Postcards from Paradise
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Postcards from Paradise is the 18th studio album by Ringo Starr. It was released on 31 March 2015.[1]
Development
Several album titles were considered, including "Let Love Lead". The song "Island in the Sun" was co-written by every member of Starr's current All-Starr Band. The album was produced completely by Starr himself, and engineered by longtime collaborator Bruce Sugar. Starr worked with many of his regular songwriting and recording colleagues on "Postcards from Paradise", including Van Dyke Parks, Dave Stewart, and Gary Burr. As with his previous albums, Starr maintains a philosophy of "If you show up at my house and you can play, you're on the record".
Promotion and release
Starr first revealed the album's title through a Twitter post in January 2015. Three tracks, "Postcards from Paradise", "Right Side of the Road" and "Not Looking Back", became available for purchase in early March 2015. A lyric video for "Postcards from Paradise" was released on 5 March via Yahoo.com. "Confirmation", "Bamboula" and "Touch and Go" were released during the week preceding the album's release. The album was issued a few weeks before Starr's second induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 61/100[2] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Classic Rock | 5/10[5] |
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Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rory and the Hurricanes" | Richard Starkey, Dave Stewart | 4:09 |
2. | "You Bring the Party Down" | Starkey, Steve Lukather | 3:41 |
3. | "Bridges" | Starkey, Joe Walsh | 5:01 |
4. | "Postcards from Paradise" | Starkey, Todd Rundgren | 5:18 |
5. | "Right Side of the Road" | Starkey, Richard Marx | 3:12 |
6. | "Not Looking Back" | Starkey, Marx | 3:50 |
7. | "Bamboula" | Starkey, Van Dyke Parks | 3:20 |
8. | "Island in the Sun" | Starkey, Rundgren, Richard Page, Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette | 4:02 |
9. | "Touch and Go" | Starkey, Gary Burr | 3:36 |
10. | "Confirmation" | Starkey, Glen Ballard | 3:37 |
11. | "Let Love Lead" | Starkey, Gary Nicholson | 4:11 |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[11]
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Chart positions
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 146 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 114 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] | 95 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] | 91 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] | 88 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 99 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] | 21 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[19] | 15 |
UK (OCC)[20] | 157 |
References
- ^ Grow, Kory (29 January 2015). "Ringo Starr Slates 'Postcards From Paradise' Weeks Before Hall of Fame". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Reviews for Postcards from Paradise by Ringo Starr". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (30 March 2015). "Ringo Starr Postcards from Paradise". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Lipp, Chaz ("The Other Chad") (23 April 2015). "Music Review: Ringo Starr – 'Postcards from Paradise'". Blogcritics. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Flys, Phoebe (May 2015). "Ringo Starr Postcards From Paradise". Classic Rock. p. 107.
- ^ Zimmerman, Lee (1 April 2015). "Ringo Starr: Postcards From Paradise". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Snow, Mat (May 2015). "Ringo Starr Postcards From Paradise". Q. p. 112.
- ^ Heatley, Michael (May 2015). "Ringo Starr Postcards From Paradise". Record Collector. p. 106. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (31 March 2015). "Ringo Starr Postcards From Paradise Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Winograd, Jeremy (28 March 2015). "Ringo Starr: Postcards from Paradise". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Postcards from Paradise (Booklet). Ringo Starr. UMe/Universal Music Group International. 2015. 00602547236449.
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- ^ "Ultratop.be – Ringo Starr – Postcards from Paradise" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ringo Starr – Postcards from Paradise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Ringo Starr – Postcards from Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Ringo Starr – Postcards from Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Ringo Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Ringo Starr Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Ringo Starr Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 11.04.2015 (wk14)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 May 2015.