And while she would return to the stage and studio, Flack never quite hit the heights of this and the handful of other MOR soul releases from the first half of the decade. Sources. Selected discography. Roberta Flack. For the Record ….

Capping off a string of early-'70s hits with this album's title track, Roberta Flack would soon take a sabbatical from the spotlight in 1975. Singer, songwriter, pianist.

When Roberta Flack ’ s debut album, First Take, appeared in 1969, a war-weary public embraced the mellow sound: Flack ’ s warm, velvety voice weaving intimate ballads, touched by the vitality of gospel and jazz.