Goodnight Vienna is the fourth studio album by Ringo Starr. It was recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year. Goodnight Vienna followed the commercially successful predecessor Ringo, and Starr used many of the same players, including Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Robbie Robertson, Harry Nilsson, and producer Richard Perry. […]
“A Dose of Rock ‘n’ Roll” is a song written by Carl Groszman, who at the time was signed to Ringo Starr‘s record label, Ring O’ Records. Starr released his own recording of the song on his 1976 album Ringo’s Rotogravure. Also issued as the album’s lead single, it became his first hit as an […]
“Hey! Baby” is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, and recorded by Channel in 1961, first released on LeCam Records, a local Fort Worth, Texas label. After it hit, it was released on Smash Records for national distribution. He co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith (owner of LeCam) and released it […]
Ringo’s Rotogravure is the fifth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1976. It was Starr’s last album to feature active involvement from all four former Beatles before John Lennon’s death in 1980. Following the end of his contract with EMI, Starr signed on with Polydor Records worldwide (Atlantic Records handling US distribution). Tracks 1 […]
Is This What You Want? is the debut album by English rock and soul singer Jackie Lomax, released in 1969 on the Beatles’ Apple record label. It is notable for the involvement of three Beatles: It was produced by George Harrison and features contributions from Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The album includes Lomax’s […]
Give More Love is the nineteenth studio album by English musician Ringo Starr. The album was recorded primarily in Starr’s home studio in Los Angeles and was released on 15 September 2017 by UMe, featuring appearances by Starr’s former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney, as well as frequent collaborators such as Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Gary […]
Postcards from Paradise is the 18th studio album by Ringo Starr. It was released on 31 March 2015. Several album titles were considered, including “Let Love Lead”. The song “Island in the Sun” was co-written by every member of Starr’s current All-Starr Band. The album was produced completely by Starr himself, and engineered by longtime […]