White Flames
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White Flames is the solo first album by British blues guitarist Snowy White
, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music
), and remastered for CD in 1992, featuring an unreleased live song and a different track order.
This album included an extended version of the #6 UK chart hit "Bird of Paradise
".
Snowy White
Snowy White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd and, more recently, for Roger Waters'...
, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...
), and remastered for CD in 1992, featuring an unreleased live song and a different track order.
This album included an extended version of the #6 UK chart hit "Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise (Snowy White song)
"Bird of Paradise" is the debut single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White, from his debut album, White Flames, released in 1983. The single became White's biggest hit, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks...
".
Original LP
- "Lucky Star"
- "Bird of ParadiseBird of Paradise (Snowy White song)"Bird of Paradise" is the debut single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White, from his debut album, White Flames, released in 1983. The single became White's biggest hit, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks...
" - "The Journey - Part One"
- "The Journey - Part Two"
- "Don't Turn Back"
- "It's No Secret"
- "Lucky I've Got You"
- "The Answer"
- "Open Carefully"
- "At the Crossroads"
CD
- "Open Carefully" - 3:09
- "Crossroads" - 4:51
- "The Journey, Parts I & II" - 6:38
- "Lucky Star" - 7:02
- "It's No Secret" - 3:51
- "Don't Turn Back" - 3:50
- "Bird of Paradise" - 5:00
- "Lucky I've Got You" - 3:57
- "The Answer" - 3:37
- "For the Rest of My Life" (live) - 8:24
Personnel
- Snowy WhiteSnowy WhiteSnowy White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd and, more recently, for Roger Waters'...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Kuma Harada - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - Jess Bailey - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, moog synthesizerMoog synthesizerMoog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
, electric pianoElectric pianoAn electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...
except tracks 1 & 2 (LP) - Richard Bailey - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Godfrey Wang - string synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
on tracks 1 & 2 (LP)
Production
- Tom NewmanTom Newman (musician)Not to be confused with Thomas Newman.Tom Newman is an English record producer and musician...
- 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
SingleYear | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | "Bird Of Paradise" | Pop Singles | 6 |