Ringo

Have had this album,first on vinyl and now on cd,in my life since 1981 - to be precise:And it's certainly a worthy addition to my record collection.The 1973 release of Ringo; had Richard Perry producing,contributions from:John Lennon,George Harrison,Paul & Linda Mc cartney - no less.along with Marc Bolan,The Band,Klaus voorman,Billy Preston,Harry Nilsson,Nicky Hopkins - get the picture!Ringo and his pals all make wonderful contributions in the making of this amazing album.The opening track:I'm the greatest,is i'm sure a tongue in cheek resumé of Ringo's life up till that point.written by John Lennon - who contributes harmony vocals and piano,as well as George Harrison,Klaus Voorman and Billy preston;this is very nearly a Beatles reunion in the studio (guess who's missing?).The fine form continues with next track: the brass laden; Have you seen my baby standing in the shadow - a Randy Newman composition.The singles: photograph (marvellous sax solo by Bobby Keys),and Your sixteen are also excellent inclusions.one of the bonus tracks: Down and out,is interspersed among the original track listing,which works perfectly,i'd say.The fine form continues with the jolly: Oh my my,with backing vocals from the then much in demand session singer: Merry Clayton; the country music of Sunshine life for me,featuring The Band (minus Robbie Robertson); then the dreamy Six o'clock,with the McCartney's lending their hands - can't spot any flaws up to now folks!The jazzy - Step lightly with clarinets in there somewhere,with Ringo tap dancing no less.The rocky: Devil woman is up next,then the reflective closing track on the original album: You and me babe.this is Ringo thanking everyone who contributed to the album,through singing and his talky bit at the end.a very nice gesture and it works without being too syrupy.Cheers Ringo,you are a Star(r) - geddit!P.S.nearly forgot: the cd's last two songs are the bonus tracks; It don't come easy (brilliant song) and it's b-side Early 1970.P.P.S.the production:courtesy of Richard Perry,is excellent throughout - so is the sound quality.all done for now - thanks for your time.

I had this in Vinyl when it first came out. I loved it. This issue has three bonus tracks on it from the same era.The first track was always rumoured to be the Beatles getting back together, but Paul couldn't make the recording, so they didn't. Great album.

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Ringo at his best with guest artists on certain tracks (including Marc Bolan Elton John and John Lennon also includes his first solo single it don't come easy from 1970 as a bonus track

Love Love Love. Ringo - and talented trio of John, Paul and George - plus Nilson, Klaus, Bolan, Randy Newman and most of The Band all chipping in. No, not that band! This is however an historic album as it is the nearest the Beatles ever came to recording in a studio together. It has a very american sound to the production which was done by the late, great, Richard Perry.Had the vinyl in 1973 and the lovely artwork booklet by Klaus, also included here. Nothing not to like here and a few tracks to love. Particularly I would highlight Photograph, composed by the duo of Starr/Harrison. There are also some good bonus tracks on this version, albeit they could have dropped the last song and replaced it with Back Off Boogaloo but that is a minor quibble.

Get this on import, you won't be dissapointed.Ringo is a great record - maybe not to everyone's taste but at least you know what to expect from Ringo's singing with the Beatles! It is probably the only Ringo record you will ever need and complements a solo-Beatles collection really well.There is a continuity to feel (Possibly because all the other Beatles are there at some point), and style but Ringo is also somewhat of a musical bridge across the whole of the seventies. You heard it here first, Ringo is quite progressive.For me, it rounds of my collection of Beatles solo albums up to 1980, and if compilations are your thing, it's invaluable when playing around with the ex-Beatles solo years, meaning that on your computer at least, The Beatles can live on through this period.But on its own, its a really great, playable record, and well worth getting.

Hello, for years I have had the old L.P. of this album by Ringo, I always treasured the sketch book inside and also the fact that it was a Beatles reunion of sorts has John, Paul and George all contributed.So, my opinion only, but I rate this above all other Ringo albums so if you are missing this classic L.P. buy it now on the remastered C.D. Hope this is helpful to you, Deano.

this is a must for listening to Ringo. Actually there is a neat story with this cd. The Beatles had disbanded at the time of this cd 's recording. There are tunes on here written by George, John and Paul. The cd was recorded at the Apple studio in London. Even though the Beatles has disbanded John and George were there to help Ringo out with the recordings and Paul came at a separate time to help Ringo out. It's as close as they ever got together again to record in the studio.John and Paul were also generous with helping groups starting up having them record songs they had written. Some songs reaching number #1 on the Billboards. This would be in the 60's. Cool! cheers

A mon sens son meilleur album

Che cosa mi stavo perdendo, nel non conoscere proprio nulla, dei lavori solisti di Ringo? Davvero tanta bella roba, e pian piano sto recuperando i suoi meravigliosi album. Strepitoso, coinvolgente, unico e bizzarro.

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Tercer disco de Ringo Starr en solitario, con un poco de ayuda de sus amigos, excelente disco con melodías muy agradables, cambios de ritmo, piezas musicales muy bien escogidas, el disco llego en buenas condiciones. Producto muy recomendable.