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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face


In 1962 Pete Seeger's half-sister Peggy Seeger recorded "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" as composed for her by then boyfriend and now her "formal partner" Ewan MacColl.

Roberta Flack's 1969 album "First Take" contains the 1972 hit cover that got to the top of the Billboard chart. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was the 1973 Grammy for Record of the Year. The song became a hit after being featured in the Clint Eastwood movie "Play Misty For Me".

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