Roberta Flack – First Take

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Label:	Rhino Records (2) – WPCR-27609
Series:	Atlantic R&B Best Collection 1000
Format:	CD , Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Country:	Japan
Released:	Mar 20, 2013
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

1	Compared To What Written-By – Gene McDaniels*	5:15
2	Angelitos Negros Written-By – Manuel Alvarez Maciste	6:55
3	Our Ages Or Our Hearts Written-By – Robert Ayers	6:09
4	I Told Jesus Arranged By – Roberta Flack Written-By – Traditional	6:08
5	Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye Written-By – Leonard Cohen	4:07
6	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Written-By – Ewan MacColl	5:21
7	Tryin' Times Written-By – Leroy Hutson	5:07
8	Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Written-By – Thomas J. Wolf Jr.*	7:03

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Warner Music Japan Inc.
Distributed By – Warner Music Japan Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Remixed At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Published By – Don-Pow
Published By – Empress (3)
Published By – Lonport
Published By – Peer International
Published By – Stormking
Published By – Stranger

Credits

Arranged By [All The Horn & String Arrangements] – William Fischer*
Baritone Saxophone – Seldon Powell (tracks: 1, 4)
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – George Ricci (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)
Conductor [Strings] – William Fischer* (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)
Design [Cover] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Ray Lucas
Engineer [Re-mix] – Bob Liftin
Engineer [Recording] – William Arlt
Guitar – John Pizzarelli*
Liner Notes – Les McCann
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ken Heinen
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Producer – Joel Dorn
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: 1, 4)
Trombone – Bennie Powell* (tracks: 1, 4)
Trumpet – Joe Newman (tracks: 1, 4)
Viola – Theodore Israel (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)
Violin – Gene Orloff (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)

Notes

℗&© 1969 WEA International Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. Manufactured and distributed by Warner Music Japan Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. Made in Japan (printed on the rear inset)
℗ 1969 WEA International Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. Manufactured and distributed by Warner Music Japan Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. Made in Japan (printed on the disc media label)

Packaging: Standard jewel case with a black tray and a 12-page booklet printed in English and Japanese.

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York
Remixed at Regent Sound Studios, New York

Track 1: Lonport, BMI
Track 2 & 3: Peer International, BMI
Track 5: Stranger, BMI
Track 6: Stormking, BMI
Track 7: Don-Pow, BMI
Track 8: Empress, ASCAP

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 4 943674 137251
Barcode (Scanned): 4943674137251
Other (Price): ¥1,000
Rights Society: JASRAC
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: WPCR-27609 1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L276
Mould SID Code: IFPI 455T

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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

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