Roberta Flack

As a pop singer, Roberta Flack has always tried to reconcile the emotional demands of
straight soul with the innocuousness of MOR: to bridge the gulf between, say, Aretha
Franklin and Olivia Newton-John. Luckily, Flack has far too much grace to fall into the
obvious traps of such a style: even if one isn't particularly attuned to her material, one is
still impressed by her taste. Blue Lights in the Basement contains no surprises, b... More >