THE FLAME

Sally Oldfield

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Crossover Prog

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2.56 | 8 ratings | 1 reviews | 25% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1992

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. No Heart (6:07)
2. The Flame (5:08)
3. Into The Mystic (5:25)
4. Mandala (5:03)
5. Spellbound (5:53)
6. Autumn Prelude (2:53)
7. Love Song (5:33)
8. Flaming Star (6:27)
9. Dark Night Of My Soul (4:02)
10. The Enchanted Way (5:24)

Total time 51:55

Line-up / Musicians

- Sally Oldfield / vocals, ?

With:
- Matthew Cang / Drum programming, keyboards, guitar
- Julian Marshall / horn arrangements
- Andrew Paul Hughes / drum programming
- Daniel Lazerus / drum programming, keyboards, blues harp (3)
- Linda Lewis / vocals
- Paul Lewis / vocals, keyboards
- Shirley Lewis / vocals
- Tony Smith / guitars
- Neil Wilkinson / drums (5,9)
- B.J. Cole / pedal steel guitar (5)
- Clare Kenny / bass (1)
- Steve Sidwell / trumpet, horns
- Carlos Edwards / percussion
- Neil Sidwell / trombone (1,3,9)
- Paul Spong / trumpet (1,3,9)
- Danny Thompson / acoustic bass (3)
- Eddie Hind / lead vocals (3)
- Neil Conti / drums (3)
- Steve Gregory / saxophone (3,7,9)
- Julien Marshall / keyboards (5,6,8,9)
- Bobby Valentino / violin (5)
- Guy Sigsworth / keyboards (2,7)
- Nick Beggs / chapman stick (6,7)
- Andy Gangadin / drums (8,10)
- Tom Mauchaty-Ware / flute (8)
- Laguna Pueblo / vocals (8)

Releases information

Artwork: Nicholas Merton Smith (painting)

LP Columbia ‎- COL 471373 1 (1992, Europe)

CD Columbia ‎- COL 471373 2 (1992, Europe)

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SALLY OLDFIELD The Flame ratings distribution

2.56
(8 ratings)

Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music (25%)
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection (50%)
Good, but non-essential (12%)
Collectors/fans only (12%)
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Review by kenethlevine
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog-Folk Team

Going by Natasha here, SALLY OLDFIELD doubles down on her world music fascinations. If she did invite the world to guest on "The Flame", it appears only half of them showed up. She even tries her hand at reggae again ("No Heart"), and light jazz rock (title track) but doesn't go far enough with each before descending into lower level synth pop territory which was never her forte. While preferable to the attempts to resurrect old glories in glossy format, or the dire version of VAN MORRISON's "Into the Mystic", the real triumph is the earthy new age of "Autumn Prelude" with its festive vocalise. At best a one alarm blaze at 2.5 stars rounded down.

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