White Flames

White Flames
Studio album by Snowy White
Released	August 1983
Recorded	Winter 1982
Studio	Good Earth Studios
Genre	Blues rock
Length	48:26 (CD)
Label	Towerbell (LP), Repertoire (CD)
Producer	Tom Newman, Kuma Harada
Snowy White chronology
White Flames (1983) Snowy White (1984)

White Flames is the first solo album by British blues guitarist Snowy White, released in 1983. It includes the song "Bird of Paradise", which reached No. 6 on the UK charts when it was released as a single.

The album has been issued with several different track lists and at least once under the title Bird of Paradise, after the hit single. ^[1] It was remastered and reissued on CD in 2010 with the bonus track "For the Rest of My Life", a non-album B-side recorded live in the studio. ^[1] Several songs differ slightly between the vinyl and CD editions of the album, with alternative mixes or edits in addition to the altered running order.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Snowy White

Original UK LP

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lucky Star"	6:41
2.	"Bird of Paradise"	5:03
3.	"The Journey – Part I"	3:28
4.	"The Journey – Part II"	2:52
5.	"Don't Turn Back"	3:48
6.	"It's No Secret"	3:50
7.	"Lucky I've Got You"	3:57
8.	"The Answer"	3:36
9.	"Open Carefully"	3:08
10.	"At the Crossroads"	4:44

2010 CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Open Carefully"	3:09
2.	"At the Crossroads"	4:51
3.	"The Journey (Part I)"	3:46
4.	"The Journey (Part II)"	2:50
5.	"Lucky Star"	7:02
6.	"It's No Secret"	3:51
7.	"Don't Turn Back"	3:50
8.	"Bird of Paradise"	5:00
9.	"Lucky I've Got You"	3:57
10.	"The Answer"	3:37
11.	"For the Rest of My Life" (recorded live)	8:24

Personnel

• Snowy White – guitars, vocals
• Kuma Harada – bass guitar, double bass
• Jess Bailey – keyboards, moog synthesizer, electric piano (except tracks 1, 2) (LP)
• Richard Bailey – drums, percussion
• Godfrey Wang – string synthesizer (tracks 1, 2) (LP) ^[3]

Production

• Tom Newman – 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

Chart (1984)	Position
UK [4]	21
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5]	34

References

1. "Snowy White – White Flames". Discogs . Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. "White Flames - Snowy White | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
3. "White Flames - Snowy White | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
4. "Snowy White – White Flames". Official UK Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 335. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.