Ringo 2012

chronology
Ringo 2012
Ringo Starr's studio album
Publication ; (s)	January 30, 2012 ( EU ) , ; January 31, 2012 ( US )
Label (s)	Universal Music Group / Hip-O Records
Format (s)	CD , LP , download
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	9
running time	28 min 56 s
occupation	Ringo Starr - vocals, drums , percussion , piano , guitar ; Joe Walsh - guitar; Benmont Tench - organ ; David A. Stewart - guitar, keyboard; Steve Dudas - guitar; Kenny Wayne Shepherd - guitar; Van Dyke Parks - keyboard, accordion; Michael Bradford - bass ; Don What - bass; Charlie Haden - bass; Edgar Winter - organ, saxophone ; Ann Marie Calhoun - violin; Bruce Sugar - piano, arrangement for French horn ; Matt Cartsonis - mandolin ; Amy Keys - backing vocals; Kelly Moneymaker - backing vocals; Richard Page - bass, backing vocals; Sound engineers : ; Bruce Sugar, ; Ned Douglas;
production	Ringo Starr
Studio (s)	Rocca Bella West, USA

Ringo 2012 is the 32nd album or the 17th studio album by Ringo Starr after the separation of the Beatles . It was released in Europe on January 30, 2012 (USA: January 31, 2012).

History of origin

Since the recording of his studio album Y Not , Ringo Starr took over the responsible role of the first producer , at Ringo 2012 he was the first sole producer.

What is striking about the album is the relatively short total playing time of less than half an hour with only nine songs; Ringo 2012 is thus the shortest album with the lowest number of songs that Ringo Starr has released to date. The title of the album Ringo 2012 is an allusion to the name of the album Ringo from 1973. The recording times for the album are not documented, they probably extended over the year 2011.

Compared to the previous album Y Not , fewer prominent musicians were involved in this album. It worked, among others, Joe Walsh and David A. Stewart and the (former) member of the All-Starr Band Edgar Winter with. Ringo Starr was the composer or co-composer of seven of the nine songs. The album also contains two so-called oldies: Rock Island Line , which was a hit single for Lonnie Donegan in 1955 , and the song Think It Over , which was a hit single for the music group The Crickets in 1958 . The title Wings is a re-recording of a song that was released in September 1977 on the album Ringo the 4th . Step Lightly is another new recording that originally appeared on the Ringo album in November 1973 . The song In Liverpool is the third homage after The Other Side of Liverpool from the album Y Not and Liverpool 8 from the album of the same name to his hometown with partly autobiographical text. After Peace Dream from the previous album, Anthem is another appeal for peace.

Ringo 2012 is Ringo Starr's third album to be released by Universal Music Group .

Cover design

The cover was designed by Vartan, Mike Fink, Philip Manning and Meire Murakami. The cover photos are from Rob Shanahan. The CD comes with a six-page booklet that can be opened and which contains information about the album.

Track list

Anthem (Richard Starkey ^* / Glen Ballard ) - 5:01
Wings (Richard Starkey / Vini Poncia ) - 3:31
Think It Over ( Buddy Holly / Norman Petty ) - 1:48
Samba (Richard Starkey / Van Dyke Parks ) - 2:48
Rock Island Line ( Traditional , arranged by Richard Starkey) - 2:59
Step Lightly (Richard Starkey) - 2:44
Wonderful (Richard Starkey / Gary Nicholson) - 3:47
In Liverpool (Richard Starkey / David A. Stewart ) - 3:19
Slow Down (Richard Starkey / Joe Walsh ) - 2:57

^∗ Richard Starkey is the birth name of Ringo Starr

Re-releases

The CD release from 2012 has not yet been remastered .

Special edition with DVD

The special edition also includes a 16-minute DVD containing interviews by Ringo Starr and studio sequences for each song on the album. In addition, the song Peace Dream from the album Y Not is discussed.

Single releases

The only single Wings was released on January 10, 2012 as a download single. In the USA, a promotional CD with the song Wings was also distributed to radio stations. The song missed a chart entry.