Beaucoups of Blues

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Beaucoups of Blues
Ringo Starr's studio album

Publication
(s)

September 25, 1970 ( UK ) ,
September 28, 1970 ( US )

Label (s) Apple / EMI

Format (s)

LP , CD , MC , download

Genre (s)

Country music

Title (number)

LP: 12 / CD: 14

running time

LP: 33 min 25 s
CD: 44 min 56 s

occupation
  • Jim Buchanan - violin
  • Chuck Howard - guitar
  • Roy Huskey - bass
  • Jeannie Kendal - backing vocals on I Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way
  • Dave Kirby - guitar
  • Grover Lavernder - violin
  • Charlie McCoy - harmonica
  • Sorrell's Pickard guitar
  • George Richey - violin
  • Jerry Shook - guitar

production

Pete Drake

Studio (s)

Music City Recorders, Nashville, USA

chronology
Sentimental Journey
1970 		Beaucoups of Blues Ringo
1973

Beaucoups of Blues is Ringo Starr's second studio album after the Beatles split up . It was released in Great Britain (USA: September 28, 1970) on September 25, 1970.

History of origin

Ringo Starr had during the recording sessions for George Harrison's album All Things Must Pass the pedal steel guitarist Pete Drake met. Ringo Starr knew that Drake had worked with Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan and his goal was to record a country music album in London in a few days . Drake convinced Ringo Starr, also due to financial considerations, to move the planned recording sessions to Nashville ( USA ). Ringo Starr selected Pete Drake as producer, who asked country music composers to compose songs for a Ringo Starr album, and he also organized the recording dates so that Ringo Starr came to Nashville on June 22, 1970 and again on July 1, 1970 flew back to England.

The accompanying musicians selected were known in US country music; Elvis Presley's drummer , DJ Fontana , and his former background vocalists The Jordanaires were also there; former Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore acted as the sound engineer on this album. The recordings took place from June 25-27, 1970. Ringo Starr himself only contributed one composition Coochy Coochy . This song was released in abbreviated form as the B-side of the single Beaucoups of Blues , the previously unreleased original version is 28 minutes long. Two more tracks were recorded: Nashville Jam was also abbreviated in 1995 (like Coochy Coochy ) on the CD version. Another song The Wishing Book has not been released officially, but only on bootlegs .

Cover design

The hinged LP cover was designed by John Kosh. The cover photos were taken by Marshall Fallwell Jr. in Nashville .

Track list

Page 1:

  1. Beaucoups of Blues (Buzz Rabin) - 2:33
  2. Love Don't Last Long (Chuck Howard) - 2:45
  3. Fastest Growing Heartache in the West (Larry Kingston / Fred Dycus) - 2:34
  4. Without Her (Sorrell's Pickard) - 2:35
  5. Woman of the Night (Sorrells Pickard) - 2:21
  6. I'd Be Talking All the Time (Chuck Howard / Larry Kingston) - 2:10

Page 2:

  1. $ 15 Draw (Sorrell's Pickard) - 3:29
  2. Wine, Women and Loud Happy Songs (Larry Kingston) - 2:18
  3. I Wouldn't Have You any Other Way (Chuck Howard) - 2:57
  4. Loser's Lounge (Bobby Pierce) - 2:23
  5. Waiting (Chuck Howard) - 2:54
  6. Silent Homecoming (Sorrells Pickard) - 3:55

Bonus title 1995:

  1. Coochy Coochy (Richard Starkey) ∗ - 4:48
  2. Nashville Jam (Howard, Pickard, Jim Buchanan, Charlie Daniels, Pete Drake, DJ Fontana, Buddy Harman, Junior Huskey, Ben Keith , Dave Kirby, Charlie McCoy, Jerry Reed, George Richey, Jerry Shook) - 6:39
∗ Richard Starkey is the birth name of Ringo Starr

Re-releases

  • It was first published in CD format in May 1995 with two bonus titles. The CD is accompanied by a 12-page illustrated booklet containing information from Staffan Olander about the songs and the album and the lyrics. The CD release from 1995 has not yet been remastered.
  • In August 2007 the album was released in download format.

Single releases

The single Beaucoups of Blues / Coochy Coochy was released on October 5, 1970 as a release of the album. The single was not released in the UK. Another single from the album did not take place.

In Portugal the song Love Don't Last Long was added to the A-side . The Philippines was as a performer The Beatles featuring Ringo Starr listed.

Chart placements

year album Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
1970 Beaucoups of Blues - - - - 65
year Single release Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
1970 Beaucoups of Blues 43 - - nv 87

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium 44.1 Productions, 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 , pp. 496-498.
  • Neville Stannard: Working Class Heroes , ISBN 0-907080-92-8 .
  • CD booklet for re-publication 1995.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beaucoups of Blues - single
  2. ↑ Beaucoups of Blues - Portuguese single
  3. ↑ Philippines single: Beaucoups of Blues