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Released in January 1973, Flacks version spent a total of five non-consecutive weeks at number-one in February and March 1973, being bumped to number 2 by the OJays Love Train after four straight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Charles Fox suggested that Flacks version was successful while Liebermans was not because Flacks version was faster and she gave it a strong backbeat that wasnt in the original. According to Flack: My classical background made it possible for me to try a number of things with [the songs arrangement]. I changed parts of the chord structure and chose to end on a major chord. [The song] wasnt written that way. Flack later won the 1973 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Female Performer and also took the Song of the Year Grammy. In 1999 Flacks version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It also ranked #360 on Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and #82 on Billboards Greatest Songs of all time.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:32:21 +0000

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