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Bobby Caldwell

My Flame

1978 · via The Notorious B.I.G.

Bobby Caldwell’s 1978 recording of “My Flame” is the earliest release on file. Bobby Caldwell shares the writing credit with Henry Marx. The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Sky’s the Limit” (1997) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Bobby Caldwell co-wrote "My Flame" and cut it himself back in 1978, so he shares the writing credit on "Sky's the Limit" too. Play his record first, then Biggie's, and listen to the ground the whole song stands on.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Bobby Caldwell and Henry Marx.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1978.

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The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Sky’s the Limit” (1997) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Biggie's "Sky's the Limit" samples a record called "My Flame." Which singer had "My Flame" on record before Biggie ever rhymed over it?Bobby Caldwell
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