"Old Flame" is a song written by Reed Nielsen, and recorded by American
country music
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artist
Juice Newton
Judith Kay "Juice" Newton (born February 18, 1952) is an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categorieswinning once in 1983as well ...
. It was released in April 1986 as the third single and title track from her 1985 album ''
Old Flame''. Originally recorded and released by
Poco
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as "This Old Flame" in 1984 from their album ''
Inamorata'', their version failed to chart. The song reached No. 5 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart.
Charts
References
1986 singles
1984 songs
Poco songs
Juice Newton songs
RCA Records Nashville singles
Song recordings produced by Richard Landis
Songs written by Reed Nielsen
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