Make Believe (Platinum Weird album)

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Make Believe is the first album by Platinum Weird. To tie in with the band's back-story, it was marketed as a "lost" album from 1974, with vocals credited to fictional lead singer Erin Grace. In reality, the album was written and recorded in 2005 and 2006, with vocals by Kara DioGuardi. The album features Ringo Starr on two tracks.

Originally, the bonus disc that came in Best Buy copies of the album, was the actual album intended on being released. Out of fun, some of the album songs were re-recorded in a 70's style for a documentary to accompany the fictional back story of the album. Interscope Records sent the wrong album, the "1974" recordings, out to reviewers to review as the album. This series of events led to the "lost recordings" being released as the album and the actual Platinum Weird album, being released as a bonus disc in Best Buy stores.

Track listing

All songs written by Erin Grace (a.k.a. Kara DioGuardi) and Dave Stewart

1. "Will You Be Around"
2. "Lonely Eyes"
3. "Happiness"
4. "Make Believe"
5. "Picture Perfect"
6. "If You Believe in Love"
7. "Love Can Kill the Blues"
8. "I Pray"
9. "Piccadilly Lane"
10. "Goodbye My Love"

Bonus disc track list

1. "Happiness"
2. "Taking Chances"
3. "Will You Be Around"
4. "Nobody Sees"
5. "Crying At the Disco"
6. "Avalanche"
7. "Somebody to Love"
8. "All My Sorrows"
9. "Love Can Kill the Blues"
10. "Mississippi Valentine"
11. "I Pray"
12. "When We Met"

Personnel

• Erin Grace (a.k.a. Kara DioGuardi) - vocals
• Dave Stewart - guitars, vocals, harmonica
• Noel Chambers - organ, piano, mellotron
• Matthew Sugarman - bass
• Brian Parfitt - drums
• Ringo Starr - drums (4,6)
• Michael Addison - audio engineer
• Elton John & Steve Brown - executive producers
• "Big Al" Lakey - album artwork