“Let It Be – Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles” out now
Written by admin on February 7, 2012 – 7:12 pm -Roberta Flack is back with her first album in eight years, “Let It Be – Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles.” The four-time Grammy winner has also announced a series of live dates to promote the album.
“Let It Be – Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles” was produced by Sherrod Barnes, who also produced Beyonce’ and Angie Stone, with contributing producers Jerry Barnes and Barry Miles. |
The tracklist for “Let It Be – Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles” is as follows:
- In My Life
- Hey Jude
- We Can Work It Out
- Let it Be
- Oh Darling
- I Should Have Known Better
- The Long & Winding Road
- Come Together
- Isn’t It a Pity
- If I Fell
- And I Love Him
- Here, There, and Everywhere.
The first single from the album is “We Can Work It out.”
“We Can Work It Out” – Roberta Flack
Flack’s interpretations of these Beatles classics have earned the approval of Yoko Ono, who contributed to the liner notes of the album. Ono said:
“With this collection, Roberta is adding a woman’s voice of fun and joy and, again, making people realize how universal these songs are.” |
Flack has announced the following tour dates:
- 9-11 Feb – Segrestrom Concert Hall: Pop Symphony Series, Costa Mesa, CA
- 3 Mar – Paragon Casino, Marksville, LA
- 13 Apr – Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Chicago, IL
- 14 Apr – Rising Star Casino Resort, Rising Sun, IN
- 19 Apr – Carolina Theare, Greensboro, NC
- 20 Apr – Newberry Opera House, Newberry, SC
- 27 Apr – Wild Horse Pass Casino, Chandler, AZ
- 28 Apr – Fox Tucson Theater, Tucson, AZ
- 6-7 July – Embarcadero Marina Park South Club, San Diego, CA w/San Diego Symphony.
At the time of writing, Amazon (US) are offering the download version of the album for only $3.99.
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