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Delivered during the dawning days of 2012, Ringo 2012 is a state of the union address from the beloved Beatle, a brief telegram of all the sounds and sentiments important to Richard Starkey as he begins his 72nd year. Ringo walks the line between the past and present, celebrating the former through the spectrum of the latter, producing a crisp, irrepressibly cheerful dose of nostalgia, one where he covers childhood favorites (Lonnie Donegan's skiffle classic "Rock Island Line" and Buddy Holly's "Think It Over," a version that popped up on the 2011 Holly tribute Listen to Me; "Slow Down" is not the Larry Williams tune the Beatles covered, it's an original with the same name) and revives two old album tracks from the '70s, "Step Lightly" and "Wings," choosing the latter for the record's first single. Take these four cuts away, and there are only five originals left on this 28:50 album, songs about Liverpool, the Fabs, Sambas, good vibes, and peace & love. Ringo being Ringo, he gets by with his high-profile friends -- Glen Ballard, Van Dyke Parks, Dave Stewart, and brother-in-law Joe Walsh all chip in on the collaborations -- so the record doesn't have a note out of place, doesn't have a moment that's unexpected. Such familiarity may be a tad too cozy, but Ringo has long abandoned the very concept of adventure, preferring to look back through rose-colored granny glasses...and if Ringo 2012 is slighter than the lighter-than-air 2010 Y Not, it still has enough good cheer to bring a smile to longtime Beatles lovers.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Steve Dudas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Starkey, ComposerLyricist - GLEN BALLARD, ComposerLyricist - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Moneymaker, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Richard Starkey, ComposerLyricist - Benmont Tench, Harp, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Piano/Director, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Poncia, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Moneymaker, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Steve Dudas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Holly, ComposerLyricist - Norman Petty, ComposerLyricist - Richard Page, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Haden, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Steve Dudas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Starkey, ComposerLyricist - Van Dyke Parks, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Moneymaker, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Cartsonis, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Steve Dudas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Was, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Richard Starkey, Arranger, Work Arranger - Benmont Tench, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Don Was, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Richard Starkey, ComposerLyricist - Benmont Tench, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Steve Dudas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Starkey, ComposerLyricist - Richard Page, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Nicholson, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Moneymaker, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Richard Starkey, ComposerLyricist - Michael Bradford, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Benmont Tench, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Stewart, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kelly Moneymaker, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Don Was, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Richard Starkey, ComposerLyricist - Edgar Winter, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Sugar, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Moneymaker, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
Album review
Delivered during the dawning days of 2012, Ringo 2012 is a state of the union address from the beloved Beatle, a brief telegram of all the sounds and sentiments important to Richard Starkey as he begins his 72nd year. Ringo walks the line between the past and present, celebrating the former through the spectrum of the latter, producing a crisp, irrepressibly cheerful dose of nostalgia, one where he covers childhood favorites (Lonnie Donegan's skiffle classic "Rock Island Line" and Buddy Holly's "Think It Over," a version that popped up on the 2011 Holly tribute Listen to Me; "Slow Down" is not the Larry Williams tune the Beatles covered, it's an original with the same name) and revives two old album tracks from the '70s, "Step Lightly" and "Wings," choosing the latter for the record's first single. Take these four cuts away, and there are only five originals left on this 28:50 album, songs about Liverpool, the Fabs, Sambas, good vibes, and peace & love. Ringo being Ringo, he gets by with his high-profile friends -- Glen Ballard, Van Dyke Parks, Dave Stewart, and brother-in-law Joe Walsh all chip in on the collaborations -- so the record doesn't have a note out of place, doesn't have a moment that's unexpected. Such familiarity may be a tad too cozy, but Ringo has long abandoned the very concept of adventure, preferring to look back through rose-colored granny glasses...and if Ringo 2012 is slighter than the lighter-than-air 2010 Y Not, it still has enough good cheer to bring a smile to longtime Beatles lovers.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:42
- Main artists: Ringo Starr
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ringo Starr - Another Number 9
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2012 Roccabella, Inc. ℗ 2012 Roccabella, Inc.
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