Oasis
Studio album by
Roberta Flack
ReleasedNovember 1, 1988
Recorded1988
GenreR&B, soul
LabelAtlantic
ProducerRoberta Flack
Roberta Flack chronology
Greatest Hits
(1984) 		Oasis
(1988) 		Set the Night to Music
(1991)
Singles from Oasis
  1. "Oasis"
    Released: October 30, 1988
  2. "Uh Uh Ooh Ooh Look Out Here It Comes"
    Released: March 23, 1989
  3. "Shock to My System"
    Released: July 19, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
People(favourable)[2]

Oasis is Roberta Flack's first solo album of newly recorded songs since 1982's I'm the One. (Subsequent to her 1983 duet album with Peabo Bryson: Born to Love, Flack had with producer Ahmet Ertegun in 1985 recorded fourteen lesser known mid-twentieth century R&B songs but the tracks, intended for a Miss Melody and the Uptown Harlem Stompers album, were not completed to the satisfaction of Flack who put the project "on hold": the tracks remain unreleased.)[3] Released 1 November 1988, Oasis features the number-one U.S. singles, "Oasis" (R&B), and "Uh-uh Ooh-ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)" (Dance/Club Play).[4]

Track listing

  1. "Oasis" (Marcus Miller, Mark Stephens) - 6:09
  2. "All Caught Up in Love" (Siedah Garrett, Marvin Hamlisch) - 4:06
  3. "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:40
  4. "Shock to My System" ; Duet with Simon Climie (Franne Golde, Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert) - 4:24
  5. "You Who Brought Me Love" (Andy Goldmark) - 4:00
  6. "Something Magic" (Marcus Miller, Mark Stephens) - 4:04
  7. "And So It Goes" (Roberta Flack, Maya Angelou, Barry Miles) - 3:34
  8. "You Know What It's Like" (Roberta Flack, Barry Miles, Brenda Russell) - 4:45
  9. "And So It Goes (Reprise)" (Roberta Flack, Maya Angelou, Barry Miles) - 1:00
  10. "My Someone to Love" (Roberta Flack, Marcus Miller) - 5:51
  11. "(His Name) Brazil" (Roberta Flack, Henry Gaffney, Andy Goldmark) - 4:51

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References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Bil. Oasis at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Oasis". people.com. People. January 9, 1989.
  3. ^ Richard Harrington (1989-01-29). "ROBERTA FLACK, CHARTING HER OWN COURSE". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  4. ^ allmusic > Oasis > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles
  5. ^ "Roberta Flack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Roberta Flack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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