"'Blue Lights in the Basement' is the final album of Flack's that yielded a charting single, bridging her 70s success with her later work.
- The album was recorded in New York City at Atlantic Records' legendary Power Station.
- It features a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Make Me Believe in You", a song Flack had previously recorded but never officially released.
- The album's title track, "The Closer I Get to You", a duet with Donny Hathaway, reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Roberta Flack is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter known for her soulful folk and R&B music. She reached the peak of her commercial success in the 1970s with a string of hit singles and albums.
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