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<p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"</strong><strong>The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>folk song</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;written by British political singer-songwriter&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewan_MacColl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>Ewan MacColl</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;for&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Seeger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>Peggy Seeger</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, who later became his third wife. At that time, MacColl was still married to his second wife, Jean Newlove. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various folk singers, including&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingston_Trio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>the Kingston Trio</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter,_Paul_and_Mary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>Peter, Paul and Mary</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">It became a major international hit for&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Flack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>Roberta Flack</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;in 1972, winning&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>Grammy Awards</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;for&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>Record of the Year</strong></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Time_Ever_I_Saw_Your_Face#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><strong>[1]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>Song of the Year</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><strong><em>Billboard</em></strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;ranked it as the number-one&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>Hot 100</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;single of the year for&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1972" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>1972</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Time_Ever_I_Saw_Your_Face#cite_note-Musicoutfitters.com-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><strong>[2]</strong></a></p><p><br></p>