Choose Love
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| Studio album by Ringo Starr | ||
| Released | 7 June 2005 (US) 25 July 2005 (UK) |
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| Recorded | mid 2004 - early 2005 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 44:39 | |
| Label | Koch (US) CNR (UK) |
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| Producer(s) | Mark Hudson and Ringo Starr |
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Choose Love (2005) |
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Choose Love is the thirteenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005. Recorded throughout 2004 into 2005, the album received strong reviews upon its release and preceded another promotional tour with Starr and his studio band, called "The Roundheads".
Using the same team that created Vertical Man and Ringo Rama, Starr produced the set with longtime musical partner Mark Hudson and performed it with their studio team. As ever, a Ringo Starr album would be lacking if it did not include some celebrity guests and while Choose Love does not deviate from the formula, it features Billy Preston and Chrissie Hynde as its most notable guests.
Choose Love was initially released as a dual disc (CD on side, DVD on the other), with the DVD component featuring bonus features on the making of the album.
Ironically, while Choose Love is considered to be among Starr's very best albums, it failed to chart in the UK and even the US, where both Vertical Man and Ringo Rama had seen a measure of commercial success.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr/Steve Dudas/Dean Grakal, except where noted.
- "Fading In Fading Out" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr) – 3:57
- "Give Me Back The Beat" – 3:54
- "Oh My Lord" – 5:32
- a response to George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord", bookended by Starr's original demo of his song
- features Billy Preston on organ
- "Hard To Be True" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr) – 3:28
- features Billy Preston on backing vocals
- "Some People" – 3:18
- "Wrong All The Time" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr) – 3:39
- features Billy Preston on organ
- "Don't Hang Up" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr) – 3:27
- features Chrissie Hynde on co-lead vocals
- "Choose Love" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr) – 3:08
- "Me And You" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Steve Dudas) – 2:15
- "Satisfied" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Nicholson) – 3:19
- "The Turnaround" – 3:54
- "Free Drinks" – 4:47
- includes a brief untitled hidden musical piece following the track's end
