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1985 studio album by Real Life
Flame
Studio album by Real Life
ReleasedOctober 1985
Recorded
Genre
Label
ProducerPeter Henderson
Real Life chronology
Master Mix
(1984) 		Flame
(1985) 		Down Comes the Hammer
(1986)
Singles from Flame
  1. "Face to Face"
    Released: September 1985
  2. "One Blind Love"/"Love's Not Easy"
    Released: December 1985

Flame is the second studio album from the Australian band Real Life. It was released in October 1985 on Glenn Wheatley's Wheatley Records in Australia. The album peaked at No. 42 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Tomas Mureika from AllMusic said "David Sterry and Richard Zatorski again have assembled a collection of solid synth pop singles-that-could-have-been," adding, "The hooky verses and singalong chorus were designed for radio play, but it was not meant to be."

Track listing

All songs written by David Sterry and Richard Zatorski.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."No Shame"3:28
2."Face to Face"4:20
3."One Blind Love"4:22
4."The Longest Day"4:06
5."I Wish"4:59
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Flame"5:05
2."The Legend"4:12
3."Take My Breath Away"3:32
4."Let's Fall in Love"3:45
5."Cathedral"4:18

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Real Life
  • David Sterry – vocals, guitar
  • Richard Zatorski – keyboards, violin
  • Allan Johnson – bass
  • Danny Simcic – drums, drum programming
Additional musicians
  • Steve Boltz – saxophone ("I Wish")
  • Wilbur Wilde – guitar solo ("The Legend")
  • Nicholai Ugrinsky – additional drum programming
Technical
  • Peter Henderson – producer, engineer
  • Paul Schroeder – assistant engineer
  • Peter Thompson – assistant engineer
  • Edu Meyer – assistant engineer
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Shoot That Tiger! – artwork
  • Tomek and Eryk – photography

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 42

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia October 1985 Wheatley Records SFL1 0128
United States of America 1985
  • Compact Disc
  • Cassette
 Curb Records, MCA Records, MCA-5639

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  2. ^ Mureika, Tomas. "Flame - Real Life". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. Flame (Inner sleeve). Real Life. Wheatley Records. 1985. SFL1 0128.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Real Life
  • David Sterry
  • Richard Zatorski
  • Alan Johnson
  • Danny Simcic
  • Steve Williams
  • George Pappas
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles


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