Radio Mickyandoniehn
Fecha de Nacimiento: 10 de febrero de 1937
Biografía
Es una cantante de soul y quiet storm estadounidense.
Nació en 1937 en Carolina del Norte. Es hija del organista de la iglesia bautista de Nashville, por lo que desde pequeña se orientó musicalmente tocando el piano.
Sus dos primeros álbumes (First take en 1969 y Chapter 2 en 1970) apenas sonaron y no llegaron a colocar ningún sencillo. Pero esto cambió cuando en la banda sonora de Play Misty for Me se incluyó una versión de «The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face» (canción del cantante folk Ewan McColl), que ya aparecía en su álbum debut. El single se convirtió en número uno y permaneció en lo más alto seis semanas, convirtiéndose en uno de los mayores hits de 1972.
En ese mismo año Roberta se unió con su compañero de clase Donny Hathaway para grabar un álbum juntos, del que se extraerían éxitos como «Where is the Love» o la versión del clásico de Carole King You’ve Got a Friend.
Su mayor éxito le llegaría en 1973, y el tema «Killing me softly with his song», convirtiéndose en número uno por cinco semanas y siendo uno de los grandes hits de la música contemporánea.
Wikipedia in English
Date of Birth: February 10, 1937
Biography:
She is an American soul and quiet storm singer.
He was born in 1937 in North Carolina. She is the daughter of the organist of the Nashville Baptist Church, so since she was little she was musically oriented playing the piano.
His first two albums (First take in 1969 and Chapter 2 in 1970) barely sounded and did not get to place any single. But this changed when a cover of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (song by folk singer Ewan McColl) was included on the Play Misty for Me soundtrack, which was already featured on their debut album. The single became number one and stayed at the top for six weeks, becoming one of the biggest hits of 1972.
In that same year Roberta joined with her classmate Donny Hathaway to record an album together, from which hits such as “Where is the Love” or the version of the Carole King classic “You’ve Got a Friend” would be extracted.
His greatest success would come in 1973, and the song “Killing me softly with his song”, becoming number one for five weeks and being one of the great hits of contemporary music.
Discography
| Genero R&B/Soul | Escuchar Musica | Año |
| 1969 First Take | 1969 | |
| 1970 Chapter Two | 1970 | |
| 1971 Quiet Fire | 1971 | |
| 1972 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 1972 | |
| 1973 Killing Me Softly | 1973 | |
| 1975 Feel Like Makin’ Love | 1975 | |
| 1977 Blue Lights in the Basement | 1977 | |
| 1978 Roberta Flack | 1978 | |
| 1980 Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway | 1980 | |
| 1982 I’m the One | 1982 | |
| 1983 Born to Love | 1983 | |
| 1988 Oasis | 1988 | |
| 1991 Set the Night to Music | 1991 | |
| 1994 Roberta | 1994 | |
| 1997 The Christmas Album | 1997 | |
| 2003 Holiday | 2003 |
