Album · 1969
First Take
Tracklist
1
Compared to What
First Take
5:16
2
Angelitos Negros
First Take
6:56
3
Our Ages or Our Hearts
First Take
6:10
4
I Told Jesus
First Take
6:10
5
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
First Take
4:09
6
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
First Take
5:22
7
Tryin' Times
First Take
5:08
8
Ballad of the Sad Young Men
First Take
7:00
In print
First pressed 1969, still pressed 2023 — 160 pressings across 26 countries.
Credits
John Sellards
Art Direction
Stanislaw Zagorski
Design
Bob Liftin
Engineer
Alfred Brown
Instrument · viola
Benny Powell
Instrument · trombone
Bucky Pizzarelli
Instrument · guitar
Charles McCracken
Instrument · cello
Emanuel Green
Instrument · violin
Frank Wess
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Gene Orloff
Instrument · violin
George Ricci
Instrument · cello
Grene Orloff
Instrument · violin
Jimmy Nottingham
Instrument · trumpet
Joe Newman
Instrument · trumpet
Ray Lucas
Instrument · drums
Roberta Flack
Instrument · piano, vocals
Ron Carter
Instrument · bass
Seldon Powell
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Selwart Clarke
Instrument · viola
Theodore Israel
Instrument · viola
William S. Fischer
Instrument · horns, arranged by
David Nathan
Liner Notes
Les McCann
Liner Notes
青木啓
Liner Notes
George Piros
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Ian Sefchick
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Joe Gastwirt
Mastering · remastered by [digitally]
Rob Grenell
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Scott Levitin
Mastering · remastered by [remastering]
Ken Heinen
Photography
Joan Martin
Producer · reissue producer
Joel Dorn
Producer
Matt Block
Producer · reissue producer
Patrick Milligan
Producer · reissue producer
Suzanne Koga
Producer · reissue producer
William Arit
Recording
William Arlt
Recording
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