By the '80s, Yoko Ono's music had neither the playful anarchy of her '60s performance art or the seething anger of her '70s albums. 1985's STARPEACE represents Ono's rapprochement with the pop music mainstream. Legend has it that hearing The B-52s' "Rock Lobster"-in which Kate Pierson and Cindy Williams mimicked Ono's early vocal style-inspired Ono and John Lennon to record 1980's DOUBLE FANTASY. Indeed, after new wave and post-punk, Ono's music no longer seemed quite as weird. Despite an opening song called "Hell In Paradise," most of STARPEACE consists of such relentlessly positive, sweet, catchy, and melodic synth-based songs as the mystical title track, "I Love All Of Me," and "Children Power." The Japanese edition of this CD contains a bonus track.
Includes liner notes by Yoko Ono.
Additional Tracks
Personnel: Yoko Ono (vocals); Sean Lennon (vocals); Tony Levin (whistling); Eddie Martinez (guitar, sitar, electric sitar, synthesizer, guitar synthesizer); Jimmy Rip (guitar); Jeff Bova, Phillip Ashley, Bernie Worrell, Mark Rivera (keyboards); Nicky Skopelitis, Clive Smith (synthesizer); Sly Dunbar (drums, percussion); Benny Gramm, Tony Williams (drums); Daniel Ponce, Aïyb Dieng, Anton Fier, Steve Scales (percussion); Yolanda Lee Lewis, Nona Hendryx, Bernard Fowler (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Bob Stevens.
Audio Remasterers: George Marino; Bob Stevens.
Audio Remixers: Bob Stevens; Yoko Ono.
Recording information: Right Track Recording, New York, NY.
Photographers: Bob Gruen; Mark Malabrigo; Samuel Havadtoy.
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