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1997 studio album by Patti LaBelle
Flame Released June 24, 1997 Recorded 1996–1997 Genre R&B Length 64 :30 Label MCA Producer
Greatest Hits (1996)
Flame (1997)
Live! One Night Only (1998)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1]
Flame is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Patti LaBelle , released on MCA Records in 1997.
Content
Executive produced by LaBelle, Flame features songs from the likes of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , who contributed to much of the compositions and productions on the album while other producers including Gerald Levert , Brenda Russell and David Foster are also featured on the album. The album features the international hit and number-one dance single, "When You Talk About Love", and the R&B radio favorite, "Shoe Was on the Other Foot". The album is also notable for including the ballad, "Don't Block the Blessings", which is the title of LaBelle's best-selling autobiography released a year before Flame .
The album was certified Platinum in the United States in 1998.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Someone Like You" James Harris III, Terry Lewis , James WrightJimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , James "Big Jim" Wright (co-producer) 5:55 2. "I Like the Way It Feels" Gerald LeVert , Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Patti LaBelle Gerald LeVert, Edwin "Tony" Nicholas 4:38 3. "You Are My Solid Ground" David Foster , Linda Thompson David Foster 3:59 4. "Flame" Brenda Russell , Ira AntelisArif Mardin 4:10 5. "Let Me Be Your Lady" James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Wright Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, James "Big Jim" Wright (co-producer) 4:17 6. "Does He Love You " Sandy Knox, Billy Stritch David Foster 4:17 7. "Shoe Was on the Other Foot" Gerald LeVert, Edwin "Tony" Nicholas Gerald LeVert, Edwin "Tony" Nicholas 4:24 8. "Addicted to You" Sheldon "So" Goode, Sami McKinney, Denise Rich Sami McKinney, Christian 4:12 9. "When You Talk About Love " James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Wright Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, James "Big Jim" Wright (co-producer) 5:32 10. "Love Is Just a Whisper Away" Sami McKinney, Kenny Moore, Denise Rich Christian and Sami McKinney 5:19 11. "If By Chance" Bernard Belle Arif Mardin 4:39 12. "Let Me Be There for You" Jayne Oldeman, Dwayna Litz James R. "Budd" Ellison 4:19 13. "You Saved My Life" Terry Steele, Tommy Keane Arif Mardin 4:00 14. "Don't Block the Blessings" Don Graham, Pam Wolfe, Malcolm Allison, Armstead Edwards Malcolm Allison, Patti LaBelle 4:49 Total length: 64:30
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic .[2]
Larry Abramovitz – violin
Malcolm Allison – keyboards, producer, programming, string arrangements
Bonnie Ayers – violin
Gearard Barnes – drums
Jerry Barnes – background vocals
Katreese Barnes – background vocals
Glenn Barratt – engineer
Tom Bender – mixing assistant
Jamecia Bennett – background vocals
Hilary Bercovici – mixing assistant
Cindy Blackman – drums
John Blake – strings
Regina Carter – guest artist, violin
Jeff Chestek – engineer
Nina Cottman – viola
Patricia Daniels – cello
Eboni – strings
Armstead Edwards – executive producer
Felipe Elgueta – engineer
James R. Budd Ellison – arranger, producer
Jack Faith – orchestration
Barbara Ferber – assistant producer
Lisa Fischer – background vocals
Kevin Ford – background vocals
David Foster – arranger, composer, keyboards, producer
Simon Franglen – Synclavier programming
Brian Gardner – mastering
Brian Garten – assistant engineer
Kenny J. Gravillis – art direction, design
Rodney Green – drums
Steve Groom – engineer
Mick Guzauski – mixing
Rev. Patrick Henderson – organ
Steve Hodge – engineer, mixing
Richard Hotchkiss – strings
Jimmy Jam – arranger, producer
Richard Jones – strings
Richard Joseph – engineer
Curtis King – background vocals
Robbie Kondor – keyboards, string arrangements, synthesizer
Emma Kummrow – violin
Patti LaBelle – executive producer, primary artist, producer, vocals, background vocals
Sophie Labiner – harp
Lamb Chops – keyboards, programming
Gerald Levert – arranger, guest artist, keyboard programming, producer, sequencing, vocal arrangement
Brian Lewis – bass
Tim Lewis – arranger, producer
Olga Lonolpelsky – violin
Arif Mardin – arranger, producer, string arrangements
Joe Mardin – percussion
Orest Markiah – strings
Aaron McClain – acoustic guitar
Sami McKinney – producer, background vocals
Rod Milwood – engineer
Jennifer Morgo – strings
Tanya Murphy – strings
Sisaundra Myers – background vocals
Najee – guest artist, saxophone
Ann Nesby – guest artist, background vocals
Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – arranger, keyboard programming, keyboards, producer, sequencing
Cherrelle Norton – background vocals
Michael O'Reilly – engineer, mixing
Gene Orloff – concert master
Charles Parker – violin
Jean Perrault – violin
Lori Perry – background vocals
Anthony Pirollo – strings
Christine Reeves – violin
Gordon Rice – assistant engineer
Alexander Richbourg – programming
Pulcheria Ricks – assistant producer
Rick Ridpath – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Richard Rodriguez – percussion
Melvin Roundtree – strings
Gen Rubin – drum programming
Albert Sanchez – photography
Al Schmidt – engineer
Mike Scott – guitar
Ron A. Shaffer – mixing
Ira Siegel – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Steve Skinner – arranger, keyboards, string arrangements, synthesizer
James Herb Smith – guitar
Xavier Smith – assistant engineer
Terry Steele – composer
Arthur Stoppe – engineer
Mike Tarsia – engineer, mixing
Kathleen Thomas – conductor, string arrangements, strings
Michael Thompson – guitar
Vartan – art direction, design
Marc Ward – cello
Helen Wedgen – violin
Nina Wilkenson – trings
Nathanial Wilkie – keyboards
Corey Williams – piano
Dennis Williams – arranger, conductor
Jim Wright – keyboards, producer, background vocals
Ruth Wright – viola
Sherena Wynn – vocals, background vocals
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References
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