Choose love

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Choose love
Ringo Starr's studio album

Publication
(s)

0July 7, 2005 ( US ) ,
July 25, 2005 ( EU )

Label (s) Koch (USA) / CNR Records (Europe)

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

12

running time

44 min 36 s

occupation
  • Gary Burr - acoustic guitar, guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Dudas - guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Mirando - guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Cox - piano
  • Dean Grakal - backing vocals
  • The Rose Stone Choir - choral singing

production

  • Mark Hudson,
  • Ringo Starr

Studio (s)

  • Whatinthewhatthe? Studios
  • The Village Recorders - Los Angeles, USA
  • Rocca Bella Studio, UK
chronology
Tour 2003
2004 		Choose love Photographer: The Very Best of Ringo
2007

Choose Love is the 24th album or the 14th studio album by Ringo Starr after the Beatles split up . It was released in Europe on July 25, 2005 (USA: June 7, 2005).

History of origin

After the release of his studio album Ringo Rama in March 2003, Ringo Starr decided to continue the musical concept. It is the fourth studio album that Mark Hudson and Ringo Starr produced together. Most of the compositional work was again carried out by Ringo Starr, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas, Gary Burr and Dean Grakal.

The little information about the album comes from an interview with Ringo Starr and Mark Hudson, which can be found on the web links listed; so the album was originally just supposed to be called Love .

Oh My Lord is a musical answer to the song My Sweet Lord by George Harrison . The recording times for the album are not documented, they probably stretched over the years 2004 to 2005. In 2004 and 2005 Ringo Starr was not on tour with the All-Starr Band. Finally, the songs were mixed in the Dave Way at Way Station Studios.

Overall, the album seems less rock-oriented than the previous album.

Choose Love was Ringo Starr's fourth album to be released on Koch Records .

Cover design

The cover was designed by Tyrone Drake. The cover photos were from Barbara Bach . The CD comes with an illustrated eight-page booklet that contains information about the album.

Track list

  1. Fading In Fading Out (Richard Starkey * / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr) - 3:57
  2. Give Me Back the Beat (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr / Steve Dudas / Dean Grakal) - 3:54
  3. Oh My Lord (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr / Steve Dudas / Dean Grakal) - 5:32
  4. Hard to Be True (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr) - 3:28
  5. Some People (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr / Steve Dudas / Dean Grakal) - 3:18
  6. Wrong All the Time (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr) - 3:39
  7. Don't Hang Up (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr) - 3:27
  8. Choose Love (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr) - 3:08
  9. Me and You (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Steve Dudas) - 2:15
  10. Satisfied (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Nicholson) - 3:19
  11. The Turnaround (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr / Steve Dudas / Dean Grakal) - 3:54
  12. Free Drinks (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr / Steve Dudas / Dean Grakal) - 4:47
∗ Richard Starkey is the birth name of Ringo Starr

Re-releases

The CD release from 2005 has not yet been remastered .

USA deluxe version

A DualDisc from the album was released in the USA, with the regular album being heard on the CD side. On the DVD side, the album can be heard in an enhanced stereo mix to continue the DVD includes a 9 1 / 2  -minütige documentary about the album and the lyrics, a biography of Ringo Starr and an analysis of songs by Ringo Starr and Mark Hudson .

European deluxe version

In Europe, the content of the US DualDisc was released on a separate DVD along with the regular CD.

Single releases

No singles were released from the album. However, the promotional CD single Fading In Fading Out was released in Europe and the USA .

Chart placements

The album missed the official album charts.

Others

  • It was not published in LP format.
  • A promotional music video was recorded for the song Fading In Fading Out .

literature

  • CD booklet

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Promotion CD single: Fading In Fading Out