Liverpool 8

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Liverpool 8
Ringo Starr - Liverpool 8.jpg
Studio album by
Ringo Starr
Released14 January 2008
Recorded2006–2007
StudioRoccabella, UK;
Whatinthewhatthe?, Los Angeles
Genre Rock
Length45:28
Label Capitol
Producer
Ringo Starr chronology
Ringo Starr: Live at Soundstage
(2007)		Liverpool 8
(2008)		 Ringo 5.1: The Surround Sound Collection
(2008)
Singles from Liverpool 8
  1. "Liverpool 8"
    Released: 4 December 2007

Liverpool 8 is the fifteenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released worldwide on 14 January 2008. [1] Received with mixed reviews, it marked Starr's return to EMI for the first time since leaving the label in 1975, following the end of the Beatles' recording contract with the company. [2]

Contents

Background

Liverpool 8 was originally planned for release in June 2007, and began as another production by the collaborative team of Mark Hudson and Starr (the two had previously co-produced Vertical Man , I Wanna Be Santa Claus , VH1 Storytellers , Ringo Rama , and Choose Love ). However, the release date was pushed back to the beginning of 2008 when Hudson was replaced by Dave Stewart after a falling out with Starr. The album's production credits read, "Produced by Ringo Starr and Mark Hudson; Re-Produced by Ringo Starr and David Stewart."

All of the songs but one were written with the Roundheads, although Stewart also has two co-writing credits. Starr's attorney Bruce Grakal told journalist Peter Palmiere that the partnership between Hudson and Starr was over and they would never work together again. This happened after Hudson dropped out of Starr's 2006 tour as musical director to do the television special The One: Making a Music Star . According to Palmiere, Hudson claimed that the split was over Starr's insistence on using synthesized sounds, for which Stewart is known, whereas Hudson wanted real guitars, pianos, strings etc. [3] However, concerning the parting of ways with Hudson, Starr commented, "The separation between Mark Hudson and myself was a question of trust and friendship and had nothing to do with synthesizers."

Release

Liverpool 8 was released worldwide by Capitol Records. The title refers to the postal district of the Toxteth area of Liverpool in which Starr was born. The album was released on CD, MP3, and USB Wristband. It was available as a free audio stream at www.vh1classic.com before its release date.[ citation needed ] The title track was released on CD and digital download as the first single from the album on 7 January 2008.[ citation needed ]Liverpool 8 entered the UK Album Chart at number 91, [4] and reached a peak of number 94 in the US. [5] The album sold 7,000 copies within the first week of release [6] and as of January 2010, 31,000 copies have been sold. [7]

A few weeks later after the album release, readers of the New York Daily News were offered a non-album track called "It's Love", which was recorded during the sessions for Liverpool 8. [8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
about.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Billboard (favourable) [12]
The Music BoxStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [17]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Liverpool 8 has a 59 per cent "mixed or average" rating from Metacritic. [9] Billboard gave the album a positive review, calling it "full of nostalgia for the good ol' days". [12] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes that "it's nothing too flashy and it has not one tune that calls attention to itself". [20] In a particularly unfavourable review for The Times , Pete Paphides wrote that "it’s hard not to boggle at Liverpool's susceptibility to flattery", and "Just because [the album] was fun to make, it doesn’t follow that you might enjoy listening to it." [18]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ringo Starr, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr and Steve Dudas except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Liverpool 8" (Richard Starkey, David A. Stewart)4:51
2."Think About You"3:40
3."For Love" (Starkey, Hudson)3:49
4."Now That She's Gone Away" (Starkey, Hudson, Burr)3:02
5."Gone Are the Days" (Starkey, Hudson, Stewart)2:49
6."Give It a Try" (Starkey, Hudson, Dudas)3:26
7."Tuff Love"4:33
8."Harry's Song"4:00
9."Pasodobles" (Starkey, Hudson, Burr, Dudas, Dean Grakal)4:17
10."If It's Love That You Want"3:06
11."Love Is"3:52
12."R U Ready"3:59

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [21]

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [22] 207

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