First Take

Roberta Flack released her debut album on June 20, 1969. After a track from this album, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", was included by Clint Eastwood in his 1971 film, Play Misty for Me, the song became a number 1 hit in the United States.

This success led the album to reach number 1 on both the Billboard album chart and Billboard R&B album chart. In the 2020 edition of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Roberta Flack's debut album was ranked number 451.