Photographer: The Very Best of Ringo

Photographer: The Very Best of Ringo
Compilation album by Ringo Starr
Publication (s)	August 27, 2007 ( UK ) , August 28, 2007 ( US )
Label (s)	Apple / Capitol Records / EMI
Format (s)	CD , download
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	20th
running time	67 min 53 s
occupation	Ringo Starr - vocals, drums, acoustic guitar, keyboard various musicians
production	Richard Perry, Arif Mardin , Don What , * George Harrison , Ringo Starr, Mark Hudson, Pete Drake , Jim Shaw, Jerry Crutchfield
Studio (s)	various
chronology Choose Love 2005 Photographer: The Very Best of Ringo Ringo Starr: Live at Soundstage 2007

Photographer: The Very Best of Ringo is the 25th album and the fourth compilation album, respectively the third best-of album by Ringo Starr after the separation of the Beatles . It was released in Great Britain (USA: August 28, 2007) on August 27, 2007.

History of origin

In October 1975, EMI released a compilation album entitled Blast from Your Past by Ringo Starr; almost 32 years later EMI / Apple released a compilation album with the title Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo , which, in addition to the entire content of Blast from Your Past, contains seven songs that had been published by Ringo Starr on other recording companies.

The first twelve songs on the album and Act Naturally were released by EMI, these contain seven US top ten hits (and five other top 100 hits), and four top ten hits from Great Britain. There are a total of 15 single A-sides, one single B-side, three promotional singles and an album title on the album.

The ranking of Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo in the UK charts was the second highest to date after the album Ringo . Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo is the seventh Ringo Starr album to be released on EMI.

The CD was mastered by Steve Rooke at Abbey Road Studios .

Cover design

The cover was designed by Paul Moore. The cover photos come from the photo archive of Capitol Records and Gene Trindl. The CD is accompanied by an illustrated 16-page booklet that contains extensive information on the songs and the album.

Track list

1. Photograph (Richard Starkey ^∗ / George Harrison ) (from the album Ringo ) - 3:58 ^∗∗
2. It Don't Come Easy (Richard Starkey) (single A-side from 1971) - 3:01 ^∗∗
3. You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine) (Bob Sherman / Richard Sherman) (from the album Ringo ) - 2:49 ^∗∗
4. Back Off Boogaloo (Richard Starkey) (single A-side from 1972) - 3:19 ^∗∗
5. I'm the Greatest ( John Lennon ) (from the album Ringo ) - 3:26
6. Oh My My ( Vini Poncia / Richard Starkey) (from the album Ringo ) - 4:15 ^∗∗
7. Only You (And You Alone) ( Buck Ram / Ande Rand) (from the album Goodnight Vienna ) - 3:24 ^∗∗
8. Beaucoups of Blues (Buzz Rabin) (from the album Beaucoups of Blues ) - 2:33 ^∗∗
9. Early 1970 (Richard Starkey) (1971 single b-side) - 2:18
10. Snookeroo ( Elton John / Bernie Taupin ) (from the album Goodnight Vienna ) - 3:24 ^∗∗
11. No No Song ( Hoyt Axton / David Jackson) (from the album Goodnight Vienna ) - 2:31 ^∗∗
12. (It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna (John Lennon) (from the album Goodnight Vienna ) - 3:02 ^∗∗
13. Hey Baby (Margaret Cobb / Bruce Channel ) (from the album Ringo's Rotogravure ) - 3:10 ^∗∗
14. Weight of the World (Brian O'Doherty / Fred Velez) (from the album Time Takes Time ) - 3:24 ^∗∗
15. A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll (Carl Grossman) (from the album Ringo's Rotogravure ) - 3:54 ^∗∗
16. King of Broken Hearts (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Dean Grakal / Steve Dudas) (from the album Vertical Man ) - 4:43 ^∗∗∗
17. Never Without You (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Nicholson) (from the album Ringo Rama ) - 5:23 ^∗∗∗
18. Act Naturally (with Buck Owens ) ( Johnny Russell / Voni Morrison) (single A-side from 1989) - 3:00 ^∗∗
19. Wrack My Brain (George Harrison) (from the album Stop and Smell the Roses ) - 2:21 ^∗∗
20. Fading In and Fading Out (Richard Starkey / Mark Hudson / Gary Burr) (from the album Choose Love ) - 3:58 ^∗∗∗

^∗ Richard Starkey is the birth name of Ringo Starr

^∗∗ Single release

^∗∗∗ Promotion single release

Re-releases

The CD release from 2007 has not yet been remastered .

Special edition

Extra DVD

1. Sentimental Journey (1970s Music Video)
2. It Don't Come Easy (1971 music video)
3. Back Off Boogaloo (1972 Music Video)
4. You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine) (1973 music video)
5. Only You (And You Alone) (1974 music video)
6. Act Naturally (with Buck Owens) (1989 music video)
7. Goodnight Vienna (1974 commercial for the album Goodnight Vienna )

Photographer: The Digital Hits

In iTunes , the following modified compilation was released, the song Hey Baby, Weight of the World and King of Broken Hearts does not contain and through the songs Oo-Wee, Have You Seen My Baby and Six O'Clock were replaced (Extended Version) .

1. Photographer
2. It don't come easy
3. You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)
4. Back Off Boogaloo
5. I'm the greatest
6. Oh my my
7. Only You (And You Alone)
8. Beaucoups of Blues
9. Early 1970
10. Snookeroo
11. No no song
12. (It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna
13. Oo-Wee (from the album Goodnight Vienna )
14. Have You Seen My Baby (from the album Ringo )
15. Six O'Clock (Extended Version) (from the album Ringo )
16. Weight of the World
17. Never without you
18. Act Naturally
19. Wreck My Brain
20. Fading In and Fading Out

Single releases

No singles were released from the album.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
United Kingdom (OCC)	26th (3 weeks)	3
United States (Billboard)	130 (2 weeks)	2

Others

• It was not published in LP format.
• The promotional CD of the album, which was distributed to radio stations in the USA, is entitled: Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr ; when the regular album was subsequently released, the title was shortened to Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo .

Chart positions of the singles contained on the album

year	title	Chart placements (na = not published)
		DE	CH	UK	US
1970	Beaucoups of Blues	43	-	nv	87
1971	It don't come easy	5	5	4th	4th
1972	Back Off Boogaloo	12	8th	2	9
1973	Photographer	5	6th	8th	1
1973	You're sixteen	19th	-	4th	1
1974	Oh my my	34	-	-	5
1974	Only you	28	-	28	6th
1975	No No Song / Snookeroo	-	-	-	3
1975	(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna / Oo-Wee	-	-	nv	31
1976	A can of rock 'n' roll	-	-	-	26th
1976	Hey baby	-	-	-	74
1981	Wreck My Brain	-	10	-	38
1989	Act Naturally (with Buck Owens)	nv	nv	nv	-
1992	Weight of the World	51	21st	74	-

literature

• Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms to Hold You - The Solo Compendium 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 .
• CD booklet

Web links

• More information about the album
• More information about the album - Special Edition

Singles:

• Beaucoups of Blues - single
• It Don't Come Easy - single
• Back Off Boogaloo - Single
• Photograph - single
• You're Sixteen - single
• Oh My My - single
• Only You - single
• Snookeroo - single
• Goodnight Vienna - single
• It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna - Single
• A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll Single
• Hey baby - single
• Wrack My Brain - single
• Weight of the World - single
• Promotional single King of Broken Hearts
• Promotional single Never Without You

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: Charts UK Charts US