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First Take
| Label | Atlantic – RCV1 8230Atlantic – 603497837410 |
| Series | Atlantic 75 |
| Format | Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Crystal Clear |
| Barcode | 0603497837410 |
| Country | US |
| Released | 03 Mar 2023 |
| Genre | Funk / Soul |
| Style | Soul |
| A1 | Compared To What | 5:15 |
| A2 | Angelitos Negros | 6:55 |
| A3 | Our Ages Or Our Hearts | 6:09 |
| A4 | I Told Jesus | 6:08 |
| B1 | Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye | 4:07 |
| B2 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | 5:21 |
| B3 | Tryin' Times | 5:07 |
| B4 | Ballad Of The Sad Young Men | 7:03 |
Arranged By [All The Horn & String Arrangements Are By] – William Fischer
Baritone Saxophone [Horn Section: Baritone Sax] – Seldon Powell (A1, A4)
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello [String Section] – Charles McCracken (A2 to B2, B4)
Cello [String Section] – George Ricci (A2 to B2, B4)
Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer (A2 to B2, B4)
Cover [Cover Design], Design [Cover Design] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Ray Lucas
Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – Bob Liftin
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – William Arlt
Guitar – John Pizzarelli
Lacquer Cut By – IS
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ken Heinen
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Producer [Produced By] – Joel Dorn
Tenor Saxophone [Horn Section: Tenor Sax] – Frank Wess (A1, A4)
Trombone [Horn Section] – Bennie Powell (A1, A4)
Trumpet [Horn Section] – Jimmy Nottingham (A1, A4)
Trumpet [Horn Section] – Joe Newman (A1, A4)
Viola [String Section] – Alfred Brown (A2 to B2, B4)
Viola [String Section] – Selwart Clarke (A2 to B2, B4)
Viola [String Section] – Theodore Israel (A2 to B2, B4)
Violin [String Section] – Emanuel Green (A2 to B2, B4)
Violin [String Section] – Gene Orloff (A2 to B2, B4)
Baritone Saxophone [Horn Section: Baritone Sax] – Seldon Powell (A1, A4)
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello [String Section] – Charles McCracken (A2 to B2, B4)
Cello [String Section] – George Ricci (A2 to B2, B4)
Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer (A2 to B2, B4)
Cover [Cover Design], Design [Cover Design] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Ray Lucas
Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – Bob Liftin
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – William Arlt
Guitar – John Pizzarelli
Lacquer Cut By – IS
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ken Heinen
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Producer [Produced By] – Joel Dorn
Tenor Saxophone [Horn Section: Tenor Sax] – Frank Wess (A1, A4)
Trombone [Horn Section] – Bennie Powell (A1, A4)
Trumpet [Horn Section] – Jimmy Nottingham (A1, A4)
Trumpet [Horn Section] – Joe Newman (A1, A4)
Viola [String Section] – Alfred Brown (A2 to B2, B4)
Viola [String Section] – Selwart Clarke (A2 to B2, B4)
Viola [String Section] – Theodore Israel (A2 to B2, B4)
Violin [String Section] – Emanuel Green (A2 to B2, B4)
Violin [String Section] – Gene Orloff (A2 to B2, B4)
Comes with a plain black poly-lined inner sleeve. 'Made in Germany' sticker has been applied to the back cover. 'Atlantic 75' hype sticker on front of the protective shrink-wrap.
[Back cover
In performance "Angelitos Negros (Black Angels)" is introduced by Miss Flack as follows: "Painters, why do you always paint white virgins? Paint beautiful black angels."
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York.
Re-mix engineer: Bob Liftin/Regent Sound Studios, New York.
On all selections except "Compared To What" & "Tryin' Times", a string section conducted by William Fischer is added.
On "Compared To What" & "I Told Jesus", the following horn section is added: [... (see credits).
℗ 2020, 1969, © 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group Company. [... Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Made in Germany.
{Publishing}
A1 <> Lonport, BMI
A2, A3 <> Peer International, BMI
B1 <> Stranger, BMI
B2 <> Stormking, BMI
B3 <> Don-Pow, BMI
B4 <> Empress, ASCAP
[Atlantic 75 hype sticker
Limited edition crystal-clear vinyl
The timeless 1969 solo debut featuring "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Compared To What" and "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye"
Runouts are etched with '1X' and '1△' mirrored.
[Back cover
In performance "Angelitos Negros (Black Angels)" is introduced by Miss Flack as follows: "Painters, why do you always paint white virgins? Paint beautiful black angels."
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York.
Re-mix engineer: Bob Liftin/Regent Sound Studios, New York.
On all selections except "Compared To What" & "Tryin' Times", a string section conducted by William Fischer is added.
On "Compared To What" & "I Told Jesus", the following horn section is added: [... (see credits).
℗ 2020, 1969, © 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group Company. [... Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Made in Germany.
{Publishing}
A1 <> Lonport, BMI
A2, A3 <> Peer International, BMI
B1 <> Stranger, BMI
B2 <> Stormking, BMI
B3 <> Don-Pow, BMI
B4 <> Empress, ASCAP
[Atlantic 75 hype sticker
Limited edition crystal-clear vinyl
The timeless 1969 solo debut featuring "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Compared To What" and "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye"
Runouts are etched with '1X' and '1△' mirrored.
Barcode (Scanned - hype sticker) – 603497837410
Barcode (Text - hype sticker) – 6 03497 83741 0
Rights Society (A1 to A3; B1 to B3) – BMI
Rights Society (B4) – ASCAP
Rights Society – GEMA/BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A) – BJ 95077-01 A1 R2-625236-A IS 0081227907730 1X
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B) – BJ 95077-01 B1 R2-625236-B IS 0081227907730 1△
Barcode (Text - hype sticker) – 6 03497 83741 0
Rights Society (A1 to A3; B1 to B3) – BMI
Rights Society (B4) – ASCAP
Rights Society – GEMA/BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A) – BJ 95077-01 A1 R2-625236-A IS 0081227907730 1X
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B) – BJ 95077-01 B1 R2-625236-B IS 0081227907730 1△