*** CHOOSE LOVE *** 2005 *** 13

Choose Love is the thirteenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005. Recorded throughout 2004 into 2005, the album received strong reviews upon its release and preceded another promotional tour with Starr and his studio band, called "The Roundheads".

Using the same team that created Vertical Man and Ringo Rama, Starr produced the set with longtime musical partner Mark Hudson and performed it with their studio team. As ever, a Ringo Starr album would be lacking if it did not include some celebrity guests and Choose Love does not deviate from the formula; it features Billy Preston and Chrissie Hynde as its most notable guests.

Choose Love was initially released as a dual disc (CD on side, DVD on the other), with the DVD component featuring bonus features on the making of the album.




Del Album "Choose Love" album, la cancion Fading In, Fading Out fue el single que se distribuyo en Europa y a ultima hora decidieron que hacia falta el video y Ringo tomo media hora durante el descanso de un ensayo para hacerlo y que incluye clips de la sesion de grabacion. Ringo toca la bateria, Gregg y Matt Bissonette aparecen en el video asi como Mark Hart, pero no colaboraron en la elaboracion de esta cancion como musicos.

Verdaderamente asombroso lo que se puede hacer en media hora. Verdad?.

01. 00:00 "Fading In Fading Out"
02. 03:55 "Give Me Back the Beat"
03. 07:52 "Oh My Lord" (Featuring Billy Preston on organ)
04. 13:23 "Hard to Be True"
05. 16:51 "Some People"
06. 20:07 "Wrong All the Time"
07. 23:47 "Don't Hang Up" (Featuring Chrissie Hynde)
08. 27:17 "Choose Love"
09. 30:23 "Me and You"
10. 32:37 "Satisfied"
11. 35:57 "The Turnaround"
12. 39:52 "Free Drinks"

Choose Love is the 13th studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005. Recorded throughout 2004 into 2005, the album received strong reviews upon its release and preceded another promotional tour with Starr and his studio band, called "The Roundheads".

Using the same team that created Vertical Man and Ringo Rama, Starr produced the set with longtime musical partner Mark Hudson and performed it with their studio team. As ever, a Starr album would be lacking if it did not include some celebrity guests and Choose Love does not deviate from the formula; it features Billy Preston and Chrissie Hynde as its most notable guests.

Choose Love was initially released as a dual disc (CD on side, DVD on the other), with the DVD component featuring bonus features on the making of the album.

Choose Love failed to chart in the UK and even the US, where both Vertical Man and Ringo Rama had seen a measure of commercial success.

Track listing

All songs by Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr, Steve Dudas, and Dean Grakal, except where noted.

1."Fading In and Fading Out" (Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr) – 3:57
2."Give Me Back The Beat" – 3:54
3."Oh My Lord" – 5:32
a response to George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord", bookended by Starr's original demo of his song
features Billy Preston on organ
4."Hard to Be True" (Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr) – 3:28
features Billy Preston on backing vocals
5."Some People" – 3:18
6."Wrong All the Time" (Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr) – 3:39
features Billy Preston on organ
7."Don't Hang Up" (Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr) – 3:27
features Chrissie Hynde on co-lead vocals
8."Choose Love" (Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr) – 3:08
9."Me and You" (Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas) – 2:15
10."Satisfied" (Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Gary Nicholson) – 3:19
11."The Turnaround" – 3:54
12."Free Drinks" – 4:47
includes a brief untitled hidden musical piece following the track's end

Personnel

Ringo Starr – Lead Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Organ, Intro/Outro Demo Tape on "Oh My Lord", Loop on "Free Drinks"
John Amato – Saxophone
Gary Burr – Acoustic, Electric and Bass Guitars, Background Vocals
Jim Cox – Piano, Arrangement
Steve Dudas – Acoustic, Electric and Slide Guitars, Background Vocals
Dean Grakal – Background Vocals
Gary Grant – Horns
Dan Higgins – Horns, Saxophone, Woodwinds
Mark Hudson – Acoustic, Electric and Bass Guitars, Keyboards, Harmonica, Background Vocals
Chrissie Hynde – Vocals on "Don't Hang Up"
Mark Mirando – Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
Billy Preston – Piano, B3 Organ, Background Vocals
Robert Randolph – Electric Guitar
Barbara Starkey – Devil Voice on "The Turnaround"
The Rose Stone Choir – Choir Arrangement on "Oh My Lord" by Rose Stone


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Love