Roberta Flack – The Montreux Years

Description

Release Date 26th June 2026

Roberta Flack: The Montreux Years presents live performances spanning nearly four decades, from her Montreux Jazz Festival debut in 1971 through to 2008. This new collection showcases her quiet intensity as a live performer, pairing her masterful piano work with her unmistakable vocal presence. It features standout versions of her best loved classics, alongside powerful interpretations of songs by other notable songwriters. All recordings in this collection are previously unreleased.

Presented on 1CD and 2LP audiophile vinyl, the release includes stunning new artwork, rare and unseen photography and special liner notes by her long time manager and friend, Suzanne Koga.

Side A

1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2005)

2. I’d Like To Be Baby To You (Live at Casino Montreux 1990)

3. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know (Live at Casino Montreux 1990)

4. Always (Live at Casino Montreux 1990)

Side B

1. Soft And Gentle Rain (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2005)

2. Sweet Georgia Brown (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2008)

3. Killing Me Softly With His Song (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2005)

Side C

1. Suzanne (Live at Montreux Pavillon 1972)

2. Mercy Mercy Me (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2005)

3. Somewhere (Live at Montreux Pavillon 1972)

Side D

1. To Love Somebody (Live at Casino Kursaal 1971)

2. Feel Like Makin’ Love (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2005)

3. Feelin That Glow (Live at Auditorium Stravinski 2008) “