Scouse the Mouse

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Scouse the Mouse
Ringo Starr's studio album

Publication
(s)

December 9, 1977

Label (s) Polydor

Format (s)

LP

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

15th

running time

49 min 33 s

occupation
  • Ben Chatterley - Olly Jolly
  • Lucy Pleasence - Holly Jolly
  • Rick Jones - Louie the Seagull
  • Gary Taylor - bass , backing vocals
  • Tommy Eyre - piano
  • Ray Russell - guitar
  • Nigel Jenkins - guitar
  • Roger Brown - guitar, backing vocals
  • Rod King - steel guitar, Dobro
  • Rafael Ravenscroft - flute
  • Joanna Carlin, Pete Zorn, Paul Da Vinci - backing vocals

production

Hugh Murphy

Studio (s)

Berwick Street Studios ( London )

chronology
Ringo the 4th
1977 		Scouse the Mouse Bad Boy
1978

Scouse the Mouse is not considered a standalone Ringo Starr studio album as he is featured on the cover as one of the main actors and does not sing on all of the songs. It was released exclusively in the UK on December 9, 1977. The album did not reach the charts.

History of origin

Scouse the Mouse is a children's radio play with music from 1977. It is based on the children's book of the same name by Donald Pleasence . The artists who can be heard on the album include Ringo Starr, who speaks the main character "Scouse" and sings eight of the 15 songs; Adam Faith in the role of "Bonce"; Barbara Dickson as "Molly Jolly", Donald Pleasence as the narrator and his daughter Lucy as "Holly Jolly". The album was discontinued shortly after it was released , which led to it being released on bootlegs .

Storyline

The focus of the plot is Scouse, a mouse from Liverpool . Scouse's story begins in a pet shop where the mouse is hoping to get a new home. The wish comes true when Scouse is bought by a family. In their new home, the mouse learns the language of people through television. Scouse dreams of becoming a star in America and when the opportunity arises, he escapes. He manages to get on board a cruise ship going to the USA. On the way he gets into the clutches of a few cats, but can escape by jumping overboard. A seagull saves Scouse and transports him to New York , where the mouse performs in the famous Carnegie Hall .

speaker

  • Donald Pleasence - narrator
  • Ringo Starr - Scouse
  • Adam Faith - Bonce
  • Barbara Dickson - Molly Jolly
  • Ben Chatterley - Olly Jolly
  • Lucy Pleasence - Holly Jolly
  • Rick Jones - Louie the Seagull

Track list

(Authors in brackets)

page 1

  1. Living in a Pet Shop (Roger Brown) - 4:03
    • sung by Ringo Starr
  2. Sing a Song for the Tragapan (Roger Brown and Donald Pleasence) - 3:16
    • sung by Barbara Dickson
  3. Scouse's Dream (Roger Brown) - 3:38
    • sung by Ringo Starr
  4. Snow Up Your Nose for Christmas (Donald Pleasence and Meira Pleasence) - 3:47
    • sung by Ben Chatterly
  5. Running Free (Roger Brown) - 3:21
    • sung by Ringo Starr
  6. America (A Mouse's Dream) (Roger Brown) - 3:40
    • sung by Adam Faith
  7. Scousey (Roger Brown) - 3:25
    • sung by Lucy Pleasence

Page 2

  1. Boat Ride (Roger Brown) - 3:56
    • sung by Ringo Starr
  2. Scouse the Mouse (Roger Brown) - 2:50
    • sung by Ringo Starr
  3. Passenger Pigeon (Roger Brown and Donald Pleasence) - 1:25
    • sung by Barbara Dickson
  4. I Know a Place (Roger Brown, Ruan O'Lochlainn, and Donald Pleasence) - 4:25
    • sung by Polly Pleasence and Ringo Starr
  5. Caterwaul (Jim Parker) - 2:04
    • Instrumental song
  6. SOS (Roger Brown) - 2:42
    • sung by Ringo Starr
  7. Ask Louey (Roger Brown) - 3:57
    • sung by Rick Jones
  8. A Mouse Like Me (Ruan O'Lochlainn) - 4:22
    • sung by Ringo Starr

Others

  • An animation version of the radio play was planned, but was not realized.
  • At the same time as publication, the book Scouse the Mouse , written by Donald Pleasence, appeared .
  • The song "A Mouse Like Me" appeared on Ringo Starr's album Bad Boy in 1978 in a slightly modified version under the title "A Man Like Me".

Re-releases

The long-playing record has not yet been released legally in CD format.

literature

  • Chip Madinger, Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions, 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 , p. 514.
  • Neville Stannard: Working Class Heroes . ISBN 0-907080-92-8