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.
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]
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "And the yummy singles from "Flame" just keep on coming. LaBelle effectively reinvents the Reba McEntire and Linda Davis hit as a R&Bballad. David Foster's production has ample soul, swelling from a quietly percussive opening into a grand closing that allow Miss Patti to do what she does best—belt with the power to shatter glass. With the previous "Shoe Was On The Other Foot" poised for club success, it's looking like a LaBelle-filled fall. What a joy!"[2]
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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 FlameStudio album by Patti LaBelleReleasedJune 24 1997Length64 30LabelMCAProducerMalcolm Allison Christian James R Budd Ellison David Foster Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Patti LaBelle Gerald Levert Arif Mardin Sami McKinney Edwin Tony Nicholas James Big Jim WrightPatti LaBelle chronologyGreatest Hits 1996 Flame 1997 Live One Night Only 1998 Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Production 5 1 Technical 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesContent editExecutive 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 amp 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 editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 Larry Flick from Billboard wrote And the yummy singles from Flame just keep on coming LaBelle effectively reinvents the Reba McEntire and Linda Davis hit as a R amp B ballad David Foster s production has ample soul swelling from a quietly percussive opening into a grand closing that allow Miss Patti to do what she does best belt with the power to shatter glass With the previous Shoe Was On The Other Foot poised for club success it s looking like a LaBelle filled fall What a joy 2 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Someone Like You James Harris IIITerry LewisJames Big Jim WrightJimmy Jam and Terry LewisWright co 5 552 I Like the Way It Feels Gerald LeVertEdwin Tony NicholasPatti LaBelleLevertNicholas4 383 You Are My Solid Ground David FosterLinda ThompsonFoster3 594 Flame Brenda RussellIra AntelisArif Mardin4 105 Let Me Be Your Lady HarrisLewisWrightJam and LewisWright co 4 176 Does He Love You Sandy KnoxBilly StritchFoster4 177 Shoe Was on the Other Foot LevertNicholasLevertNicholas4 248 Addicted to You Sheldon So GoodeSami McKinneyDenise RichMcKinneyChristian4 129 When You Talk About Love HarrisLewisWrightJam and LewisWright co 5 3210 Love Is Just a Whisper Away GoodeMcKinneyRichMcKinneyChristian5 1911 If By Chance Bernard BelleMardin4 3912 Let Me Be There for You Jayne OldemanDwayna LitzJames R Budd Ellison4 1913 You Saved My Life Terry SteeleTommy KeaneMardin4 0014 Don t Block the Blessings Don GrahamPam WolfeMalcolm AllisonArmstead EdwardsAllisonLaBelle4 49Total length 64 30Personnel editPatti LaBelle lead vocals backing vocals 1 2 5 7 10 14 BGV arrangements 14 James Wright keyboards 1 5 9 backing vocals 1 5 Gerald Levert keyboard programming 2 7 sequencing 2 7 drums 2 7 arrangements 2 7 Edwin Tony Nicholas keyboard programming 2 7 sequencing 2 7 drums 2 7 arrangements 2 7 David Foster keyboards 3 6 arrangements 3 6 Simon Franglen Synclavier programming 3 6 Steve Skinner keyboards 4 11 synthesizers 4 11 arrangements 4 11 string arrangements 4 11 Patrick Henderson organ 10 Corey Williams acoustic piano 10 Nathanial Wilkie keyboards 12 BGV arrangements 14 Robbie Kondor keyboards 13 synthesizers 13 string arrangements 13 Malcolm Allison keyboards 14 programming 14 string arrangements 14 Lambchops keyboards 14 programming 14 BGV arrangements 14 Mike Scott guitars 1 5 9 Michael Thompson guitars 3 6 Ira Siegel acoustic guitar 4 electric guitar 11 Aaron McClain acoustic guitar 8 Herb Smith guitars 12 Brian Rio Lewis bass 8 10 Alex Richbourg drum programming 1 5 9 Gen Rubin drum programming 4 11 Cindy Blackman drums 10 Gerard Barnes drums 12 Rodney Green additional drums 14 Richard Rodriguez percussion 8 Joe Mardin percussion 13 Regina Carter violin 4 Najee saxophone 8 10 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis arrangerments 1 5 9 Dennis Williams horn and string arrangements 2 7 conductor 2 7 Kathleen Thomas string arrangements and conductor 8 14 Arif Mardin arrangements 11 string arrangements 11 13 Jack Faith orchestration 12 James Budd Ellison BGV arrangements 14 Gene Orloff concertmaster 4 11 13 Eboni strings 8 Jamecia Bennett backing vocals 1 9 Ann Nesby backing vocals 1 Sherena Wynn backing vocals 2 7 Jerry Barnes backing vocals 4 11 Katreese Barnes backing vocals 4 11 Lisa Fischer backing vocals 4 8 11 Terry Steele backing vocals 4 Sisaundra Myers backing vocals 8 Lori Perry backing vocals 8 10 Kevin Ford backing vocals 9 Cherrelle Norton backing vocals 8 Sami McKinney backing vocals 10 Curtis King backing vocals 11 Debbie Henry backing vocals 14 BGV arrangements 14 John Stanley backing vocals 14 BGV arrangements 14 Strings Tracks 4 11 13 amp 14 John Blake Richard Hotchkiss Richard Jones Orest Markiah Jennifer Morgo Tanya Murphy Anthony Pirollo Melvin Roundtree and Nina Wilkenson Strings Track 12 Patricia Daniels and Marc Ward cello Sophie Labiner harp Nina Cottman and Ruth Wright viola Larry Abramovitz Bonnie Ayers Emma Kummrow Olga Lonolpelsky Charles Parker Jean Perrault Christine Reeves and Helen Wedgen violinProduction editJimmy Jam and Terry Lewis producers 1 5 9 James Big Jim Wright co producer 1 5 9 Gerald Levert producer 2 7 Edwin Tony Nicholas producer 2 7 David Foster producer 3 6 Arif Mardin producer 4 11 13 Sami McKinney producer 8 10 Christian Warren producer 8 10 James Budd Ellison producer 12 Malcolm Allison producer 14 Patti LaBelle producer 14 executive producer Armstead Edwards executive producer Barbara Ferber production assistant Pulcheria Ricks production assistant Kenny J Gravillis art direction design Vartan art direction design Albert Sanchez photography Technical edit Glenn Barratt engineer Jeff Chestek engineer Felipe Elgueta engineer Steve Groom engineer Steve Hodge engineer mixing Richard Joseph engineer Rod Milwood engineer Michael O Reilly engineer mixing Al Schmit engineer Arthur Stoppe engineer Mike Tarsia engineer mixing Mick Guzauski mixing Ron A Shaffer mixing Brian Garten assistant engineer Gordon Rice assistant engineer Rick Ridpath assistant engineer mix assistant Xavier Smith assistant engineer Tom Bender mix assistant Hilary Bercovici mix assistant Brian Gardner masteringCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1997 Peakposition US Billboard 200 3 39 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 4 10 Year end charts edit Chart 1997 Position US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 5 74Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales United States RIAA 6 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b Flame Patti LaBelle Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 20 November 2017 Flick Larry November 15 1997 Reviews amp Previews Singles PDF Billboard p 68 Retrieved December 5 2020 Patti LaBelle Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 26 2020 Patti LaBelle Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved July 26 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1997 Billboard Retrieved May 5 2021 American album certifications Patti LaBelle Flame Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved July 26 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flame Patti LaBelle album amp oldid 1166686357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
