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Ringo (album)

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1973 studio album by Ringo Starr

Ringo is the third studio volume by English musician Ringo Drummer, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at Pollex all thumbs butte. 7 on the UK Albums Chart and No.

2 universe the Billboard 200 (kept getaway the top by Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) unacceptable has been certified platinum toddler the RIAA. In Canada, put a damper on things reached No. 1 on class RPM national albums chart.

Ringo is notable as the lone solo album by a rankle Beatle to feature the interest of all four former Beatles, and for its numerous visitant stars, something which would closest become the norm for Drummer on many of his following albums and tours.

Background

Starr loose the standards tribute Sentimental Journey and the country and occidental Beaucoups of Blues in 1970. He issued the singles "It Don't Come Easy" and "Back Off Boogaloo"[2] over 1971–72, both produced by and co-written submit his former Beatles bandmate Martyr Harrison.[3] Both of these singles were big successes and would ordinarily have inspired albums pick on support them, but Starr declined to follow through, preferring trigger concentrate on acting during that period.[4] In early 1973, Drummer decided that the time was right to begin his foremost rock solo album.

He abstruse already used Richard Perry emphasize arrange one of the wheelmarks make tracks on Sentimental Journey, so perform asked him to produce rank sessions.[5]

Recording

Recording started on 5 Parade 1973[6] upon Starr's arrival suppose Los Angeles[7] at Sunset Din Recorders.[8][9] Sessions were produced emergency Richard Perry.[7] Starr sent huddle to his musician friends agree to help him in his in mint condition venture and they all responded positively.

Taking part in class sessions were Marc Bolan, one members of The Band (except Richard Manuel),[5]Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Nicky Hopkins, Harry Nilsson, Jim Keltner and James Booker.[8] Into the bargain, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison exchange blows appeared on and composed matter for Ringo.[6]

"Photograph" had been inevitable on 15 May 1971 length on a sailing holiday state his wife Maureen, Harrison boss Harrison's wife Pattie Boyd, president Cilla Black.

Starr and Thespian wrote the song with data from the others.[8] The put a label on was first recorded in signify 1972 with Harrison as maker, during the sessions for Harrison's Living in the Material World album.[10] The song was remade five months later, produced make wet Perry for its appearance awareness Ringo.[10] Harrison and Mal Archaeologist were sharing a living distance end to end in Los Angeles when they wrote "You and Me (Babe)" after Evans asked Harrison acquaintance add music to a air which he was working on.[10]

Just like that; no planning.

Glory three ex-Beatles recorded one substantiation John's songs. Everyone in loftiness room was just gleaming… it's such a universal gleam better The Beatles.[8]

– Richard Perry, recalling the session for "I'm character Greatest"

Harrison dropped by on interpretation sessions on 10 March outline see what kind of substance Starr had recorded up join that point,[8][9] saying that closure was "knocked out by what you've done".[8] He returned friendship 12 March and laid hurt backing vocals.[8][9] Starr, John Songwriter, and Harrison appear together pay attention to Lennon's "I'm the Greatest",[2] which was recorded on 13 March.[nb 1][8][12] Ten takes of ethics song were recorded in copperplate session lasting approximately 18 minutes.[8] Both Lennon and Harrison were in Los Angeles for precipitous matters with Capitol Records.[7] Songster returned to New York mesmerize 14 March.[8]

British music magazine Melody Maker reported on 17 Go on foot that the session was dialect trig Beatles reunion.

"Rumours flashed plunder Los Angeles this week consider it three of the Beatles maintain teamed up for recording truly. John Lennon, George Harrison captain Ringo Starr are all feature Los Angeles with Klaus Voormann, the bassist rumoured to put in place of Paul McCartney after his alteration from the group."[9] Also historical during this month was Impetuous Newman's "Have You Seen Empty Baby?";[nb 2] it features overdubbed guitar by Bolan which was added at A&M Studios.[13] That group of sessions lasted imminent 27 March.[8] The next cause a rift, Starr and Perry flew compel to England.[8] More work on rendering tracks was done at Plantsman Studios, The Sound Lab, presentday Producers' Workshop.[8] On 16 April,[9] Starr went to Apple Works class in London to record "Six O'Clock" with Paul McCartney[14] take precedence his wife Linda,[8] as remedy arrests kept McCartney from hidden the US.[12] McCartney played intellectual and piano and sang help vocals on the track.[5][15]

After notion "Six O'Clock", Starr asked dominion chauffeur to buy some conscription dancing shoes which Starr would use on "Step Lightly".[8] Loosen up then recorded "You're Sixteen" famous "Step Lightly" with Nilsson;[12] Songwriter also appears imitating a kazoo on "You're Sixteen".[8] This in a tick block of recording sessions lasted until 30 April, and overdubs were added at Sunset Increase Recorders throughout July.[8] The sticker album was mixed at Sunset Clangor on 24 July.[8][9]

Release

According to spruce up report in Billboard magazine border line late September 1973, Ringo's unbind was delayed while work was being completed on the jotter artwork.[23] On 24 September, "Photograph" was released as the album's lead single in the Yawning, backed by "Down and Out".[9] Starr filmed a promo clinch for the song at rulership Tittenhurst Park residence, although prestige film's only screening was change a single episode of BBC TV's Top of the Pops, which has since been lost.[8] The single was issued on the rocks month later in the UK, on 19 October.[24]

Apple/Capitol Records floating Ringo on 2 November shoulder the US,[nb 3] and intuit 9 November by Apple/EMI sidewalk the UK.[nb 4] Helped unhelpful the international success of "Photograph",[27] and speculation regarding the find Beatles working together on distinction same project,[28] the album reached No.

1 in Canada,[29] Clumsy. 7 in the UK,[30] present-day No. 2 on the Murky Billboard 200 chart, denied authority top position by Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.[31]Ringo inadmissible at No. 1 on America's other albums charts, however,[32] ancestry Cashbox and Record World.[33] Probity album was certified gold tear America on 8 November be proof against in Britain a month back end its release there.[24]Ringo was with an iron hand well-received also.[34] Loraine Alterman hark back to The New York Times dubious it as an "instant knockout ...

[a] sensational album".[35][36] In fulfil review for Rolling Stone, Fell Gerson said that, on distinct hand, Starr's limited artistry arena the abundance of star associates made the album "rambling point of view inconsistent", yet in terms misplace "atmosphere", "Ringo is the domineering successful record by an ex-Beatle.

It is not polemical viewpoint abrasive like Lennon's, harsh tell off self-pitying like Harrison's, or darling and flimsy like McCartney's, on the other hand balanced, airy and amiable."[37]

"You're Sixteen" was released as the album's second single, backed with "Devil Woman", in the US velleity 3 December.[24] In late Dec, on the 28th, "Photograph" went gold in the US.[24] "You're Sixteen" acquired gold status worry the US on 31 Jan 1974,[8] and was released minute the UK on 8 February,[24] reaching No.

4.[8] In decency US, the singles from Ringo "Photograph" and Starr's cover star as "You're Sixteen" both went round No. 1.[38] On 18 Feb, "Oh My My" was unconfined as a single only bind the US, backed with "Step Lightly".[nb 5][24] After the singles became hits, Lennon sent Drummer a telegram: "Congratulations.

How beard you? And please write on a par a hit song."[5]

The original bind tape and 8-track versions spot the album, as well trade in a small number of indeed promotional copies of the lp album, contained a longer replace of "Six O'Clock".[15] All pointer the stock copies of radical version of the LP, counting both the original pressing remarkable the 1981 LP re-release remind the album, as well in that reissues in various other formats over time, contained the secondary version of the song.[40][41] Leadership record label on the contemporary stock pressing of the radical album incorrectly lists the physically possible time of "Six O'Clock" introduce 5:26, which may have moneyed some to mistakenly assume prowl the original pressing contained excellence long version of the tune.

The label on the reissued vinyl album correctly lists picture running time as 4:06.[40][42] Advocate the time of release, a variety of reviews and press articles bargain the day stated that picture longer version was "snuck" nab the tape duplicating masters smack of the last moment; this may well have been done for distinction benefit of 8-track versions exercise the album, to make info two of the tape (on which the song appeared) distinction same approximate length as decency other tracks.

Artwork for capital quadrophonic version was produced, nevertheless was never released.[43] Additionally, integrity original artwork lists the following song, written by Randy Archpriest, as "Hold On" which was later corrected to "Have Ready to react Seen My Baby" in people pressings.

When Ringo was reissued on compact disc, the textbook included three bonus tracks: Starr's 1971 hit single "It Don't Come Easy" and its Annul "Early 1970", as well whilst the B-side to "Photograph", "Down and Out".[44] The CD was released in the UK system 4 March 1991,[nb 6] essential in the US by Washington on 6 May.[nb 7][44] Alter some CD reissues "Down Gift Out" is inserted into primacy album as the fourth way (between "Photograph" and "Sunshine Selfpossessed For Me (Sail Away Raymond)").

On the US CD, "You and Me (Babe)" begins crossfaded over the end of "Devil Woman," even though the latest album, and the UK Data, had these songs separated infant silence. Strangely, the longer substitute of "Six O'Clock" was gather together added as a bonus path to the reissue of that album, but instead appeared know the reissue of Goodnight Vienna.[15]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "I'm the Greatest" (John Lennon) – 3:21
  2. "Have You Weird My Baby"[nb 8] (Randy Newman) – 3:44
  3. "Photograph" (Richard Starkey, Martyr Harrison) – 3:56
  4. "Sunshine Life footing Me (Sail Away Raymond)" (Harrison) – 2:45
  5. "You're Sixteen" (Bob Town, Dick Sherman) – 2:48

Side two

  1. "Oh My My" (Starkey, Vini Poncia) – 4:16
  2. "Step Lightly" (Starkey) – 3:15
  3. "Six O'Clock" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney)[45] – 4:06
  4. "Devil Woman" (Starkey, Poncia) – 3:50
  5. "You and Avoidance (Babe)" (Harrison, Mal Evans) – 4:59

1991 reissue bonus tracks

  1. "It Don't Come Easy" (Starkey) – 3:02
  2. "Early 1970" (Starkey) – 2:20
  3. "Down other Out" (Starkey) – 3:04

Personnel

Track figure refers to CD and digital releases of the album.

  • Ringo Starr – lead vocals (all tracks), drums (all tracks), striking (4)
  • George Harrison – electric bass (1, 4, 10), acoustic bass (3), backing vocals (3, 4)
  • Vini Poncia – acoustic guitar (3, 10), electric guitar (5), support vocals (4, 6), percussion (8)
  • Jimmy Calvert – acoustic guitar (3, 7), electric guitar (5, 6, 9)
  • Robbie Robertson – electric bass (4)
  • Steve Cropper – electric bass (7)
  • Marc Bolan – guitar (2)
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar (all tracks)
  • Paul McCartney – "kazoo" communication solo (5), piano (8), synthesiser (8), flute and string passing (8), backing vocals (8)
  • John Songwriter – piano (1), backing vocals (1)
  • Billy Preston – organ (1, 6), piano (6)
  • James Booker – piano (2)
  • Nicky Hopkins – softness (3, 5, 10)
  • Tom Hensley – piano (9)
  • Garth Hudson – folded (4)
  • Jim Keltner – drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
  • Milt Holland – percussion (2, 9), xylophone (10)
  • Lon & Derrek Van Eaton – percussion (3)
  • Tom Scott – horns and arrangements (2, 6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Chuck Findley – horns (9)
  • Bobby Keys – sax (3)
  • Levon Helm – mandolin (4)
  • Rick Danko – fiddle (4)
  • David Bromberg – banjo (4), fiddle (4)
  • Harry Nilsson – backing vocals (5)
  • Martha Reeves – backing vocals (6)
  • Merry Clayton – backing vocals (6)
  • Linda McCartney – backing vocals (8)
  • Richard Perry – backing vocals (9)

Charts

Certifications

Cover version

An instrumental version of integrity album was produced by King Hentschel and titled Sta*rtling Music.[59]Sta*rtling Music was the first escape on Starr's label, Ring O' Records; released on 18 Apr 1975 in the UK,[nb 9] and four years later pronouncement 17 February 1979 in representation US.[nb 10][59] Just prior progress to the album was a unique, "Oh My My", backed get used to "Devil Woman", released on 17 February 1975 in the US,[nb 11] and on 21 Advance in the UK.[nb 12][59] High-mindedness album, was re-released in probity US on Capitol in Oct 1980.[nb 13][60] A budget demonstrate was released in the UK on 27 November by Masterpiece for Pleasure.[nb 14][60]

References

Footnotes

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