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Flame
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 1997
Length64:30
LabelMCA
Producer
Patti LaBelle chronology
Greatest Hits
(1996)
Flame
(1997)
Live! One Night Only
(1998)

Flame is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was released by MCA Records on June 24, 1997 in the United States.

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Allmusic editor Leo Stanley found that Flame "is largely a slick, seductive collection of ballads punctuated by a handful of restrained dance-pop numbers. And in that sense, it's no different than any of her '90s albums, but that isn't a bad thing, since LaBelle works with top-notch, classy professionals [...] But instead of making the album sound diverse and sprawling, their highly skilled craftsmanship keeps the album unified. All that effort makes the record a pleasurable, listenable album, yet there aren't enough killer hooks or great songs to make it a standout in LaBelle's catalog. Instead, Flame is merely a good Patti LaBelle record, and sometimes that's all you need."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Someone Like You"
5:55
2."I Like the Way It Feels"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:38
3."You Are My Solid Ground"Foster3:59
4."Flame"
Arif Mardin4:10
5."Let Me Be Your Lady"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Wright
  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
  • Wright (co.)
4:17
6."Does He Love You"
Foster4:17
7."Shoe Was on the Other Foot"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:24
8."Addicted to You"
  • Sheldon "So" Goode
  • Sami McKinney
  • Denise Rich
4:12
9."When You Talk About Love"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Wright
  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
  • Wright (co.)
5:32
10."Love Is Just a Whisper Away"
  • Goode
  • McKinney
  • Rich
  • McKinney
  • Christian
5:19
11."If By Chance"Bernard BelleMardin4:39
12."Let Me Be There for You"
  • Jayne Oldeman
  • Dwayna Litz
James R. "Budd" Ellison4:19
13."You Saved My Life"
  • Terry Steele
  • Tommy Keane
Mardin4:00
14."Don't Block the Blessings"
  • Don Graham
  • Pam Wolfe
  • Malcolm Allison
  • Armstead Edwards
  • Allison
  • 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 FranglenSynclavier 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

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Flame - Patti LaBelle - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Flame - Patti LaBelle - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Patti LaBelle – Flame". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 26, 2020.