Roberta (album)


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. As an album Roberta was bestowed with a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

Critical reception

Dimitri Ehrlich of Entertainment Weekly remarked "On this inspired swing through soul, blues, / and jazz classics-such as Al Green's Let's Stay Together, B. B. King's The Thrill Is Gone, and Billy Eckstine's 1945 hit, Cottage For Sale-Flack sounds as supple, dramatic, and warm as ever. Sure, there are few bows to contemporary R&B; in terms of form or content, but that's okay: After all, a singer of her standing is above kowtowing to trends."
Robert Christgau also gave Roberta a two out of three stars rating. Christgau described the album as "the great black pop of middle-class dreams".

Track listing

  1. "Let's Stay Together" - 4:55
  2. "Sweet Georgia Brown" - 5:14
  3. "The Thrill Is Gone" - 5:14
  4. "It Might Be You" - 10:03
  5. "In a Sentimental Mood" - 3:08
  6. "Looking for Another Pure Love" - 4:50
  7. "I Don't Care Who Knows " - 4:05
  8. "Prelude to a Kiss " - 0:43
  9. "Prelude to a Kiss" - 4:27
  10. "Angel Eyes" - 6:35
  11. "Tenderly" - 3:48
  12. "A Cottage for Sale" - 4:37
  13. "Isn't It Romantic?" - 3:42
  14. "My Romance" - 5:39
  15. "You'll Never Know " - 5:20

Personnel

Production