The Flag (album)

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The Flag
The flag rick james.jpg
Studio album by
Rick James
Released1986
Recorded1985−1986
Label Gordy
Producer Rick James
Rick James chronology
Glow
(1985)		The Flag
(1986)		 Wonderful
(1988)

The Flag is the ninth studio album by Rick James, released in 1986. [1] [2] It was his last album on the Gordy Records imprint of Motown Records. [3] James considered The Flag to be a political album. [4]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 95 on the Billboard Top 200. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Robert Christgau C+ [7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

People wrote that James's "strong, supple voice and superb arranging talents are wasted." [10] 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." [2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James.

  1. "Freak Flag"
  2. "Forever and a Day"
  3. "Sweet and Sexy Thing"
  4. "Free to Be Me"
  5. "Save It for Me"
  6. "Freak Flag"
  7. "R U Experienced"
  8. "Funk in America / Silly Little Man"
  9. "Slow and Easy (Interlude)"
  10. "Slow and Easy"
  11. "Om Raga"
  12. "Painted Pictures"
  13. "Freak Flag"

2014 digital remaster bonus tracks

  2. "Sweet and Sexy Thing (12" Extended Mix)" - 9:06
  3. "Forever and a Day (12" Extended Mix)" - 7:37

2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks

  2. "Sweet and Sexy Thing (12" Extended Mix)" - 9:06
  3. "Sweet and Sexy Thing (12" Instrumental)" - 8:08
  4. "Sweet and Sexy Thing (12" Version)" - 7:41
  5. "Forever and a Day (12" Extended Mix)" - 7:37
  6. "Forever and a Day (Instrumental)" - 7:34

References

  1. ↑ Benjaminson, Peter (March 1, 2017). Super Freak: The Life of Rick James. Chicago Review Press. ISBN   9781613749609.
  2. 1 2 "James: No Stomp". Los Angeles Times. July 20, 1986.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (August 8, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306298.
  4. ↑ Powell, Elliott H. (2020). Sounds from the Other Side. University of Minnesota Press. p. 65.
  5. ↑ "Rick James". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "The Flag Rick James". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "Rick James". Robert Christgau.
  8. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 571.
  9. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 358.
  10. ↑ "Picks and Pans Review: The Flag". People.


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