Postcards from Paradise | ||||
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Studio album by Ringo Starr | ||||
Released | 31 March 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014–15, Roccabella West, Los Angeles and Rydinghurst, UK | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 43:57 | |||
Label | UMe, Universal Music Group International | |||
Producer | Ringo Starr | |||
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Singles from Postcards from Paradise | ||||
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Metacritic | 61/100 |
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Classic Rock | 5/10 |
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Postcards from Paradise is the 18th studio album by Ringo Starr. It was released on 31 March 2015.
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".
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.
Personnel per booklet.