> Saw Joan Baez last night and she did a gorgeous Jesse. Still one of my favorite > songs. > > Jerry >
Roberta Flack also did a beautiful, slow, aching version of this song on her 'Killing Me Softly' lp. And speaking of Roberta Flack, what ever became of her? I remember when 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' came out, I thought it was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever heard. I recently bought 'First Take' on cd. The funny thing is, I must have picked up the vinyl version of this record dozens of times back when I was a teen and toyed with the idea of buying it and never did. What was the matter with me? There was a thread about great debut albums recently and I think 'First Take' belongs on that list. A gorgeous voice, great songs and such soulful, expressive singing. I did buy 'Killing Me Softly' on vinyl and always loved that record. But it seems Roberta kind of faded into the woodwork. I do remember 'Feel Like Making Love' and thinking 'why did she record this dreck?' Did her choice of material go downhill? Did people just lose interest? Anyone know what happened to her? And back to the great debuts thread, did anyone mention 'Rickie Lee Jones'? I'm sure someone did, but just in case. Mark E in Seattle
