The Very Best of Roberta Flack

The Very Best of Roberta Flack
Greatest hits album by
Roberta Flack
Released2006
GenreR&B, soul
LabelRhino
Roberta Flack chronology
Holiday
(2003) 		The Very Best of Roberta Flack
(2006) 		At Her Best - Live
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]

The Very Best of Roberta Flack is a greatest hits album from Roberta Flack, spanning songs from her entire career, and released on Rhino Records in 2006. In his review of the album, Rob Theakston of Allmusic says it "is easily the best retrospective of her work available to date."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Killing Me Softly with His Song"Charles Fox; Norman Gimbel4:47
2."Where Is the Love" (duet with Donny Hathaway)Ralph MacDonald; William Salter2:43
3."Feel Like Makin' Love"Gene McDaniels2:55
4."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"Ewan MacColl5:22
5."And So It Goes"Roberta Flack; Maya Angelou; Barry Miles3:36
6."Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (duet with Peabo Bryson)Gerry Goffin; Michael Masser3:29
7."The Closer I Get to You" (duet with Donny Hathaway)James Mtume; Reggie Lucas4:38
8."'Til the Morning Comes"Casey Daniels; Ralph MacDonald; William Salter3:44
9."Back Together Again" (duet with Donny Hathaway)Reggie Lucas; James Mtume6:51
10."Making Love"Burt Bacharach; Bruce Roberts; Carole Bayer Sager3:41
11."Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)" (feat. Donny Hathaway)Roberta Flack; Eric Mercury4:02
12."Set the Night to Music" (duet with Maxi Priest)Diane Warren5:19
13."You Are My Heaven" (duet with Donny Hathaway)Eric Mercury; Stevie Wonder4:10
14."Oasis"Marcus Miller; Mark Stephens6:09
15."Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" (feat. Donny Hathaway)Stevie Wonder7:44
16."And So It Goes (Reprise)"Roberta Flack; Maya Angelou; Barry Miles0:59
17."Trade Winds" (Tom Mouton mix)Ralph MacDonald; William Salter6:50
Total length:1:17:08

References

  1. ^ allmusic review
  2. ^ allmusic > The Very Best of Roberta Flack > Review