The Flame (Dover album)
Appearance
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Released | 27 October 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Studio | PKO Studios (Madrid, Spain) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 30:02 | |||
Label | Capitol-EMI | |||
Producer | Rick Will | |||
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The Flame is the fifth album by Spanish rock band Dover, which was released on 27 October 2003. It was recorded in PKO Studios in Madrid with producer Rick Will and mastered by Stephen Marcussen (Marcussen Mastering, New York City).[2][3] The album sold 60,000 copies in Spain and approximately 50,000 copies in Germany. On 5 June 2004, the band played the music festival Rock am Ring in support of the album.
Reception
[edit]In 2005, The Flame was ranked number 484 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]
Track listing
[edit]Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Flame" | 2:23 |
2. | "27 Years" | 2:12 |
3. | "Leave Me Alone" | 2:34 |
4. | "My Fault" | 2:24 |
5. | "My Sombrero" | 2:40 |
6. | "After Hours" | 1:40 |
7. | "Honest" | 3:36 |
8. | "Someone Else's Bed" | 2:24 |
9. | "Die for Rock & Roll" | 2:35 |
10. | "On My Knees" | 3:08 |
11. | "One Black Day" | 2:07 |
12. | "All My Money" | 2:19 |
Total length: | 30:02 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Spanish Album Charts[5] | 11 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Spain[7] | 27 October 2003 | CD | Loli Jackson, Hispavox, Capitol, EMI Music |
Austria[8] | 26 January 2004 | ||
Germany[9] | |||
Greece[10] | |||
Portugal[11] | |||
Denmark[12] | 2 February 2004 | ||
Switzerland[13] | |||
United Kingdom[14] | 15 March 2004 | ||
Sweden[15] | 21 April 2004 |
References
[edit]- ^ Rensen, Michael. "Dover: The Flame - Review - Rock Hard". issue 201. Rock Hard.
- ^ "Dover vuelve con su álbum más positivo, pop y luminoso" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 27 October 2003.
- ^ Iñiguez, Fernando (23 January 2004). "Dover reivindica la esencia y la energía del 'rock and roll'" (in Spanish). El País.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 13. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ "List of the best selling albums from 27.10.03 to 02.11.03". 2 November 2003.
- ^ Promusicae (4 January 2004). "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF) (in Spanish).
Lista de los títulos mas vendidos del 29.12.03 al 04.01.04. The Flame sem. actu. 82, cert. Promusicae *(1 disco oro, 50,000).
- ^ "Dover: The Flame (Spain)". Discogs.com.
- ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Austria)". Discogs.com.
- ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Germany)". Discogs.com.
- ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Greece)". Discogs.com.
- ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Portugal)". Discogs.com.
- ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Denmark)". Discogs.com.
- ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Switzerland)". Discogs.com.
- ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (United Kingdom)". Discogs.com.
- ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Sweden)". Discogs.com.