{"product_id":"pre-order-pre-order-roberta-flack-killing-me-softly-analogue-productions-45rpm-lp-analogue-productions-45rpm-lp","title":"Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly - Analogue Productions 45rpm LP","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180g 45rpm Double LP!\u003cbr\u003ePlatinum-Selling, Grammy-Nominated Album Featuring the No. 1 Smash Title Track!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at QRP!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1974 Grammy Award Winner:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Record of the Year: \"Killing Me Softly with His Song\"\u003cbr\u003e• Song of the Year: \"Killing me Softly with His Song\"\u003cbr\u003e• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: \"Killing Me Softly with His Song\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1974 Grammy Award Nominee:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Album of the Year:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKilling Me Softly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFemale R\u0026amp;B singers were expected to be forceful, big-voiced divas (like Aretha Franklin) or come-hither seductresses (like Diana Ross), but, as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esays, Roberta Flack had her own unique approach. Flack's voice is vast, deep, and stately — where some singers confuse frenzy with passion, she is confident, majestic, and unhurried, intense in a profound yet reserved manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title song of this 1973 masterful eight track album, \"Killing Me Softly with His Song,\" was her second No. 1 hit, establishing her as a major modern R\u0026amp;B stylist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKilling Me Softly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereached No. 3 on the Billboard Top LPs \u0026amp; Tape and No. 2 on the Soul LPs chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album gold on August 27, 1973, and double platinum on January 30, 2006, denoting shipments of 2 million copies in the United States. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, which it lost to Stevie Wonder's 1973 album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInnervisions.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe album's title track was released as a single and topped the Billboard Hot 100. The title track won the 1974 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deluxe 180-gram 45 RPM 2LP Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series) reissue of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKilling Me Softly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a true audiophile gem and a worthy addition to your music collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"75 for 75\" is a series of 75 vinyl releases from Atlantic Records' storied catalog to celebrate the label's 75th Anniversary. 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