Postcards from Paradise

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Postcards from Paradise
Ringo Starr's studio album

Publication
(s)

March 27, 2015 ( D ) ,
March 30, 2015 ( UK ) ,
March 31, 2015 ( US )

Label (s) Universal Music Group

Format (s)

CD , LP , download

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

11

running time

43 min 57 s

occupation
  • Gary Nicholson - guitar
  • Steve Dudas - guitar
  • Jason Borger - keyboards
  • Richard Page - bass , backing vocals
  • Michael Bradford - bass
  • Bruce Sugar - synthesizer sitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, string arrangement
  • Ann Marie Simpson - violin , string arrangement
  • Warren Ham - saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Amy Keys - backing vocals
  • Kari Kimmel - background vocals
  • Double Treble - backing vocals
  • Windy Wagner - background vocals

production

Ringo Starr

Studio (s)

Rocca Bella West, Los Angeles, USA; Rydenhurst, UK

chronology
ICON
2014 		Postcards from Paradise Give More Love
2017

Postcards from Paradise is the 34th album, respectively the 18th studio album by Ringo Starr after the separation of the Beatles . It was released on March 27, 2015 in Germany (UK: March 30, 2015, USA: March 31, 2015).

History of origin

Since the recording of his studio album Y Not , Ringo Starr took over the responsible role of the first producer ; At Ringo 2012 he was the first sole producer, which he continued with the album Postcards from Paradise .

The exact recording times for the album Postcards from Paradise are not documented, they stretched from autumn 2013 to November 2014. Ringo Starr's current All-Starr Band, which has been performing in the same formation since 2012, consists of Steve Lukather , Gregg Rolie , Todd Rundgren , Richard Page, Mark Rivera and Gregg Bissonette harmonized optimally humanly for the first time, according to Ringo Starr, which had a positive effect on the creative process behind the creation of the album. The tour musicians, with the exception of Mark Rivera, worked on the album Postcards from Paradise as studio musicians and co-composers. Island in the Sun was composed by the All-Starr Band during the tour. The studio recordings were made in the Rocca Bella Studio, which is located in a Ringo Starr guest house in Los Angeles , and the musicians were recorded depending on the availability of the individual artists.

Compared to the previous album, Ringo 2012 , more prominent musicians were involved in this album. It worked, among others, Joe Walsh , Richard Marx , Peter Frampton and David A. Stewart and the (former) member of the All-Starr Band Todd Rundgren with. Ringo Starr was the composer or co-composer of all eleven songs. The song Rory and the Hurricanes is the fourth homage to his time before the Beatles after the songs In Liverpool from the album Ringo 2012 , The Other Side of Liverpool from the album Y Not and Liverpool 8 from the album of the same name, which are reminiscent of his hometown, with some autobiographical Texts that are directed. Rory and the Hurricanes was the name of the band in which Ringo Starr played drums for the Beatles. In an interview, Starr mentioned that several book publishers would like to publish an autobiography of his, but the condition is that they focus thematically on the time with the Beatles. That is the reason why he processes parts of his life musically. The song Postcards from Paradise contains lyrics mainly from Beatles songs, other songs on the album are also musically reminiscent of the Beatles.

Postcards from Paradise is Ringo Starr's fourth album to be released by Universal .

Cover design

The cover was designed by Vartan, Masaki Koike and Meire Murakami. The front photo of the cover is by Rob Shanahan, the back photo by Scott Ritchie. The CD is accompanied by a twelve-page booklet that contains information about the songs and the album as well as the lyrics.

Track list

  1. Rory and the Hurricanes (Richard Starkey * / Dave Stewart ) - 4:09
  2. You Bring the Party Down (Richard Starkey / Steve Lukather ) - 3:41
  3. Bridges (Richard Starkey / Joe Walsh ) - 5:01
  4. Postcards from Paradise (Richard Starkey / Todd Rundgren ) - 5:18
  5. Right Side of the Road (Richard Starkey / Richard Marx ) - 3:12
  6. Not Looking Back (Richard Starkey / Richard Marx) - 3:50
  7. Bamboula (Richard Starkey / Van Dyke Parks ) - 3:20
  8. Island in the Sun (Richard Starkey / Todd Rundgren / Richard Page / Steve Lukather / Gregg Rolie / Warren Ham / Gregg Bissonette ) - 4:02
  9. Touch and Go (Richard Starkey / Gary Burr) - 3:36
  10. Confirmation (Richard Starkey / Glen Ballard ) - 3:37
  11. Let Love Lead (Richard Starkey / Gary Nicholson) - 4:11
∗ Richard Starkey is the birth name of Ringo Starr

Re-releases

The CD release from 2012 has not yet been remastered .

Single releases

The only single Postcards from Paradise was released on March 3, 2015 as a download single.

Chart placements

year album Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
2015 Postcards from Paradise - - - - 99
year Single release Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
2015 Postcards from Paradise - - - - -

Others

A release as LP took place as with the previous albums Y Not and Ringo 2012 .

Ringo at the Ryman

Between the last (Ringo 2012) and current studio album, the concert DVD Ringo at the Ryman was released in March 2013 . The DVD contains 26 songs by the twelfth All Starr band from the concert in the Ryman Auditorium , which was recorded on July 7, 2012 in Nashville , on Ringo Starr's 72nd birthday. Ringo Starr sang 13 songs. The set list was as follows:

  1. Open / Matchbox - Ringo Starr
  2. It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
  3. Wings - Ringo Starr
  4. I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren
  5. Evil Ways - Gregg Rolie
  6. Rosanna - Steve Lukather
  7. Kyrie - Richard Page
  8. Don't Pass Me By - Ringo Starr
  9. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren
  10. Boys - Ringo Starr
  11. Yellow Submarine - Ringo Starr
  12. Black Magic Woman - Gregg Rolie
  13. Band Intro / Happy Birthday - Ringo Starr
  14. Anthem - Ringo Starr
  15. I'm the Greatest - Ringo Starr
  16. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
  17. You Are Mine - Richard Page
  18. Africa - Steve Lukather
  19. Everybody's Everything - Gregg Rolie
  20. I Wanna Be Your Man - Ringo Starr
  21. Love Is the Answer - Todd Rundgren
  22. Broken Wings - Richard Page
  23. Hold the Line - Steve Lukather
  24. Photographer - Ringo Starr
  25. Act Naturally - Ringo Starr
  26. With a Little Help from My Friends / Give Peace a Chance - Ringo Starr

There was no CD release.

literature

  • CD booklet

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