Roberta Flack - Quiet Fire (50th Anniversary Edition; 2021 Remaster) (2021)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 472 MB | Cover | 01:26:40 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 199 MB
Soul, Funk, R&B | Label: Rhino Atlantic
Quiet Fire proves to be an apt title, as Flack's MOR-informed jazz and gospel vocals simmer just below the surface on the eight sides here. Forgoing the full-throttled delivery of, say, Aretha Franklin, Flack translates the pathos of gospel expression into measured intensity and sighing, elongated phrases. There's even a bit of Carole King's ashen tone in Flack's voice, as manifested on songs like "Let Them Talk," Van McCoy's "Sweet Bitter Love," and a meditative reworking of King's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow."