Ringo is the third solo album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973. It is generally considered to be Starr's best & most popular album (it being the highest-charting and best-selling of his solo career). Ringo is noted for its numerous guest stars, including fellow ex-bandmates from The Beatles, something which would become a signature for Starr on many of his future albums.
After releasing the standards tribute Sentimental Journey and the country an...
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Ringo is the third solo album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973. It is generally considered to be Starr's best & most popular album (it being the highest-charting and best-selling of his solo career). Ringo is noted for its numerous guest stars, including fellow ex-bandmates from The Beatles, something which would become a signature for Starr on many of his future albums.
After releasing the standards tribute Sentimental Journey and the country and western Beaucoups of Blues, both in 1970, Starr would only record and release a couple of singles in the interim, namely "It Don't Come Easy" in 1971 and "Back Off Boogaloo" in 1972. While both were big successes and would have ordinarily inspired albums to support them, Starr declined to follow through, preferring to concentrate on acting during this period.
In early 1973, Starr decided the time was right to begin - in his mind - his first proper solo album, despite its two predecessors. Having already used Richard Perry to arrange one of...
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