Описание
Ringo Starr- LIVERPOOL 8- CD- 2008- Capitol Records, Inc.- 5099951738822- 400 grn
LIVERPOOL 8 is the 15th studio album by Ringo Starr, released worldwide on 14th January 2008. 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. The title refers to the postal district of the Toxteth area of Liverpool in which Ringo Starr was born. For a Beatle, Ringo Starr has had a relatively quiet latter-day solo career. After salvaging his tattered reputation in 1992 with Time Takes Time, Starr settled into touring regularly with his ever-changing All-Starr Band, documenting almost every tour with a live album, then turning out a new studio album every three or four years. After Time Takes Time, all these albums were recorded in collaboration with Mark Hudson. Starr's albums with Hudson never grabbed much attention outside The Beatles hardcore and once he decamped from the majors to the indie Koch Records in 2003, they never received much of a marketing push. This collaboration continued into 2007 as the duo embarked on what would become the LIVERPOOL 8 album, but they had a falling out in the final stages of recording, with former Eurythmic David A. Stewart brought in at the last minute to polish up the album and collaborate on its title song. Stewart helps give LIVERPOOL 8 the gloss the album needs as it's not only Ringo's first major-label album in five years, it's his homecoming to Capitol Records, the label that released the Beatles albums and Starr's first, best solo albums.
PERSONNEL: Ringo Starr – drums, vocals, percussion, backing vocals, claps, organ; Sean Hurley – bass; David A. Stewart – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, orchestra arrangement, backwards fabulousness, slide guitar; Gary Burr – backing vocals, claps, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, whistle, keyboards, mandolin; Steve Dudas – backing vocals, claps, electric guitar, classical guitar; Brent Carpenter – backing vocals, claps; Mark Hudson – backing vocals, claps, bass, electric guitar, piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, bongos, harmonica, mellotron; Keith Allison, Bruce Sugar – backing vocals, claps; Zac Rae – keyboards; Dave Way – bass; Jesse Davey – electric guitar.
On the surface, LIVERPOOL 8 does indeed feel a bit like a comeback: Stewart's "re-production" turns the music shiny and sleek on "Gone Are The Days" or Ringo's stroll through his back pages on "Liverpool 8". On "R U Ready" Ringo jovially stares into the great beyond - which is just enough of a hook to reel in boomers who haven't listened to Ringo in years. LIVERPOOL 8 is a relaxed, amiable collection of friendly pop tunes: it's nothing too flashy and it has no one tune that calls attention to itself, but it's a well-constructed, casually charming pop record. But even if LIVERPOOL 8 is a little bit too pumped up and slick for its own good, Starr remains eminently likable, which is enough for those who have enjoyed Ringo Rama or Choose Love. However, it may not be enough for those hoping for another Ringo or Goodnight Vienna. LIVERPOOL 8 is merely another good latter-day record for Ringo, filled with songs about love. For those who already love Ringo, that's plenty good enough, but for those who often run the good man down, this is too light, easygoing, and sometimes unapologetically silly to change their minds. LIVERPOOL 8 features 12 tracks written and produced by Ringo Starr and Dave Stewart and confirms that, be it 1968 or 2008, when you ask for Ringo, it's Ringo you get.
Comes In A Standard Jewel Case With Clear Tray And Hype Sticker On Front And Includes 12-Page Booklet.
On CD: Made In The EU; On Back Cover: Printed In The EU.
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