White Flames
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| White Flames | ||||
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| Released | August 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 1982 | |||
| Studio | Good Earth Studios | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 48:26 (CD) | |||
| Labels | Towerbell (LP), Repertoire (CD) | |||
| Producers | Tom Newman, Kuma Harada | |||
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White Flames is the first solo album by British blues guitarist Snowy White, released in 1983. It includes the song "Bird of Paradise", which reached No. 6 on the UK charts when it was released as a single.
The album has been issued with several different track lists and at least once under the title Bird of Paradise, after the hit single.[1] It was remastered and reissued on CD in 2010 with the bonus track "For the Rest of My Life", a non-album B-side recorded live in the studio.[1] Several songs differ slightly between the vinyl and CD editions of the album, with alternative mixes or edits in addition to the altered running order.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Snowy White.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lucky Star" | 6:41 |
| 2. | "Bird of Paradise" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "The Journey – Part I" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "The Journey – Part II" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Don't Turn Back" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "It's No Secret" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Lucky I've Got You" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "The Answer" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Open Carefully" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "At the Crossroads" | 4:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Open Carefully" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "At the Crossroads" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "The Journey (Part I)" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "The Journey (Part II)" | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Lucky Star" | 7:02 |
| 6. | "It's No Secret" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Don't Turn Back" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Bird of Paradise" | 5:00 |
| 9. | "Lucky I've Got You" | 3:57 |
| 10. | "The Answer" | 3:37 |
| 11. | "For the Rest of My Life" (recorded live) | 8:24 |
Personnel
[edit]- Snowy White – guitars, vocals
- Kuma Harada – bass guitar, double bass
- Jess Bailey – keyboards, moog synthesizer, electric piano (except tracks 1, 2) (LP)
- Richard Bailey – drums, percussion
- Godfrey Wang – string synthesizer (tracks 1, 2) (LP)[3]
Production
[edit]- Tom Newman – producer (except tracks 1, 2), engineer (except tracks 1, 7)
- Kuma Harada – producer (tracks 1, 2)
- Snowy White – production assistant
- Martin Adam – remixing and engineering (tracks 1, 2)
- Chris Porter – engineer
- Bernd Matheja – sleeve notes (CD)
- Alan Ballard – photography (LP back sleeve)
- Chris Craymer – photography
- Kouji Shimamura – cover concept and artwork
- Bob England – project director
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 34 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 7 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[6] | 21 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Snowy White – White Flames". Discogs. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "White Flames - Snowy White | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "White Flames - Snowy White | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 335. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Snowy White – White Flames" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 5/2/1984 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
