Starpeace is Yoko Ono's 1985 concept album, designed to spread a message of peace around the world as an opposition to Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" missile defense system. As with most Ono albums it did not chart extensively but the single release of "Hell in Paradise" reached #16 on the US dance charts.
In 1986, Ono set out on a critically acclaimed world tour to accompany the album's message. The CD reissue includes a live recording of "Imagine"...
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Starpeace is Yoko Ono's 1985 concept album, designed to spread a message of peace around the world as an opposition to Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" missile defense system. As with most Ono albums it did not chart extensively but the single release of "Hell in Paradise" reached #16 on the US dance charts.
In 1986, Ono set out on a critically acclaimed world tour to accompany the album's message. The CD reissue includes a live recording of "Imagine" from the sellout Budapest show of the tour. An a'capella version of "Now or Never" from the same show was also a bonus track on A Story. Words, music, concept and vocals by Yoko Ono.
The video documentary release "Yoko Ono: Now & Then" (1984) includes footage of the recording sessions for Starpeace. Over the end credits, Ono performs an unreleased song apparently entitled "Rainbow Time".
A 12" promo single was released for the song "Cape Clear", featuring a re-edit of "Walking on Thin Ice" on the flipside.
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