Killing Me Softly

~ Release by Roberta Flack (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Annotation

Silver rectangular sticker "NEWLY DIGITALLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES" &
round sticker "Mit dem Original zum NO.1 Hit KILLING ME SOFTLY... 7567-82793-2" (see images section)

Digitally remastered from the original master tapes by Joe Gastwirt at Ocean View Digital.
Originally released as Atlantic #19154 on August 13, 1973.

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-16 16:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Killing Me Softly With His Song
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 273) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 361)
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Platz Music Publishng, Rodali Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
3.554:52
2Jesse
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
cover recording of:
Jesse
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Rude Girl Publishing and Taosongs Two
4:06
3No Tears (In the End)
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recording of:
No Tears (In the End)
writer:
Ralph MacDonald and William Salter (songwriter, bassist, producer)
4:59
4I'm the Girl
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
cover recording of:
I’m the Girl
lyricist and composer:
James H. Shelton (composer of “Lilac Wine”)
4:58
5River
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
cover recording of:
River
lyricist and composer:
Gene McDaniels
5:06
6Conversation Love
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recording of:
Conversation Love
lyricist and composer:
Terry Plumeri and Bill Seighman
3:45
7When You Smile
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recording of:
When You Smile
writer:
Ralph MacDonald and William Salter (songwriter, bassist, producer)
publisher:
Antisia Music Inc. and BMG Ruby Songs
3:46
8Suzanne
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
9:45