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| Postcards from Paradise | ||||
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| Released | 31 March 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–15 | |||
| Studio | Roccabella West, Los Angeles; Rydinghurst, UK | |||
| Genre | Rock [1] | |||
| Length | 43:57 | |||
| Label | UMe, Universal Music Group International | |||
| Producer | Ringo Starr | |||
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Postcards from Paradise is the 18th studio album by Ringo Starr. It was released on 31 March 2015. [2]
The album was produced completely by Starr himself, and engineered by longtime collaborator Bruce Sugar. Several album titles were considered, including "Let Love Lead".[ citation needed ] 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". The song "Island in the Sun" is notable as being the first studio recording that was co-written and recorded by every member of Starr's current All-Starr Band.
Rock photographer Rob Shanahan took the cover photograph, [3] which was developed further by Universal Music Group, Starr's record label. The label added a grey scalloped border in the manner of a postage stamp.
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.[ citation needed ] 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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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 61/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Blogcritics | [1] |
| Classic Rock | 5/10 [6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Record Collector | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Slant Magazine | [11] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rory and the Hurricanes" | 4:09 | |
| 2. | "You Bring the Party Down" |
| 3:41 |
| 3. | "Bridges" |
| 5:01 |
| 4. | "Postcards from Paradise" |
| 5:18 |
| 5. | "Right Side of the Road" |
| 3:12 |
| 6. | "Not Looking Back" |
| 3:50 |
| 7. | "Bamboula" |
| 3:20 |
| 8. | "Island in the Sun" (featuring the All Starr Band) |
| 4:02 |
| 9. | "Touch and Go" |
| 3:36 |
| 10. | "Confirmation" |
| 3:37 |
| 11. | "Let Love Lead" |
| 4:11 |
Personnel per booklet. [12]
Musicians
Production
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] | 146 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 114 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] | 95 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] | 91 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [17] | 83 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [18] | 88 |
| US Billboard 200 [19] | 99 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [20] | 21 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [21] | 15 |
| UK (OCC) [22] | 157 |
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