Roberta Flack ‘Now Playing’ Color Vinyl Release

Rhino‘s “Now Playing” Series will release, Roberta Flack “Now Playing” on June 21st in color vinyl LP.

Roberta Flack‘s “Now Playing” spans soulful and emotive tracks like “Compared To What” and heartfelt renditions such as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.”

Collaborations with legendary Donny Hathaway, in songs like “Where Is The Love” highlight her ability to create magic through duets.

Iconic hits like “Killing Me Softly with His Song” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love” resonate worldwide, showcasing her enduring talent and musical legacy.

A piano prodigy from an early age, Flack began studying classical piano at age 9 and was awarded a full music scholarship to Howard University at the age of 15. In 1968, moonlighting from her job as a music teacher with a regular gig at a Washington, DC, nightclub, her singular talent caught the eye of jazz great Les McCann, who arranged an audition for Flack with Atlantic Records, which led to the recording of her debut album, First Take. “First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” a song from First Take, was personally selected by Clint Eastwood for his directorial debut Play Misty for Me, and it would win Flack a Grammy Award. The following year, she won a Grammy for “Killing Me Softly,” becoming the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in two consecutive years.

Throughout her extraordinary career, Flack established hit-making mentorships with Donny Hathaway, Luther Vandross and Peabo Bryson. Flack’s indelible career has spanned decades and produced countless hit songs, including “Feel Like Makin’ Love” and “The Closer I Get to You.” The film chronicles how, throughout her pioneering career, Flack used her powerful platform to sing about the Black experience in America. She battled opinions of her mixed-race marriage, confronted blatant racism within the recording industry and created space for Black women to produce their own music. She released her latest project, Running, at age 80 in 2018, and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

Side A
Compared to What (2020 Remaster)
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (2020 Remaster)
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (2020 Remaster)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (2021 Remaster)
Where Is the Love (Remastered Version) – By Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Side B
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Feel Like Makin’ Love (2006 Remaster)
The Closer I Get to You (with Donny Hathaway) [2006 Remaster] Back Together Again (feat. Donny Hathaway)
Making Love (2006 Remaster)