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]
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
Personnel
Musicians
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
References
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