"
Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by
Charles Fox with lyrics by
Norman Gimbel. The song was written in collaboration with
Lori Lieberman, who recorded the song in late 1971. In 1973 it became a number-one hit, in US and Canada, for
Roberta Flack, also reaching number six in the
UK Singles Chart. The song has since been covered by numerous artists.