Postcards from Paradise

Postcards from Paradise
Studio album by Ringo Starr
Released 31 March 2015
Recorded 2014–15, Roccabella West, Los Angeles and Rydenhurst, UK
Genre Rock, pop, reggae
Length 43:57
Label Universal Music Enterprises
Producer Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr chronology

Ringo 2012
(2012)		 Postcards from Paradise
(2015)
Singles from Postcards from Paradise
  1. "Postcards From Paradise"
    Released: 3 March 2015

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.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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

Musicians[2]
Chart (Charts) Peak
position
Flanders 146
Wallonia 114
US Billboard 200 99
Italy 91
Spain 88
Netherlands 95
Flanders 146
US Billboard Tastemaker Albums 15
US Billboard Rock Albums 21
US Billboard Top Album Sales 60

References

  1. ↑ Grow, Kory (29 January 2015). "Ringo Starr Slates 'Postcards From Paradise' Weeks Before Hall of Fame". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "RINGO STARR'S NEW ALBUM 'POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE' TO BE RELEASED MARCH 31, PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE". ringostarr.com. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.