Let It Be Roberta - Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles

Roberta Flack | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 2012)
• Original Release Date: 2012
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 429 Records
• ASIN: B00687XM22
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > R&B > Soul > General AAS
  • #60 in Music > Rock
  • #74 in Music > Pop

Track Listings

1. In My Life

2. Hey Jude

3. We Can Work It Out

4. Let it Be

5. Oh Darling

6. I Should Have Known Better

7. The Long & Winding Road

8. Come Together

9. Isn't It a Pity

10. If I Fell

11. And I Love Him

12. Here, There, and Everywhere

Editorial Reviews

Roberta Flack the four-time Grammy Award-winning artist is back with a new song and forthcoming album, "LET IT BE ROBERTA"--a collection of Beatles song interpretations. Roberta Flack has long been known as an unparalleled musician who effortlessly inhabits the worlds of pop, soul, R&B, jazz and folk. From her very first recording , "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" which hit #1 in the U.S across all charts, Flack has created strong emotional bonds with her listeners through her poignant musicality and unerring stylizations while also shining an uncompromising light onto the culture and politics of the times.

Let It Be Roberta is Flack's first in 8 years and was produced by Sherrod Barnes, who has also produced Beyonce' and Angie Stone, with contributing producers Jerry Barnes and Barry Miles, and is slated for release on February 7th worldwide.

Since bursting onto the scene in 1969 with the blockbuster album "First Take" (produced by the legendary Joel Dorn), she's followed her fiercely uncompromising lyrical and musical muses earning her a place alongside pioneering artists such as Aretha Franklin, Elton John, and Nina Simone. A multiple Grammy winner, she is the only artist along with U2 to win "Record of the Year" in consecutive years (for "The First Time, Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly"). Although she's taken some time between recordings, she's never stopped performing having constantly toured worldwide. Flack, a national treasure gives her time freely to a host of charitable and humanitarian causes--among them, the ASPCA (spokesperson of the year for 2011) and the Roberta Flack School of Music in Bronx, NY (which she founded in 2006).

Says Roberta: "My passion for this project comes from the magical genius of the greatest songwriters of all time. Love, inspiration, friendship and my own life's lessons come together when I sing the songs they created. I am honored to be a part of the fabulous legacy of the Beatles."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow two legends in one...., February 6, 2012

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This review is from: Let It Be Roberta - Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

Love the Beatles, love Roberta. Two thumbs up on this. Sweet interpretations, quintessential Roberta vocals. Great selection of tracks, with so many to choose from. Worth the purchase.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Fab Four Redone Fine, February 6, 2012

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This review is from: Let It Be Roberta - Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

A beautiful, sometimes radical re-imagining of some of the Beatles classics (and one by George) by one of the great voices of our time. Highly recommended.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A legend returns, February 6, 2012

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Julius - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let It Be Roberta - Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

Beatles + Roberta Flack?!? What could be better?!?

These tracks are stunning, seriously. Roberta breathes new life into these Beatles classics and makes them all her own. First single, We Can Work It Out is fantastic, but In My Life is hands-down my favorite. This is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day!