<P> On her own , Flack scored her second # 1 hit in 1973 , `` Killing Me Softly with His Song '' written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel , and originally performed by Lori Lieberman . It was awarded both Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance , Female at the 1974 Grammy Awards . Its parent album was Flack 's biggest - selling disc , eventually earning double platinum certification . In 1974 , Flack released `` Feel Like Makin ' Love , '' which became her third and final # 1 hit to date on the Hot 100 . That same year , Flack sang the lead on a Sherman Brothers song called `` Freedom '' , which featured prominently at the opening and closing of the movie Huckleberry Finn . </P>
<P> On her own , Flack scored her second # 1 hit in 1973 , `` Killing Me Softly with His Song '' written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel , and originally performed by Lori Lieberman . It was awarded both Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance , Female at the 1974 Grammy Awards . Its parent album was Flack 's biggest - selling disc , eventually earning double platinum certification . In 1974 , Flack released `` Feel Like Makin ' Love , '' which became her third and final # 1 hit to date on the Hot 100 . That same year , Flack sang the lead on a Sherman Brothers song called `` Freedom '' , which featured prominently at the opening and closing of the movie Huckleberry Finn . </P>
who is the original singer of the song killing me softly
who is the original singer of the song killing me softly
Lori Lieberman
Lori Lieberman