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Irons in the Fire (album)
This article is about the 1980 Teena Marie album. For the 2013 album of the same name, see Redlight King.
Irons in the Fire is the third album by American R&B/soul singer Teena Marie, released on July 6, 1980 by Motown. Her first self produced effort, it was dedicated to her father, Thomas Leslie Brockert. It received positive reviews on its release. In a 2009 interview she named it as her personal favourite of all her albums.