The Flag (album)

The Flag
Studio album by
Released1986
Recorded1985−1986
LabelGordy
ProducerRick James
Rick James chronology
Glow
(1985)
The Flag
(1986)
Wonderful
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Flag is a studio album by Rick James, released in 1986.[5][6] It was his last album on the Gordy Records imprint of Motown Records.[7] James considered The Flag to be a political album.[8]

The album peaked at #95 on the Billboard Top 200.[9]

  1. ^ "The Flag - Rick James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Rick James". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 571.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 358.
  5. ^ Benjaminson, Peter (March 1, 2017). Super Freak: The Life of Rick James. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613749609 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "JAMES: NO STOMP". Los Angeles Times. July 20, 1986.
  7. ^ Thompson, Dave (August 8, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306298 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Powell, Elliott H. (2020). Sounds from the Other Side. University of Minnesota Press. p. 65.
  9. ^ "Rick James". Billboard.