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The Best of Roberta Flack is Roberta Flack's first compilation album, released in 1981.

The Best of Roberta Flack

Greatest hits album by

Roberta Flack

Released

1981

Genre

R&B, soul

Label

Atlantic

Roberta Flack chronology

Live & More
(1980)

The Best of Roberta Flack
(1981)

Bustin' Loose
(1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s	C[2]

Track listing

"Killing Me Softly with His Song" - (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) (4.13)
"The Closer I Get to You" - (Reggie Lucas, James Mtume) (4.39)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
"You've Got a Friend" - (Carole King) (3.20)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
"Feel Like Makin' Love" - (Eugene McDaniels) (2.55)
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" - (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) (3.59)
"Where Is the Love" - (William Slater, Ralph MacDonald) (2.43)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - (Ewan MacColl) (4.15)
"Back Together Again" - (Reggie Lucas, James Mtume) (4.49)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
"You Are My Heaven" - (Stevie Wonder, Eric Mercury) (4.10)
- performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
"If Ever I See You Again" - (Joe Brooks) (3.34)
"Jesse" - (Janis Ian) (4.00)

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[4]	Gold	10,000^*
United States (RIAA)[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Carpenter, Bil. The Best of Roberta Flack at AllMusic
Christgau, Robert (1990). "Roberta Flack: The Best of Roberta Flack". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 151. ISBN 067973015X. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
"IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
"American album certifications – Roberta Flack – The Best of Roberta Flack". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

v t e Roberta Flack
Studio albums	First Take (1969) Chapter Two (1970) Quiet Fire (1971) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972) Killing Me Softly (1973) Feel Like Makin' Love (1975) Blue Lights in the Basement (1977) Roberta Flack (1978) Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980) I'm the One (1982) Born to Love (1983) Oasis (1988) Set the Night to Music (1991) Roberta (1994) The Christmas Album (1997)
Live albums	Live & More (1980) At Her Best – Live (2008)
Soundtrack albums	Soul To Soul (1971) Bustin' Loose (1981)
Compilation albums	The Best of Roberta Flack (1981) Greatest Hits (1984) Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack (1993) The Very Best of Roberta Flack (2006)
Singles	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "You've Got a Friend" "Where Is the Love" "Killing Me Softly with His Song" "Jesse" (1973) "Feel Like Makin' Love" "The Closer I Get to You" "If Ever I See You Again" "Making Love" "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" "Oasis" "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)"
Filmography	Soul To Soul (1971)
Related articles	Discography Donny Hathaway

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