Quiet Fire
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| Studio album by Roberta Flack | ||||
| Released | November 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Atlantic Recording Studios, Regent Studios, The Hit Factory; New York City | |||
| Genre | Soul, gospel[1] | |||
| Length | 41:37 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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Quiet Fire is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, released in November 1971 by Atlantic Records.[1] It was recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, Regent Studios, and The Hit Factory in New York City.[2] The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape, and its single "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" charted at number 76 on the Hot 100.[3]
Contents
Critical reception
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "C" grade,[4] indicating "a record of clear professionalism or barely discernible inspiration, but not both."[5] He commented that Flack occasionally "sounds kind, intelligent, and very likable, but she often exhibits the gratuitous gentility you'd expect of anyone who said 'between you and I.'"[4]
In a retrospective review, The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992) gave Quiet Fire two out of five stars and criticized that it "barely sparks at all".[6] By contrast, Allmusic's Stephen Cook gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and cited it as "one of Flack's best". He felt that its "varied mix all comes off sounding seamless" and stated, "Forgoing the full-throttled delivery of, say, Aretha Franklin, Flack translates the pathos of gospel expression into measured intensity and sighing, elongated phrases."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Go up Moses" | Flack, Jesse Jackson, Joel Dorn | Joel Dorn | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | Joel Dorn | 7:13 |
| 3. | "Sunday and Sister Jones" | Gene McDaniels | Joel Dorn | 4:48 |
| 4. | "See You Then" | Jimmy Webb | Joel Dorn | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | Joel Dorn | 3:59 |
| 6. | "To Love Somebody" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | Joel Dorn | 6:41 |
| 7. | "Let Them Talk" | Sonny Thompson | Joel Dorn | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Sweet Bitter Love" | Van McCoy | Joel Dorn | 6:06 |
Personnel
Musicians
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Production
- Rod Bristow – photography
- Deodato – horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Joel Dorn – producer
- Bill Eaton – horn Arrangements, string Arrangements
- Ira Friedlander – cover design
- Lewis Hahn – engineer
- Bruce Tergesen – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position[3] |
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| U.S. Billboard Jazz LPs | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Soul LPs | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape | 18 |
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