Album of the Day

A strong follow-up to her stunning debut, Roberta Flack's CHAPTER TWO made it clear that this was an artist in it for the long haul. Flack takes songs as diverse as fiery opener “Reverend Lee,” Bob Dylan's “Just Like A Woman” and standards like “The Impossible Dream” and makes them her own with distinctive performances that draw deep from jazz, gospel and soul. With producer Joel Dorn back at the helm (and such arrangers as King Curtis and Donny Hathaway lending their talents), the 1970 Atlantic collection frames the performer's magnificent vocal and piano work beautifully. Roberta Flack was born on this day in 1937, and we'll wish her a happy birthday with one more spin of CHAPTER TWO.