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Liverpool 8 is the 15th studio album by Ringo Starr, released worldwide on 14 January 2008.[1] 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.[2]

For the song, see Liverpool 8 (song). For the Liverpool postal district, see Toxteth.
"Pasodobles" redirects here. For traditional dance from Spain, see Pasodoble.

Liverpool 8
Studio album by
Ringo Starr
Released14 January 2008
Recorded2006–07
StudioRoccabella, UK;
Whatinthewhatthe?, Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length45:28
LabelCapitol
ProducerRingo Starr, Mark Hudson, Dave Stewart
Ringo Starr chronology
Ringo Starr: Live at Soundstage
(2007)		 Liverpool 8
(2008)		 Ringo 5.1: The Surround Sound Collection
(2008)
Singles from Liverpool 8
  1. "Liverpool 8"
    Released: 4 December 2007

Background


Liverpool 8 was originally planned for release in June 2007, and began as another production by the collaborative team of Mark Hudson and Starr (the two had previously co-produced Vertical Man, I Wanna Be Santa Claus, VH1 Storytellers, Ringo Rama, and Choose Love). However, the release date was pushed back to the beginning of 2008 when Hudson was replaced by Dave Stewart after a falling out with Starr. The album's production credits read, "Produced by Ringo Starr and Mark Hudson; Re-Produced by Ringo Starr and David Stewart."

All of the songs but one were written with the Roundheads, although Stewart also has several co-writing credits. Starr's attorney Bruce Grakal told journalist Peter Palmiere that the partnership between Hudson and Starr was over and they would never work together again. This happened after Hudson dropped out of Starr's 2006 tour as musical director to do the television special The One: Making a Music Star. According to Palmiere, Hudson claimed that the split was over Starr's insistence on using synthesized sounds, for which Stewart is known, whereas Hudson wanted real guitars, pianos, strings etc.[3] However, concerning the parting of ways with Hudson, Starr commented, "The separation between Mark Hudson and myself was a question of trust and friendship and had nothing to do with synthesizers."


Release


Liverpool 8 was released worldwide by Capitol Records. The title refers to the postal district of the Toxteth area of Liverpool in which Starr was born. The album was released on CD, MP3, and USB Wristband. It was available as a free audio stream at www.vh1classic.com before its release date. The title track was released on CD and digital download as the first single from the album on 7 January 2008. Liverpool 8 entered the UK Album Chart at number 91,[4] and reached a peak of number 94 in the US.[5] The album sold 7,000 copies within the first week of release[6] and as of January 2010, 31,000 copies have been sold.[7]

A few weeks later after the album release, readers of the New York Daily News were offered a non-album track called "It's Love", which was recorded during the sessions for Liverpool 8.[8]


Reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
about.com[10]
AllMusic[11]
Billboard(favourable)[12]
The Music Box[13]
The Phoenix[14]
PopMatters[15]
Record Collector[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
The Times[18]
Uncut[19]

Liverpool 8 has a 59 percent "mixed or average" rating from Metacritic.[9] Billboard gave the album a positive review, calling it "full of nostalgia for the good ol' days".[12] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes that "it's nothing too flashy and it has not one tune that calls attention to itself".[20] In a particularly unfavourable review for The Times, Pete Paphides wrote that "it’s hard not to boggle at Liverpool's susceptibility to flattery", and "Just because [the album] was fun to make, it doesn’t follow that you might enjoy listening to it."[18]


Track listing


All tracks written by Ringo Starr, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr and Steve Dudas except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Liverpool 8" (Richard Starkey, David A. Stewart)4:51
2."Think About You"3:40
3."For Love" (Starkey, Hudson)3:49
4."Now That She's Gone Away" (Starkey, Hudson, Burr)3:02
5."Gone Are the Days" (Starkey, Hudson, Stewart)2:49
6."Give It a Try" (Starkey, Hudson, Dudas)3:26
7."Tuff Love"4:33
8."Harry's Song"4:00
9."Pasodobles" (Starkey, Hudson, Burr, Dudas, Dean Grakal)4:17
10."If It's Love That You Want"3:06
11."Love Is"3:52
12."R U Ready"3:59

USB file listing


The Ringo Starr Liverpool 8 Exclusive Reusable USB Wristband claims to contain on its packaging:

The Bio could not be located among the USB files.
These are the actual files found on the USB drive.


Root Directory


The root directory contains two system files, one system directory (empty), and four directories with the actual assets. Note, the original directory dates were lost when the USB was inserted into a Windows 10 PC.

File NameTypeDateSize in BytesInformation
.DS_StoreSystem File12/18/2007 01:51 PM6,148
.TrashesSystem Directory12/18/2007 01:50 PMAn Empty System Directory
._.TrashesSystem File12/18/2007 01:50 PM4,096
Liverpool 8 - 192kbit/sDirectoryContains the Songs
Liverpool 8 ArtworkDirectoryContains the Artwork
Liverpool 8 VideoDirectoryContains the Video
Ringtune Clips - 192kbit/sDirectoryContains the Ringtunes

Liverpool 8 - 192kbps Directory


This directory contains the twelve songs on the album in MP3 format. Technical details of the files are:

File NameTypeDateSize in BytesDuration
01 01 - Liverpool 8 - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM6,994,4464:51
02 02 - Think About You - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM5,286,6683:40
03 03 - For Love - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM5,506,0903:49
04 04 - Now That She's Gone - 192kbp.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM4,378,2383:02
05 05 - Gone Are The Days - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM4,077,9322:49
06 06 - Give It A Try - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM4,960,0313:26
07 07 - Tuff Love - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM6,563,7374:33
08 08 - Harrys Song - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM5,780,0654:00
09 09 - Pasodobles - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM6,180,6784:17
10 10 - If It's Love That You Want - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:54 AM4,472,2873:06
11 11 - Love Is - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM5,580,0693:52
12 12 - R U Ready - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:53 AM5,746,8363:59

Liverpool 8 Artwork Directory


The artwork is found on a single PDF file with two pages showing the album's cover art on the first page and a track listing next to Ringo's picture on the second page.

File NameTypeDateSize in Bytes
ringo_L8_cover for USB.pdfPDF File12/18/2007 12:54 AM493,660

Liverpool 8 Video Directory


The single video file contains three of the items promised on the packaging:

The technical details of the video file are:

File NameTypeDateSize in BytesDuration
LIVERPOOL USB HD FINAL 12-1_1Mbit/s.mp4MP4 File12/18/2007 12:54 AM35,619,3457:45

Ringtune Clips - 192kbps Directory


The two ringtones are encoded identical to the twelve songs. They are 38 and 27 second edits of two of the album's songs.

File NameTypeDateSize in BytesDuration
01 Liverpool 8 Ringtune Clip - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:54 AM930,6630:38
02 For Love Ringtune Clip - 192kbit/s.mp3MP3 File12/18/2007 12:54 AM665,4650:27

Personnel


Personnel per booklet.[21]


Charts


Chart Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 207

References


  1. Jackson, Andrew Grant (2012). Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780810882232.
  2. "Ringo Starr's EMI Catalog Albums to Debut Digitally on August 28, New Album and Best of Disc Announced". ringostarr.com. 18 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2006.
  3. bbc.co.uk
  4. "Chart Log UK: DJ S - The System of Life". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. Mulligan, Kate Siobhan (2010). The Beatles: A Musical Biography. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. p. 146. ISBN 9780313376863.
  6. Stanislawski, Ethan (1 July 2008). "After poor album sales, Ringo speaks out against music press | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  7. Shriver, Jerry (15 January 2010). "Ringo Starr turning 70: Fab drummer talks about life, music - USATODAY.com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  8. "abbeyrd.best.vwh.net". Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  9. "Reviews for Liverpool 8 by Ringo Starr". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  10. Fontenot, Robert (January 2008). "Review – Ringo Starr – Liverpool 8 CD". about.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  11. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ringo Starr Liverpool 8". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  12. Liverpool 8
  13. John Metzger (10 January 2008). "Ringo Starr – Liverpool 8 (Album Review)". Musicbox-online.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  14. Milano, Brett (28 January 2008). "Ringo Starr Liverpool 8". The Phoenix. Boston. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  15. Lenser, Barry (24 January 2008). "Ringo Starr: Liverpool 8". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  16. Staunton, Terry (April 2008). "Ringo Starr – Liverpool 8". Record Collector. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  17. Sheffield, Rob (7 January 2008). "Ringo Starr Liverpool 8". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. Paphides, Pete (11 January 2008). "Ringo Starr Liverpool 8". The Times. London. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  19. Quantick, David (March 2008). "Ringo Starr – Liverpool 8". Uncut. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  20. allmusic ((( Liverpool 8 > Review )))[permanent dead link]
  21. Liverpool 8 (Booklet). Ringo Starr. Capitol, Capitol Music Group. 2008. 509995 17388 22.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. "想い出のリヴァプール" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 December 2020.



На других языках

[de] Liverpool 8

Liverpool 8 ist das 27. Album, beziehungsweise das 15. Studioalbum von Ringo Starr nach der Trennung der Beatles. Es wurde am 14. Januar 2008 in Europa (USA: 15. Januar 2008) veröffentlicht.
- [en] Liverpool 8

[es] Liverpool 8

Liverpool 8 es el decimocuarto álbum de estudio del músico británico Ringo Starr, publicado por la compañía discográfica Capitol Records en enero de 2008.

[it] Liverpool 8

Liverpool 8 è il quattordicesimo album in studio di Ringo Starr, uscito il 14 gennaio 2008 in tutto il mondo (il 15, negli USA).

[ru] Liverpool 8

Liverpool 8 — пятнадцатый студийный альбом Ринго Старра, выпущенный 14 января 2008 года (15 января — в США). Альбом стал возвращением Старра к лейблу EMI, с которым он не работал с 1975 года, когда закончился контракт компании с The Beatles.


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