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The Flame (Dover album)

The Flame is the fifth album by Spanish rock band Dover, which was released on 27 October 2003. It was recorded in PKO Studios in Madrid with producer Rick Will and mastered by Stephen Marcussen (Marcussen Mastering, New York City).[2][3] The album sold 60,000 copies in Spain and approximately 50,000 copies in Germany. On 5 June 2004, the band played the music festival Rock am Ring in support of the album.

The Flame
Studio album by
Dover
Released27 October 2003
Recorded2003
StudioPKO Studios (Madrid, Spain)
GenreRock
Length30:02
LabelCapitol-EMI
ProducerRick Will
Dover chronology
It's Good to Be Me!
(2002) 		The Flame
(2003) 		Oh! Mother Russia
(2005)
Singles from The Flame
  1. "The Flame"
    Released: 13 October 2003
  2. "Honest"
    Released: December 2003
  3. "Mi Sombrero"
    Released: 20 April 2004
  4. "Die for Rock 'n' Roll"
    Released: 1 July 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard[1]

Reception

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In 2005, The Flame was ranked number 484 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]

Track listing

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Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

No.TitleLength
1."The Flame"2:23
2."27 Years"2:12
3."Leave Me Alone"2:34
4."My Fault"2:24
5."My Sombrero"2:40
6."After Hours"1:40
7."Honest"3:36
8."Someone Else's Bed"2:24
9."Die for Rock & Roll"2:35
10."On My Knees"3:08
11."One Black Day"2:07
12."All My Money"2:19
Total length:30:02

Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
Spanish Album Charts[5] 11

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Spain[7] 27 October 2003 CD Loli Jackson, Hispavox, Capitol, EMI Music
Austria[8] 26 January 2004
Germany[9]
Greece[10]
Portugal[11]
Denmark[12] 2 February 2004
Switzerland[13]
United Kingdom[14] 15 March 2004
Sweden[15] 21 April 2004

References

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  1. ^ Rensen, Michael. "Dover: The Flame - Review - Rock Hard". issue 201. Rock Hard.
  2. ^ "Dover vuelve con su álbum más positivo, pop y luminoso" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 27 October 2003.
  3. ^ Iñiguez, Fernando (23 January 2004). "Dover reivindica la esencia y la energía del 'rock and roll'" (in Spanish). El País.
  4. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 13. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  5. ^ "List of the best selling albums from 27.10.03 to 02.11.03". 2 November 2003.
  6. ^ Promusicae (4 January 2004). "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF) (in Spanish). Lista de los títulos mas vendidos del 29.12.03 al 04.01.04. The Flame sem. actu. 82, cert. Promusicae *(1 disco oro, 50,000).
  7. ^ "Dover: The Flame (Spain)". Discogs.com.
  8. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Austria)". Discogs.com.
  9. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Germany)". Discogs.com.
  10. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Greece)". Discogs.com.
  11. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Portugal)". Discogs.com.
  12. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Denmark)". Discogs.com.
  13. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Switzerland)". Discogs.com.
  14. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (United Kingdom)". Discogs.com.
  15. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Sweden)". Discogs.com.
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