Chapter Two (Roberta Flack album)

Chapter Two is the second album by the American soul singer Roberta Flack. It was released in 1970 by Atlantic Records.

Chapter Two
Studio album by Roberta Flack
Released	August 12, 1970
Recorded	December 8–9, 1969, March–April 1970
Studio	Atlantic, New York City
Genre	Jazz, gospel, R&B
Length	38:19
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joel Dorn
Roberta Flack chronology
First Take (1969) Chapter Two (1970) Quiet Fire (1971)
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
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

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

Personnel

• Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
• Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Joel Dorn – arranger, producer
• Eric Gale – guitar
• Donny Hathaway – piano, arranger, background vocals
• Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
• King Curtis – arranger, 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

Chart (1970–1971)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)	Position
US Billboard 200	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	2