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A folk song originally written in 1957 by British singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, it gained widespread recognition during the 1960s through recordings by multiple artists. Roberta Flack's 1972 version became a major international success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart and winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Celine Dion achieved a UK chart hit with the song in 2000, while Leona Lewis also charted with it in 2007.
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