Female R&B singers were expected to be forceful, big-voiced divas (like Aretha Franklin) or come-hither seductresses (like Diana Ross), but, asAllMusicsays, Roberta Flack had her own unique approach. Flack’s voice is vast, deep, and stately where some singers confuse frenzy with passion, she is confident, majestic, and unhurried, intense in a profound yet reserved manner.

The title song of this 1973 masterful eight track album, “Killing Me Softly,” was her second No. 1 hit, establishing her as a major modern R&B stylist.

Killing Me Softlyreached No. 3 on theBillboardTop LPs & Tape and No. 2 on the Soul LPs chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album gold on August 27, 1973, and double platinum on January 30, 2006, denoting shipments of 2 million copies in the United States. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, which it lost to Stevie Wonder’s 1973 albumInnervisions. The album’s title track was released as a single and topped theBillboardHot 100. The title track won the 1974 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

This deluxe 180-gram 45 RPM 2LP Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series) reissue ofKilling Me Softlyis a true audiophile gem and a worthy addition to your music collection.

Format / LP
Released /06/27/2025
Catalogue /AAPA-054-45
Barcode /753088755477
Artist /Roberta Flack
Label /Analogue Productions
Genre /Funk / Soul