Rating: - Fantastic!
Roberta really put it down on this project. This may well been her most underrated recording. I just love listening to "I'm the one". That's a beautiful song. I'm glad to have came across this title.

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Rating: - Perfect
I'm a layman not a music conoisseur, but as a love song album, this is a perfect and classic album. I don't know much about music arrangements, but everyone can appreciate music and in terms of enjoyment, passion and satisfaction, this is a great album I'd recommend to anyone who wants to be calmed and relaxed, meditative and inspired.

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Rating: - Im the one
Great tape, I thougth the arraingment on this song was GREAT! This is a must order!

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Rating: - Roberta is in good voice, but the material just needed work
In her heyday, Roberta Flack was one of those few artists who can make even pedestrian material sound good (with other singers, it would only make their shortcomings more apparent). In the case of 1982's I'M THE ONE, she had not much material worthy of her talents, but still did what she could.

Roberta was already a legend in 1982, so it was safe to not expect another classic like "Killing Me Softly With His Song" or "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" & just go with it. Her albums from ... Read More

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Rating: - Bland MOR but has an understated charm lacking in later LPs
With the release of "I'm The One" in 1982, Roberta Flack's transformation from virtuoso performer to MOR artiste was complete. Trashed by critics for its non-descript but seamless and radio friendly blandness, "I'm The One" produced a couple of moderate sized R & B chart hits but was otherwise headed for oblivion. Produced by Ralph McDonald, Flack herself and a couple of others, the album doesn't seem all that bad with hindsight. Compared with the techno programmed music excess of "Set The Night To Music", ... Read More