Chapter Two (Roberta Flack album)

Chapter Two
Chapter Two
Studio album by Roberta Flack
Released	August 12, 1970
Recorded	December 8–9, 1969, March–April 1970
Studio	Atlantic, New York City
Length	38:19
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joel Dorn; King Curtis;
Roberta Flack chronology
Singles from Chapter Two
	"Reverend Lee / Business Goes On As Usual"; Released: August 9, 1970; "Do What You Gotta Do / Let It Be Me"; Released: January 18, 1971;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Chapter Two is the second studio album by American singer Roberta Flack.^[3]^[4] It was released in 1970 by Atlantic Records.^[5]

Track listing

Side one

"Reverend Lee" (Gene McDaniels) – 4:31
"Do What You Gotta Do" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:09
"Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) – 6:14
"Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë) – 5:00

Side two

"Gone Away" (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield) – 5:16
"Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 4:57
"The Impossible Dream" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 4:42
"Business Goes on as Usual" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 3:30

Personnel

Performers and musicians

Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
Joel Dorn – producer
Eric Gale – guitar
Donny Hathaway – piano, arranger, background vocals
Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
King Curtis – background vocals, producer
Ray Lucas, Bernard Sweetney – drums
Gene McDaniels – background vocals
Warren Smith – percussion
Chauncey Welsch, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Garnett Brown, George Marge, John Frosk, John Glasel, Trevor Lawrence – horns
Hubert Laws, Joe Gentle – alto & bass flute
Corky Hale – harp
John Swallow – euphonium
Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Max Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Noel Dacosta, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Myroff, Tosha Samaroff – strings

Technical

Lew Hahn – recording and remix engineer
Ira Friedlander – album design
Jack Robinson – cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Chapter Two*
Chart (1970–1971)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Chapter Two*
Chart (1971)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	2

Certifications

Certifications for *Chapter Two*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Wynn, Ron. Chapter Two at AllMusic
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 248.
^ "An early Roberta Flack track revels in sexy, soulful sin". Music. January 16, 2013.
^ "Chapter Two | Rhino". www.rhino.com. February 10, 2016.
^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 22, 2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306533 – via Google Books.
^ "Roberta Flack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "Roberta Flack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1971". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1971". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Roberta Flack – Chapter Two". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[1] Wynn, Ron. Chapter Two at AllMusic

[2] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 248.

[3] "An early Roberta Flack track revels in sexy, soulful sin". Music. January 16, 2013.

[4] "Chapter Two | Rhino". www.rhino.com. February 10, 2016.

[5] Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 22, 2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306533 – via Google Books.

[ac_Billboard200_Roberta_Flack-6] "Roberta Flack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Roberta_Flack-7] "Roberta Flack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[8] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1971". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[9] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1971". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[United_StatesRoberta_FlackChapter_TwoalbumCertRef-10] "American album certifications – Roberta Flack – Chapter Two". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

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v t e Roberta Flack
Studio albums	First Take (1969) Chapter Two (1970) Quiet Fire (1971) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972) Killing Me Softly (1973) Feel Like Makin' Love (1975) Blue Lights in the Basement (1977) Roberta Flack (1978) Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980) I'm the One (1982) Born to Love (1983) Oasis (1988) Set the Night to Music (1991) Roberta (1994) The Christmas Album (1997) Let It Be Roberta (2012)
Live albums	Live & More (1980) At Her Best – Live (2008)
Soundtrack albums	Soul to Soul (1971) Bustin' Loose (1981)
Compilation albums	The Best of Roberta Flack (1981) Greatest Hits (1984) Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack (1993) The Very Best of Roberta Flack (2006)
Singles	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "You've Got a Friend" "Where Is the Love" "Killing Me Softly with His Song" "Jesse" (1973) "Feel Like Makin' Love" "The Closer I Get to You" "If Ever I See You Again" "Making Love" "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" "Oasis" "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)"
Filmography	Soul to Soul (1971)
Related articles	Discography Donny Hathaway

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