"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957
#folkSong written by British political singer-songwriter
#EwanMacColl for
#PeggySeeger, 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-pop singers, including
#theKingstonTrio,
#WeFive,
#TheChadMitchellTrio,
#GordonLightfoot, and
#PeterPaulAndMary. It became a major international hit for
#RobertaFlack in 1972.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_fLu2yrP4