The Flag (album)
The Flag is a Rick James album, released in 1986.[5][6] It was his last album on the Gordy Records imprint of Motown Records.[7]
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Released | April 18, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985-1986 | |||
Label | Gordy | |||
Producer | Rick James | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
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The album peaked at #95 on the Billboard Top 200.[8]
Critical reception
People wrote that James's "strong, supple voice and superb arranging talents are wasted."[9] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the album "is meant to be a return to the hard-core funk sound that established James, and while it’s a step in the right direction, it doesn’t stomp hard enough."[6]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Rick James
- "Freak Flag"
- "Forever and a Day"
- "Sweet and Sexy Thing"
- "Free To Be Me"
- "Save It For Me"
- "Freak Flag"
- "R U Experienced"
- "Funk in America / Silly Little Man"
- "Slow and Easy (Interlude)"
- "Slow and Easy"
- "Om Raga"
- "Painted Pictures"
- "Freak Flag"
- 2014 digital remaster bonus tracks
- 14. "Sweet And Sexy Thing (12" Extended Mix)" - 9:06
- 15. "Forever And A Day (12" Extended Mix)" - 7:37
- 2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks
- 14. "Sweet And Sexy Thing (12" Extended Mix)" - 9:06
- 15. "Sweet And Sexy Thing (12" Instrumental)" - 8:08
- 16. "Sweet And Sexy Thing (12" Version)" - 7:41
- 17. "Forever And A Day (12" Extended Mix)" - 7:37
- 18. "Forever And A Day (Instrumental)" - 7:34
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References
- "The Flag - Rick James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Robert Christgau: CG: Rick James". www.robertchristgau.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 571.CS1 maint: location (link)
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 358.
- Benjaminson, Peter (March 1, 2017). "Super Freak: The Life of Rick James". Chicago Review Press – via Google Books.
- "JAMES: NO STOMP". Los Angeles Times. July 20, 1986.
- Thompson, Dave (August 8, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- "Rick James". Billboard.
- "Picks and Pans Review: The Flag". PEOPLE.com.
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