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Ringo Starr

Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter, singer, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", "Good Night", and their cover of "Act Naturally". He also wrote the Beatles' songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of others, including "What Goes On" and "Flying".

Starr was twice afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during childhood, and he fell behind in school as a result of prolonged hospitalisations. In 1955, he entered the workforce and briefly held a position with British Rail before securing an apprenticeship at a Liverpool equipment manufacturer. Soon afterwards, he became interested in the UK skiffle craze and developed a fervent admiration for the genre. In 1957, he cofounded his first band, the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, which earned several prestigious local bookings before the fad succumbed to American rock and roll by early 1958.

When the Beatles were formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool group, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. After achieving moderate success with that band in the UK and Hamburg, he quit the Hurricanes and joined the Beatles in August 1962, when he replaced Pete Best. Starr played key roles in the Beatles' films and appeared in numerous others. After the band's break-up in 1970, he released several successful singles including the US number four hit "It Don't Come Easy", and number ones "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen". In 1972, he released his most successful UK single, "Back Off Boogaloo", which peaked at number two. He achieved commercial and critical success with his 1973 album Ringo, which was a top ten release in both the UK and the US. He has been featured in a number of documentaries and hosted television shows. He also narrated the first two series of the children's television programme Thomas & Friends and portrayed "Mr Conductor" during the first season of the PBS children's television series Shining Time Station. Since 1989, he has toured with thirteen variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.

Starr's creative contribution to music has received praise from other drummers such as Phil Collins, who described him as "a great musician", and Steve Smith, who commented: "Before Ringo, drum stars were measured by their soloing ability and virtuosity. Ringo's popularity brought forth a new paradigm ... we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect ... His parts are so signature to the songs that you can listen to a Ringo drum part without the rest of the music and still identify the song." He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2011, Rolling Stone readers named Starr the fifth-greatest drummer of all time. Starr, who was previously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Beatle in 1988, was inducted for his solo career in 2015, making him one of 21 performers inducted more than once. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music.

Albums/Movies/TV Shows

2017

Give More Love

Give More Love is the 19th 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 Nicholson, Bob Malone, and members of the All-Starr Band.

Genre: Pop rock, country, reggae

Release date: Sep 15, 2017

Give More Love Tracks
1 We're On The Road Again 3:27
2 Laughable 3:54
3 Show Me The Way 3:31
4 Speed Of Sound 3:16
5 Standing Still 3:22
6 King Of The Kingdom 3:10
7 Electricity 3:16
8 So Wrong For So Long 3:36
9 Give More Love 3:8
10 Back Off Boogaloo (Re-Do) 3:24
11 Don't Pass Me By (Re-Do) 3:36
12 You Can't Fight Lighting (Re-Do) 3:24
13 Photograph 3:18

2015

Postcards From Paradise

Postcards From Paradise Tracks
1 Rory And The Hurricanes 4:10
2 You Bring The Party Down 3:43
3 Bridges 5:02
4 Postcards From Paradise 5:21
5 Right Side Of The Road 3:13
6 Not Looking Back 3:50
7 Bamboula 3:21
8 Island In The Sun 4:03
9 Touch And Go 3:37
10 Confirmation 3:39
11 Let Love Lead 4:12

2012

Ringo 2012

Ringo 2012 is the seventeenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released on 30 January 2012 in the UK and 31 January 2012 in the US. It was released on CD, LP and digitally by Hip-O Records and UMe.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Ringo 2012 Tracks
1 Anthem 4:57
2 Wings 3:49
3 Think It Over 1:57
4 Samba 2:47
5 Rock Island Line 3:00
6 Step Lightly 3:18
7 Wonderful 3:47
8 In Liverpool 9:31

2010

Y Not

Y Not is the sixteenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released on 12 January 2010 on the UMe and Hip-O Records labels.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Jan 12, 2010

Y Not Tracks
1 Fill In The Blanks 3:12
2 Peace Dream 3:36
3 The Other Side Of Liverpool 3:23
4 Walk With You 4:37
5 Time 3:46
6 Everyone Wins 3:54
7 Mystery Of The Night 4:04
8 Can't Do It Wrong 3:43
9 Y Not 3:40
10 Who's Your Daddy 2:30

2008

Liverpool 8

Liverpool 8 is the fifteenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released worldwide on 14 January 2008. Received with mixed reviews, it marks Starr's return to EMI for the first time since leaving the label in 1975, following the end of The Beatles' recording contract with the company.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Jan 14, 2008

Liverpool 8 Tracks
1 Liverpool 8 4:52
2 Think About You 3:37
3 For Love 3:50
4 Now That She's Gone Away 3:08
5 Gone Are The Days 2:52
6 Give It A Try 3:27
7 Tuff Love 4:34
8 Harry's Song 4:01
9 Pasodobles 4:18
10 If It's Love That You Want 3:04
11 Love Is 3:52
12 R U Ready? 4:04

2005

Choose Love

Choose Love is the fourteenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Choose Love Tracks
1 Fading In And Out 4:42
2 Give Me Back The Beat 4:23
3 Oh My Lord 5:32
4 Hard To Be True 3:27
5 Some People 3:18
6 Wrong All The Time 3:39
7 Don't Hang Up 3:28
8 Choose Love 3:08
9 Me And You 5:02
10 Satisfied 3:18
11 Turnaround 3:54
12 Free Drinks 4:46

2003

Ringo Rama

Ringo Rama is the thirteenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2003.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Mar 25, 2003

Ringo Rama Tracks
1 Eye To Eye 3:19
2 Missouri Loves Company 3:34
3 Instant Amnesia 5:13
4 Memphis In Your Mind 3:14
5 Never Without You 4:34
6 Imagine Me There 3:53
7 I Think, Therefore I Rock 'N' Roll 3:28
8 Trippin' On My Own Tears 3:34
9 Write One For Me 3:16
10 What Love Wants To Be 3:04
11 Love First, Ask Questions Later 4:49
12 Elizabeth Reigns 3:56
13 English Garden 2:19

2002

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band Tracks
1 Photograph 4:12
2 Act Naturally 2:40
3 Logical Song 4:12
4 No One Is To Blame 6:47
5 Yellow Submarine 3:03
6 Give A Little Bit 4:37
7 You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful You're Mine) 2:50
8 No No Song 2:27
9 Back Off Boogaloo 3:16
10 Glamorous Life 8:17
11 I Wanna Be Your Man 3:57
12 Lucky Man 5:02
13 Take The Long Way Home 4:42
14 All The Young Dudes 5:16
15 Don't Go Where The Road Don't Go 3:22
16 With A Little Help From My Friends 6:16

1999

I Wanna Be Santa Claus

I Wanna Be Santa Claus is the twelfth studio album by Ringo Starr, a Christmas album, issued in 1999.

Genre: Rock and roll, Christmas music

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

I Wanna Be Santa Claus Tracks
1 Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On 3:38
2 Winter Wonderland 2:57
3 I Wanna Be Santa Claus 3:48
4 The Little Drummer Boy 3:24
5 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 2:25
6 Christmas Eve 4:29
7 The Christmas Dance 4:15
8 Christmas Time Is Here Again 4:08
9 Blue Christmas 3:01
10 Dear Santa 5:13
11 White Christmas 3:17
12 Pax Um Biscum (Peace Be With You) 4:43

1998

Vertical Man

Vertical Man is the eleventh studio album by Ringo Starr, issued in 1998. The release represents Starr's attempt at a comeback following the enormous success of The Beatles Anthology project. Like some of his best-loved projects, Starr would engage the help of many of his musician friends in making Vertical Man, including Scott Weiland, Brian Wilson, Alanis Morissette, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Steven Tyler, and former-Beatles, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick mixed the tracks, and Starr and Hudson served as producers.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Vertical Man Tracks
1 One 3:04
2 What In The... World 3:30
3 Mindfield 4:13
4 King Of Broken Hearts 4:47
5 Love Me Do 3:43
6 Vertical Man 4:43
7 Drift Away 4:11
8 I Was Walkin' 3:23
9 La De Da 4:09
10 Without Understanding 4:23
11 I'll Be Fine Anywhere 3:42
12 Puppet 3:49
13 I'm Yours 3:24

1992

Time Takes Time

Time Takes Time is the tenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1992, his critically acclaimed comeback album. His first studio album since 1983's Old Wave, it followed a successful 1989–90 world tour with his All-Starr Band. Time Takes Time features several celebrity guests including Brian Wilson, Harry Nilsson and Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Time Takes Time Tracks
1 Weight Of The World 3:51
2 Don't Know A Thing About Love 3:49
3 Don't Go Where The Road Don't Go 3:22
4 Golden Blunders 4:05
5 All In The Name Of Love 3:43
6 After All These Years 3:11
7 I Don't Believe You 5:40
8 Runaways 4:52
9 In A Heartbeat 4:30
10 What Goes Around 5:51

1983

Old Wave

Old Wave is the ninth studio album by the Beatles' former drummer, Ringo Starr. The album was released in 1983, on the label Bellaphon Records, and is the two-year follow-up to his 1981 album Stop and Smell the Roses.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Jun 16, 1983

Old Wave Tracks
1 In My Car 3:11
2 Hopeless 3:25
3 Alibi 4:07
4 Be My Baby 3:47
5 She's About A Mover 4:00
6 I Keep Forgettin' 4:26
7 Picture Show Life 4:20
8 As Far As We Can Go 3:57
9 Everybody's In A Hurry But Me 2:40
10 Going Down 3:38

1981

Stop And Smell The Roses

Stop And Smell The Roses Tracks
1 Private Property 2:44
2 Wrack My Brain 2:26
3 Drumming Is My Madness 3:28
4 Attention 3:50
5 Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses 3:01
6 Dead Giveaway 5:24
7 You Belong To Me 2:10
8 Sure To Fall (In Love With You) 3:42
9 You've Got A Nice Way 3:31
10 Back Off Boogaloo (Version Two) 3:29
11 Wake Up 3:51
12 Red And Black Blues 3:20
13 Brandy 4:08
14 Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Other Roses 2:56
15 You Can't Fight Lightning 5:43
16 Hand Gun Promos 2:04

1978

Bad Boy

Bad Boy is the seventh studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1978 during a period where his musical career was sliding into freefall after several years of solo success. Although Bad Boy was meant to reverse this trend, Starr's fortunes dwindled further.

Genre: Rock

Release date: Apr 21, 1978

Bad Boy Tracks
1 Who Needs A Heart 3:42
2 Bad Boy 3:13
3 Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) 2:58
4 Heart On My Sleeve 3:20
5 Where Did Our Love Go 3:10
6 Hard Times 3:26
7 Tonight 2:49
8 Monkey See - Monkey Do 3:28
9 Old Time Relovin' 3:41
10 A Man Like Me 3:07

1977

Ringo The 4th

Ringo the 4th is the sixth studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released in 1977. Its title refers to the fact that it is his fourth rock album. Ringo the 4th has a more dance-oriented context.

Genre: Disco, rock and roll, pop, rock

Release date: Sep 20, 1977

Ringo The 4th Tracks
1 Drowning In The Sea Of Love 3:37
2 Tango All Night 3:00
3 Wings 3:49
4 Gave It All Up 4:42
5 Out On The Streets 4:31
6 Can She Do It Like She Dances 3:14
7 Sneaking Sally Through The Alley 4:18
8 It's No Secret 3:43
9 Gypsies In Flight 3:03
10 Simple Love Song 2:58

1976

Ringo's Rotogravure

Ringo's Rotogravure is the fifth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1976. It would turn out to be the last album featuring 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).

Genre: Rock

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Ringo's Rotogravure Tracks
1 A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll 3:31
2 Hey Baby 3:39
3 Pure Gold 3:13
4 Cryin' 3:16
5 You Don't Know Me At All 3:11
6 Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love) 3:41
7 I'll Still Love You 2:56
8 This Be Called A Song 3:14
9 Las Brisas 3:37
10 Lady Gaye 2:58
11 Spooky Weirdness 1:27

1974

Goodnight Vienna

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. The title is a Liverpool slang phrase meaning "it's all over".

Genre: Rock and roll, pop

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Goodnight Vienna Tracks
1 (It's All Da-Da-Down To) Goodnight Vienna 2:35
2 Occapella 2:50
3 Oo-Wee 3:38
4 Husbands And Wives 3:33
5 Snookeroo 3:30
6 All By Myself 3:18
7 Call Me 4:09
8 No No Song 2:27
9 Only You (And You Alone) 3:21
10 Easy For Me 2:19
11 Goodnight Vienna (Reprise) 1:18
12 Back Off Boogaloo 3:16
13 Blindman 2:45
14 Six O'Clock (Extended) 5:24

1973

Ringo

Ringo is the third studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and number 2 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached number 1 on the RPM national albums chart. The album is noted for the appearance of all four Beatles, and for its numerous guest stars, something which would become a signature for Starr on many of his subsequent albums and tours.

Genre: Rock, pop

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Ringo Tracks
1 I'm The Greatest 3:31
2 Have You Seen My Baby (Hold On) 3:57
3 Photograph 4:12
4 Down And Out 3:05
5 Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond) 2:48
6 You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful You're Mine) 2:50
7 Oh My My 4:08
8 Step Lightly 3:18
9 Six O'Clock 4:09
10 Devil Woman 3:59
11 You And Me (Babe) 5:02
12 It Don't Come Easy 3:02
13 Early 1970 2:20

1970

Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey is the debut studio album by former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, released in 1970, as the band was splintering apart. Although Starr was the third member of the group to issue solo work (after George Harrison and John Lennon), Sentimental Journey is notable for being the first non-avant-garde studio album by a member of the band, in light of the experimental, soundtrack or live releases his aforementioned bandmates had already released. Paul McCartney's debut, McCartney, would follow three weeks after Sentimental Journey's release. Recording of the album was completed in early March 1970, with Sentimental Journey being rushed out a few weeks later to avoid clashing in the shops with the Beatles' impending final album Let It Be in May.

Genre: Traditional pop

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Sentimental Journey Tracks
1 Sentimental Journey 3:19
2 Night And Day 2:27
3 Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees) 2:38
4 Bye Bye Blackbird 2:12
5 I'm A Fool To Care 2:39
6 Star Dust 3:13
7 Blue, Turning Grey Over You 3:19
8 Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing 3:06
9 Dream 2:42
10 You Always Hurt The One You Love 2:20
11 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 2:44
12 Let The Rest Of The World Go By 2:55

1970

Beaucoups Of Blues

Beaucoups of Blues is the second studio album by former Beatles member Ringo Starr, and also his second full-length release in 1970, coming after his debut Sentimental Journey. However, Beaucoups of Blues is very far removed in style from its pop-based predecessor, relying on country and western influences. Still, like its predecessor, the album proved a moderate commercial success, reaching Billboard's number 35 slot on the Country Albums chart and number 65 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Genre: Country

Release date: Nov 15, 2016

Beaucoups Of Blues Tracks
1 Beaucoups Of Blues 2:34
2 Love Don't Last Long 2:48
3 Fastest Growing Heartache In The West 2:37
4 Without Her 2:39
5 Woman Of The Night 2:25
6 I'd Be Talking All The Time 2:13
7 $15 Draw 3:32
8 Wine, Women And Loud Happy Songs 2:18
9 I Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way 3:01
10 Loser's Lounge 2:25
11 Waiting 2:56
12 Silent Homecoming 3:59
13 Coochy Coochy 4:49


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