Old Flame (Poco song)

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"Old Flame"
Single by Juice Newton
from the album Old Flame
B-side "One Touch"
ReleasedApril 5, 1986
Genre Country
Length3:01
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Reed Nielsen
Producer(s) Richard Landis
Juice Newton singles chronology
"Hurt"
(1985)
"Old Flame"
(1986)
"Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)"
(1986)

"Old Flame" is a song written by Reed Nielsen, and recorded by American country music artist Juice Newton. It was released in April 1986 as the third single and title track from her 1985 album Old Flame . Originally recorded and released by Poco as "This Old Flame" in 1984 from their album Inamorata , their version failed to chart. The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[ citation needed ]3

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
  2. "Juice Newton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.