Old Flame (Alabama song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Old Flame

| cover = Old_Flame_-_Alabama.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Alabama

| album = Feels So Right

| B-side = I'm Stoned

| released = January 23, 1981 (U.S.)

| recorded = December 14, 1980

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Neotraditional country

| length = 3:13

| label = RCA Nashville 12169

| writer = Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally

| producer = Harold Shedd and Alabama

| prev_title = Why Lady Why

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = Feels So Right

| next_year = 1981

}}

"Old Flame" is a song written by Donny Lowery and Mac McAnally, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in January 1981 as the first single from the album Feels So Right. The song was the group's third number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=18}}

Critical reception

According to Allmusic reviewer Al Campbell, it represented a traditional side to Alabama's repertoire.Campbell, Al. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r91586|pure_url=yes}} Feels So Right - Review]. Allmusic.com.

Charts

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Chart (1981)

!Peak
position

Canadian RPM Country Tracks

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References

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Works cited

  • Morris, Edward, "Alabama," Contemporary Books Inc., Chicago, 1985 ({{ISBN|0809253062}})
  • [{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t4222267|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic - Old Flame by Alabama].