The original LP was issued on Capitol 11081 - Killing Me Softly With His Song (Charles Fox-Norman Gimbel) by Lori Lieberman, conducted by Charles Fox, released July 1972
A major #1 hit for Roberta Flack in 1973, this song by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel was (apparently) based upon a poem written by singer Lieberman after having been entranced by a live Don McLean performance of the song “Empty Chairs.” This track was then recorded for her 1972 LP “Lori Lieberman"
The action takes place in the Yorkshire steel town of Rawborough – Rotherham was used for the extensive location filming – to which native son Johnny Mansell (George Baker) has fled after racking up large gambling debts in London. Johnny moves into a cramped flat with his brother Dave (Terence Morgan), a clerk in a local steel mill, and Dave's girlfriend Calico (Diana Dors), a hostess in a local nightclub. Calico comes up with a plan for the brothers to rob the payroll at Dave's workplace to steal enough money to cover Dave's fraud and Johnny's debts.
