Set the Night to Music a three out of five stars rating. Theakston said, "By the '90s, Roberta Flack had completely immersed herself in the adult contemporary portion of the radio world, and this 1991 album is concrete proof of that. Largely based on collaborations with fellow adult radio singer Maxi Priest, Set the Night to Music is an odd assortment of standards with a few new compositions thrown in here and there for good measure [...]The production values and choice of instrumentation give this album a slightly dated feel, with a greater emphasis placed on polished synthesizers over the warm tones of a Fender Rhodes or grand piano, but all in all it's a strong album that presents Flack's classy, distinct vocal styling in a palatable fashion." [4]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Arif Mardin.

Set the Night to Music track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Waiting Game" (rap performed by Quincy Jones)
  • Claude Gaudette
  • Alan Roy Scott
4:38
2."Set the Night to Music" (duet with Maxi Priest) Diane Warren 5:23
3."When Someone Tears Your Heart in Two"
4:04
4."Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me"
4:56
5."You Make Me Feel Brand New"
4:58
6."Unforgettable" (duet with Mark Stevens)
5:30
7."Summertime"
4:22
8."Natural Thing"
  • Jerry Barnes
  • Katreese Barnes
4:41
9."My Foolish Heart"
4:39
10."Friend"
  • J. Barnes
  • K. Barnes
3:00
11."Always"
4:35
Total length:50:09

Personnel

Performers and musicians

Technical

Studios

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Set the Night to Music
Chart (1991)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 110

References

  1. ↑ allmusic > Set the Night to Music > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles
  2. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013.
  4. 1 2 Theakston, Rob. "Set the Night to Music: Roberta Flack". Allmusic .
  5. ↑ "Roberta Flack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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