The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | ||||
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Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Roberta Flack | ||||
| from the album First Take | ||||
| B-side | "Trade Winds" | |||
| Released | March 7, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 1969 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Studios (New York, NY) | |||
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| Label | Atlantic 2864 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ewan MacColl | |||
| Producer(s) | Joel Dorn | |||
| Roberta Flack singles chronology | ||||
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| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" on YouTube | ||||
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his third wife. At that time, MacColl was still married to his second wife, Jean Newlove. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various folk singers, including the Kingston Trio, We Five and Peter, Paul and Mary. It became a major international hit for Roberta Flack in 1972, winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the number-one Hot 100 single of the year for 1972.