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”.
Tracks
1 Rory And The Hurricanes (Ringo Starr; David A Stewart) 04:10
2 You Bring The Party Down (Ringo Starr; Steve Lukather) 03:42
3 Bridges (Ringo Starr; Joe Walsh) 05:01
4 Postcards From Paradise (Ringo Starr; Todd Rundgren) 05:19
5 Right Side Of The Road (Ringo Starr; Richard Marx) 03:15
6 Not Looking Back (Ringo Starr; Richard Marx) 03:50
7 Bamboula (Ringo Starr; Van Dyke Parks) 03:22
8 Island In The Sun (Ringo Starr; Todd Rundgren; Richard Page; Steve Lukather; Gregg Rolie; Warren Ham; Gregg Bissonette) 04:03
9 Touch And Go (Ringo Starr; Gary Burr) 03:37
10 Confirmation (Ringo Starr; Glen Ballard) 03:38
11 Let Love Lead (Ringo Starr; Gary Nicholson) 04:10
Musicians
1 Rory and the Hurricanes
| Bass | Michael Bradford |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Dave Stewart |
| Keyboards | Jason Borger |
| Background Vocals | Double Treble |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
2 You Bring the Party Down
| Bass (synthesizer) | Steve Lukather |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Sitar | Bruce Sugar |
| Percussion | Ringo Starr |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Background Vocals | Kari Kimmel |
| Background Vocals | Steve Lukather |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
3 Bridges
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Joe Walsh |
| Keyboards | Ringo Starr |
| Keyboards | Bruce Sugar |
| Percussion | Ringo Starr |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Background Vocals | Kari Kimmel |
| Background Vocals | Steve Lukather |
| Background Vocals | Joe Walsh |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
4 Postcards from Paradise
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Joe Walsh |
| Keyboards | Ringo Starr |
| Keyboards | Bruce Sugar |
| Piano | Bruce Sugar |
| Background Vocals | Todd Rundgren |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
5 Right Side of the Road
| Bass (synthesizer) | Bruce Sugar |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Peter Frampton |
| Reggae Guitar | Ringo Starr |
| Keyboards | Bruce Sugar |
| Organ | Benmont Tench |
| Percussion | Ringo Starr |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Background Vocals | Kari Kimmel |
| Background Vocals | Steve Lukather |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
6 Not Looking Back
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Richard Marx |
| Guitar | Dave Stewart |
| Piano | Benmont Tench |
| Synthesizer | Bruce Sugar |
| Violin | Ann Marie Simpson |
| Percussion | Ringo Starr |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Background Vocals | Windy Wagner |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
7 Bamboula
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Percussion | Ringo Starr |
| Piano | Van Dyke Parks |
| Synthesizer | Van Dyke Parks |
| Accordion | Van Dyke Parks |
| Trombone | Lee Thornburg |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Background Vocals | Windy Wagner |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
8 Island in the Sun
| Bass | Richard Page |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Warren Ham |
| Organ | Gregg Rolie |
| Sax | Warren Ham |
| Trumpet | Gregg Bissonette |
| Steel Drums | Gregg Bissonette |
| Percussion | Ringo Starr |
| Percussion | Gregg Bissonette |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Background Vocals | Steve Lukather |
| Background Vocals | Warren Ham |
| Background Vocals | Gregg Bissonette |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
9 Touch and Go
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Steve Dudas |
| Organ | Benmont Tench |
| Harmonica | Jimmy Z |
| Percussion | Ringo Starr |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Background Vocals | Kari Kimmel |
| Background Vocals | Steve Lukather |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
10 Confirmation
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Steve Dudas |
| Sax | Jimmy Z |
| Trombone | Lee Thornburg |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Background Vocals | Windy Wagner |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
11 Let Love Lead
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | Peter Frampton |
| Guitar | Gary Nicholson |
| Piano | Ringo Starr |
| Percussion | Ringo Starr |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Vocals | Ringo Starr |
Liner Notes
Producer – Ringo Starr
Product Manager – Dan Rose
Production Manager – Ute Friesleben
Engineer (Additional) – Ned Douglas
Engineer (Greg Rolie’s B3) – Sean Rolie
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Bruce Sugar, Ringo Starr
Programmed By (Keyboard Programming) – Bruce Sugar
Recorded By – Bruce Sugar
Art Direction – Vartan
Design – Masaki Koike, Meire Murakami
Photography – Scott Ritchie, Rob Shanahan
Mixed At Roccabella West
Recorded At Roccabella West
Recorded At Rydenhurst
Phonographic Copyright Roccabella Inc
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Postcards from Paradise is the 18th studio album by Ringo Starr. It was released on 31 March 2015.
Cheryl Milonopoulos on Facebook
November 4, 2016 @ 16:08
Super video for “Post Cards From Paradise”; and such a cute, romantic little song I’m sure Ringo’s wife adores. Luv the phrase references from early Beatles tunes, too. ??
As always, Luke delivers his soulful soloing magic on “You Bring The Party Down”. Interesting timing on that tune!