peggy seeger sang the original song the first time ever i saw your face.
peggy seeger sang the original song the first time ever i saw your face.
who sang the original song the first time ever i saw your face?
peggy seeger
"the first time ever i saw your face" is a 1957 folk song written by british political singer/songwriter ewan maccoll for peggy seeger, who later became his wife. at the time, the couple were lovers, although maccoll was still married to joan littlewood. seeger sang the song when the duo performed in folk clubs around britain. during the 1960s, it was recorded by various folk singers and became a major international hit for roberta flack in 1972, winning grammy awards for record of the year and song of the year. "billboard" ranked it as the number one hot 100 single of the year for 1972.
the first time ever i saw your face
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"the first time ever i saw your face" is a 1957 love song written by the british folk musician and songwriter ewan maccoll.









































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bullet::::- "the first time ever (i saw your face)" (vikki carr album), 1972









































bullet::::- "the first time ever (i saw your face)" (johnny mathis album), 1972









































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the first time ever i saw your face (disambiguation)