Ringo Starr releases date of next solo album Postcards From Paradise

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Ringo Starr Slates 'Postcards From Paradise' Weeks Before Hall of Fame
Former Beatle's 18th solo album will feature appearances by Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton and Richard Marx
BY KORY GROW 
January 29, 2015


Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on October 21, 2014. The former Beatle will release his new album 'Postcards From Paradise' in March. Larry Marano/Getty

Ringo Starr will not go quietly into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. About a month before his induction, the ex-Beatle will release his 18th solo album, Postcards From Paradise, which will contain 11 original songs.

Among them are "Island in the Sun," the first he has written with his All-Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette – and songs featuring appearances by a number of his famous friends. "If I am recording and you're in town and drop by, you're going to be on the record," Starr said in a statement. Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Richard Marx, Peter Frampton and Glen Ballard, among many others, will make appearances on Postcards.

Postcards From Paradise will come out on March 31st, a couple of weeks after his North and South American tour, and weeks before his Hall of Fame induction on April 18th. The former Beatle will receive the Award for Musical Excellence.

When Rolling Stone asked Starr what the honor meant to him, he said, "It means recognition." He also said he was excited to join the company of his former bandmates. "Finally, the four of us are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame even though we were the biggest pop group in the land," he said.

He also said that he wasn't planning on performing at the event – unless Paul McCartney took the initiative to get him on the stage. "If he puts a band together, I'll do 'With A Little Help From My Friends,'" he said.

Ringo Starr, Postcards From Paradise Track List:

1. "Rory and the Hurricanes"
2. "You Bring the Party Down"
3. "Bridges"
4. "Postcards From Paradise"
5. "Right Side of the Road"
6. "Not Looking Back"
7. "Bamboula"
8. "Island in the Sun"
9. "Touch and Go"
10. "Confirmation"
11. "Let Love Lead"


Postcards From Paradise. Photo: Rob Shanahan.