| First Take | ||||
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| Studio album by Roberta Flack | ||||
| Released | June 20, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | February 24–26, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz, soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 46:08 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
First Take is the debut album by the jazz/soul/R&B singer Roberta Flack. It was released in 1969 on Atlantic Records. After a track from this album, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was included by Clint Eastwood in his 1971 film Play Misty for Me with the song becoming a #1 hit in the United States, this album became #1 on the U.S. album chart.