Old Flame was recorded after Newton signed a new recording contract with RCA. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard album chart. In his review of
“You Make Me Want to Make You Mine”, written for Newton by Dave Loggins, was the album’s lead-off single and went to number one on the Billboard Country chart. The song was her first top ten hit in three years. This was followed by “Hurt” which also went to number one on Billboard’s chart. “Old Flame” and “Cheap Love”, the next two singles to be released, peaked at number five and number nine, respectively. “What Can I Do with My Heart”, the album’s final single release was written by Newton’s long-time collaborator Otha Young and also peaked at number nine.
“You Make Me Want to Make You Mine” earned Newton her fifth Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Vocalist. However, she lost to Rosanne Cash’s “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me” – which was written by Cash in response to losing a Grammy to Newton in 1983. “Both to Each Other (Friends & Lovers)”, a duet by Newton and Eddie Rabbitt, was released as a single in July 1985 and peaked at number one. This song was not included in the original release of Old Flame but was added to the vinyl, cassette, CD reissues.
Tracks
1 Cheap Love (Del Shannon) 03:31
2 You Make Me Want To Make You Mine (Dave Loggins) 04:09
3 Hurt (Al Jacobs; Jimmie Crane) 03:43
4 Old Flame (Reed Nielsen) 03:03
5 Stuck In The Middle With You (Gerry Rafferty; Joe Egan) 02:51
6 Feel A Whole Lot Better (Gene Clark) 03:30
7 What Can I Do With My Heart (Otha Young) 03:35
8 With You (Carol Parks; Dean Parks) 03:38
9 One Touch (Michael Anderson) 03:27
10 Let Your Woman Take Care Of You (Don Cook; Gary Nicholson) 03:41
1 Cheap Love
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar (solo) - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Organ - Alan Pasqua
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Kenny Edwards
Background Vocals - Joe Chemay
Background Vocals - Bob Carlisle
Vocals - Juice Newton
2 You Make Me Want To Make You Mine
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar (solo) - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Andrew Gold
Background Vocals - Kenny Edwards
Background Vocals - Timothy B Schmit
Vocals - Juice Newton
3 Hurt
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar (solo) - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Organ - Alan Pasqua
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Sax - Tom Scott
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Beth Andersen
Background Vocals - Donna Davidson
Background Vocals - Jim Haas
Background Vocals - Jon Joyce
Background Vocals - Richard Page
Background Vocals - Susan Boyd
Vocals - Juice Newton
4 Old Flame
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar (solo) - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Organ - Alan Pasqua
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Joe Chemay
Background Vocals - Kenny Edwards
Background Vocals - Bob Carlisle
Vocals - Juice Newton
5 Stuck In The Middle With You
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Gary Durrett
Guitar (solo) - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Organ - Alan Pasqua
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Gary Durrett
Background Vocals - Richard Landis
Vocals - Juice Newton
6 Feel A Whole Lot Better
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar (solo) - Andrew Gold
Guitar - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Organ - Alan Pasqua
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Kenny Edwards
Background Vocals - Timothy B Schmit
Background Vocals - Andrew Gold
Vocals - Juice Newton
7 What Can I Do With My Heart
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar (solo) - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Organ - Alan Pasqua
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Jim Haas
Background Vocals - Jon Joyce
Background Vocals - Richard Page
Vocals - Juice Newton
8 With You
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar (solo) - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Organ - Alan Pasqua
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Beth Andersen
Background Vocals - Donna Davidson
Background Vocals - Susan Boyd
Vocals - Juice Newton
9 One Touch
Bass - Robin Lamble
Drums - Gary Durrett
Guitar (solo) - Chuck Martin
Guitar - Otha Young
Keyboards - Jim Lang
Background Vocals - Joe Chemay
Background Vocals - Kenny Edwards
Background Vocals - Bob Carlisle
Vocals - Juice Newton
10 Let Your Woman Take Care Of You
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar (solo) - George Doering
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Philip Aaberg
Organ - Alan Pasqua
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua
Percussion - Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Beth Andersen
Background Vocals - Donna Davidson
Background Vocals - Susan Boyd
Vocals - Juice Newton
Producer – Richard Landis
Producer (Associate) – Otha Young
Arranged By – Charlie Calello
Coordinator – Kathy Anaya
Engineer – Joe Chiccarelli, Csaba Petocz, Ed Thacker
Engineer (Additional Recording) – Robert Conti
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Csaba Petocz, Ed Thacker
Mixed By (Assistant) – Sharon Rice, Daren Klein, Richard McKernan, Steve Himelfarb
Recorded By (Assistant) – Robert Conti, Dan Garcia, Jay Bodine, Marc DeSisto, Paul Levy, Steve Hug, Daren Klein, Richard McKernan, Steve Himelfarb
Design – John Coulter Design
Photography – Charles Bush
Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Mixed At Conway Studios
Mixed At The Complex
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Doering Studio
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Smilin’ Fish Studios
Recorded At Master Control, Burbank
Recorded At Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles
