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By the time she released Flame in 1997, Patti LaBelle had settled into a comfortable, reliable groove. Following her mid-'80s comeback, LaBelle gradually moved toward a neo-sophisticated, laid-back, adult contemporary style that only occasionally touched on urban soul. Which means 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. A team of producers -- including David Foster, Gerald LeVert, Arif Mardin and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis -- worked on Flame, 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.
© Leo Stanley /TiVo
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James Wright, ComposerLyricist - James "Big Jim" Wright, Producer - Steve Hodge, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Jimmy Wright, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Nicholas, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Levert, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron A. Shaffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Croom, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Felipe Elgueta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bender, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Linda Thompson Jenner, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - David W. Foster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Skinner, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Orloff, Participant - Arif Mardin, Producer, Co-Arranger, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - BRENDA RUSSELL, ComposerLyricist - Michael O'Reilly, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Ira H. Antelis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, ComposerLyricist - James "Big Jim" Wright, Producer - Steve Hodge, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Jimmy Wright, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Stritch, ComposerLyricist - Sandy Knox, ComposerLyricist - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Felipe Elgueta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Nicholas, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Levert, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - "Doctor" Dennis Williams, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Croom, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordan M. Rice, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Mix" Tarsia, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sami McKinney, Producer - DENISE RICH, ComposerLyricist - Sheldon Goode, ComposerLyricist - Christian, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Kathleen Thomas, Conductor, Artist - Sam McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Richard Joseph, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, ComposerLyricist - James "Big Jim" Wright, Producer - Steve Hodge, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Jimmy Wright, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sami McKinney, Producer - DENISE RICH, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Moore, ComposerLyricist - Christian, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Sam McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Richard Joseph, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Skinner, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Orloff, Participant - Arif Mardin, Producer, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michael O'Reilly, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernard Belle, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Faith, Arranger, Orchestrator - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Michael Tarsia, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dwayna Litz, ComposerLyricist - Jayne Olderman, ComposerLyricist - James R. "Budd" Ellison, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Keane, ComposerLyricist - Terry Steele, ComposerLyricist - Gene Orloff, Participant - Arif Mardin, Producer - Michael O'Reilly, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Armstead Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Chestek, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Graham, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, Producer, MainArtist - Kathleen Thomas, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Allison, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pam Wolfe, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Barrat, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rod Milwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
By the time she released Flame in 1997, Patti LaBelle had settled into a comfortable, reliable groove. Following her mid-'80s comeback, LaBelle gradually moved toward a neo-sophisticated, laid-back, adult contemporary style that only occasionally touched on urban soul. Which means 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. A team of producers -- including David Foster, Gerald LeVert, Arif Mardin and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis -- worked on Flame, 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.
© Leo Stanley /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:28
- Main artists: Patti LaBelle
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1997 MCA Records Inc. ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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