Give More Love

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Give More Love
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Studio album by
Ringo Starr
Released15 September 2017
Recorded2017
StudioRoccabella West, Los Angeles; Fred's Kitchen, Stockholm [1]
Genre
Length38:16
Label UMe
Producer Ringo Starr [1]
Ringo Starr chronology
Postcards from Paradise
(2015)		Give More Love
(2017)		 What's My Name
(2019)
Singles from Give More Love
  1. "Give More Love"
    Released: 7 July 2017
  2. "We're on the Road Again"
    Released: 28 July 2017
  3. "So Wrong for So Long"
    Released: 18 August 2017
  4. "Standing Still"
    Released: 8 September 2017

Give More Love is the 19th studio album by English musician Ringo Starr. It was recorded primarily in Starr's home studio in Los Angeles and was released on 15 September 2017 by UMe. The album features Starr's frequent collaborators such as Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Gary Nicholson and Bob Malone, members of his All-Starr Band, and guest appearances by Starr's former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney. [2]

Contents

Background

Starr began working on the album following the release of Postcards from Paradise and a tour with his All-Starr Band. Starr initially recruited longtime collaborator David A. Stewart to help him produce a country album in Nashville, but ultimately ended up recording mostly rock tracks in his home studio. [2] The album features a number of Starr's regular collaborators, including former and current All-Starr band members Steve Lukather, Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh, Edgar Winter and Timothy B. Schmit.

Starr's former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney plays bass on two tracks and sings backing vocals. Starr announced McCartney's appearance on the album via Twitter. [4]

The album consists of ten new original tracks and four bonus tracks; the bonus tracks are all re-recordings of songs previously released by Starr. The re-recording of Starr's 1972 single "Back Off Boogaloo" is based on Starr's original demo of the song and features Electric Light Orchestra founder Jeff Lynne and Eagles member Joe Walsh on guitar. The re-recording of "You Can't Fight Lightning" from Stop and Smell the Roses features the Swedish band Alberta Cross, and the re-recordings of Starr's song "Photograph" and his Beatles song "Don't Pass Me By" feature the American band Vandaveer.

Starr officially announced the album on 7 July 2017, his 77th birthday, and simultaneously released the title track as a single via streaming services and digital download. "We're on the Road Again", featuring McCartney, Lukather, Walsh and Winter, was released as a second single on 18 July. The country track "So Wrong for So Long" was released as a single on 18 August. [5] "Standing Still" was released as the final single on 8 September. [6]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 55/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Express & Star 7/10 [10]

Give More Love received mixed reviews upon its release. Rolling Stone 's Will Hermes described Starr as "rock's mischievously minimalist id and Eternal-Optimist Emeritus", [10] and called the album "a well-timed all-star candygram". AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "this isn't the kind of album that plays its cards close to the vest; as the title suggests, this is open-hearted, kind music." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We're on the Road Again"
4:24
2."Laughable"
2:58
3."Show Me the Way"
  • Starkey
  • Lukather
4:42
4."Speed of Sound"
3:46
5."Standing Still"
3:06
6."King of the Kingdom"
4:36
7."Electricity"
3:38
8."So Wrong for So Long"
4:03
9."Shake It Up"
3:02
10."Give More Love"
  • Starkey
  • Nicholson
4:01
Total length:38:16
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Back Off Boogaloo"
2:55
12."Don't Pass Me By" (featuring Vandaveer)Starkey3:38
13."You Can't Fight Lightning" (featuring Alberta Cross)Starkey4:21
14."Photograph" (featuring Vandaveer)
3:35
Total length:52:45

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 94
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 43
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [15] 18
French Albums (SNEP) [16] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 69
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [18] 68
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 76
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 71
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 51
US Billboard 200 [22] 128

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