Roberta Flack discography
This discography documents albums and singles released by American recording artist Roberta Flack.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Jazz [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | |||||||||
| 1969 | First Take (not a hit album until 1972) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 47 | Atlantic | ||||||
| 1970 | Chapter Two | 33 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 49 | — |
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| 1971 | Quiet Fire | 18 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
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| 1972 | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 3 | 2 | — | 22 | 25 | — |
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| 1973 | Killing Me Softly | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | 13 | 40 | |||||||
| 1975 | Feel Like Makin' Love | 24 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 37 | — | |||||||
| 1977 | Blue Lights in the Basement | 8 | 5 | — | 88 | 9 | — |
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| 1978 | Roberta Flack | 74 | 37 | — | — | 75 | — |
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| 1980 | Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway | 25 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 31 |
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| 1982 | I'm the One | 59 | 16 | — | 74 | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | Born to Love (with Peabo Bryson) | 25 | 8 | — | 35 | 39 | 15 | Capitol | ||||||
| 1988 | Oasis | 159 | 24 | — | — | — | — | Atlantic | ||||||
| 1991 | Set the Night to Music | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1992 | Stop the World | — | — | — | — | — | — | Toshiba EMI | ||||||
| 1994 | Roberta | — | — | — | — | — | — | Atlantic | ||||||
| 1997 | The Christmas Album | — | — | — | — | — | — | Capitol | ||||||
| 1999 | Friends: Roberta Flack Sings Mariko Takahashi | — | — | — | — | — | — | Victor Ent | ||||||
| 2003 | Holiday | — | — | — | — | — | — | Punahele | ||||||
| 2012 | Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | 429 | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | Live & More (with Peabo Bryson) | 52 | 10 | Atlantic | ||||||||||
| 2008 | At Her Best – Live | — | — | Immortal | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] | |||
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose | 161 | 48 | MCA |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
UK [4] | |||||||||||
| 1981 | The Best of Roberta Flack | — | 44 | — |
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Atlantic | ||||||||
| 1984 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 35 | K-tel | ||||||||
| 1993 | Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack | — | — | — | 7 | Atlantic | ||||||||
| 2006 | The Very Best of Roberta Flack | — | — | 41 | 50 | Rhino | ||||||||
| 2011 | Love Songs | — | — | — | 20 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [8] |
US A/C [8] |
US Dan [8] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||||||||
| 1967 | "Si, Si Senor" b/w "This Year" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||||
| 1968 | "Cold, Cold Winter" b/w "If You Ever Leave Me Now" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1969 | "Compared To What" b/w "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | First Take | |||||
| 1970 | "How Many Broken Wings" b/w "Baby, Baby" Both sides with Les McCann |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||||
| "Reverend Lee" b/w "Business Goes On As Usual" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chapter Two | ||||||
| 1971 | "Do What You Gotta Do" b/w "Let It Be Me" |
117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "You've Got A Friend" b/w "Gone Away" (from Chapter Two) Both sides with Donny Hathaway |
29 | 8 | 36 | — | — | 82 | — | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | ||||||
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" b/w "Be Real Black For Me" Both sides with Donny Hathaway |
71 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1972 | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" b/w "Go Up Moses" |
76 | 38 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Quiet Fire | |||||
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" b/w "Trade Winds" (Non-album track) |
1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | First Take | ||||||
| "Where Is The Love" b/w "Mood" Both sides with Donny Hathaway |
5 | 1 | 1 | — | 55 | 35 | 29 |
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Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | |||||
| 1973 | "Killing Me Softly With His Song" b/w "Just Like A Woman" (from Chapter Two) |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Killing Me Softly | ||||
| "Jesse" b/w "No Tears (In The End)" |
30 | 19 | 3 | — | 36 | 23 | — | |||||||
| 1974 | "Feel Like Makin' Love" b/w "When You Smile" (from Killing Me Softly) |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 34 |
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Feel Like Makin' Love | ||||
| 1975 | "Feelin' That Glow" b/w "Some Gospel According To Matthew" |
76 | 25 | 38 | — | — | 79 | — | ||||||
| 1977 | "25th Of Last December" b/w "Why Don't You Move In With Me" |
— | 52 | 28 | — | — | 79 | — | Blue Lights In The Basement | |||||
| 1978 | "The Closer I Get To You" (with Donny Hathaway) b/w "Love Is The Healing" |
2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 42 |
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| "If Ever I See You Again" b/w "I'd Like To Be Baby To You" (from Blue Lights In The Basement) |
24 | 37 | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | Roberta Flack | ||||||
| "When It's Over" b/w "Come Share My Love" |
— | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1979 | "You Are Everything" b/w "Knowing That We're Made For Each Other" |
— | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1980 | "You Are My Heaven" (with Donny Hathaway) b/w "I'll Love You Forever and Ever" (Non-album track) |
47 | 8 | 46 | — | — | — | — | Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway | |||||
| "Back Together Again" (with Donny Hathaway) b/w "God Don't Like Ugly" |
56 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | |||||||
| "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" b/w "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)" |
104 | 67 | — | — | — | 44 | ||||||||
| "Make The World Stand Still" (with Peabo Bryson) b/w "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)" |
— | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | Live & More | ||||||
| 1981 | "Love Is A Waiting Game" b/w "More Than Everything" Both sides with Peabo Bryson |
— | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "You Stopped Loving Me" b/w "Qual E Malindrinho" |
108 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | "Bustin' Loose" soundtrack | ||||||
| "Lovin' You (Is Such An Easy Thang To Do)" b/w "Hittin' Me Where It Hurts" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1982 | "Making Love" b/w "Jesse" (from Killing Me Softly) |
13 | 29 | 7 | — | 63 | 43 | — | I'm The One | |||||
| "I'm The One" b/w "'Til The Morning Comes" |
42 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "In The Name Of Love" b/w "Happiness" |
— | 80 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Our Love Will Stop The World" (with Eric Mercury) b/w "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)" (from Live & More) |
— | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | ||||||
| 1983 | "This Side Of Forever" B-side by The Enforcers: "Robbery Suspects" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Sudden Impact" and The Best Of Dirty Harry (soundtrack) | |||||
| "Remember When (So Much In Love)" (with Peabo Bryson) B-side by Peabo Bryson: "Don't Play With Fire" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||||||
| "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" b/w "Born To Love" Both sides with Peabo Bryson |
16 | 5 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | Born To Love | ||||||
| "Maybe" b/w "Can We Find Love Again" Both sides with Peabo Bryson |
— | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "You're Lookin' Like Love To Me" (with Peabo Bryson) B-side by Peabo Bryson: "Let Me Be The One You Need" (Non-album track) |
58 | 41 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Heaven Above Me" b/w "Can We Find Love Again" Both sides with Peabo Bryson |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | |||||||
| 1984 | "I Just Came Here To Dance" b/w "Can We Find Love Again" Both sides with Peabo Bryson |
— | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "If I'm Still Around Tomorrow" (with Sadao Watanabe) B-side by Sadao Wantanabe: "West Side Drive" |
— | 79 | 31 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||||||
| 1986 | "We Shall Overcome" b/w "Let Me Be A Light To Shine" (with Howard Hewett) |
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| 1988 | "Oasis" b/w "You Know What It's Like" |
— | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Oasis | |||||
| 1989 | "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out" b/w "You Know What It's Like" |
— | 37 | — | 1 | — | — | 72 | ||||||
| "Shock To My System" b/w "You Know What It's Like" |
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| 1991 | "Set The Night To Music" (with Maxi Priest) b/w "Natural Thing" |
6 | 45 | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | Set The Night To Music | |||||
| 1992 | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" CD single with two versions |
— | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1996 | "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (Reborn Club Vox) 12" record with four additional mixes |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Non-album track | |||||
| 1997 | "The Christmas Song" b/w "25th Of Last December" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Christmas Album | |||||
| 2010 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (UK re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | Love Songs | |||||
| 2011 | "We Can Work It Out CD single with two versions |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Guest appearances
With Les McCann
- Comment (Atlantic, 1970)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "US Albums Charts > Roberta Flack". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- 1 2 3 David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- 1 2 "CAN Charts > Roberta Flack". RPM. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- 1 2 3 "UK Charts > Roberta Flack". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "US Certifications > Roberta Flack". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- 1 2 3 "CAN Certifications > Roberta Flack". Music Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "UK Certified Awards Search > Roberta Flack". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- 1 2 3 4 "US Singles Charts > Roberta Flack". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
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