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Title: Softly with this cheese...
Review: I hadn't heard much from Roberta Flack before I got this CD. She was well before my time, but I thought she had a nice sound when I heard her in one of those "so you're getting old and want to hear the music of your foregone youth" commercials. I still like her voice, but after the first few tracks, every song sounds like it belongs in the background for the credits of a cheesy romance movie from the 80s. In the duets especially (with Peabo Bryson and Maxi Priest), the male singer is just spewing Velveeta into the microphone. I found myself looking at the CD player to see how much longer I'd have to listen to each track."The First Time...", "Will you still love me..." and "killing me softly" are the only songs I'll listen to again.If these three songs make it worth your while, if you love Roberta Flack, or if you just don't have enough cheese in your musical diet, this is an album to get.
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