The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
Artist: Roberta Flack Weeks at #1: 6 weeks Chart dates: April 15, 1972 – May 20, 1972
About
"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-pop singers, including the Kingston Trio, We Five, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Gordon Lightfoot, 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. Country music star Johnny Cash also recorded a version of the song for his 2002 album American IV: The Man Comes Around.
