Sentimental Journey

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Sentimental Journey
Ringo Starr's studio album

Publication
(s)

March 27, 1970 ( UK ) ,
April 24, 1970 ( US )

Label (s) Apple / EMI

Format (s)

LP , CD , MC , download

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

12

running time

34 min 3 s

occupation
  • George Martin Orchestra

production

George Martin

Studio (s)

chronology
- Sentimental Journey Beaucoups of Blues
1970

Sentimental Journey ( English Sentimental Journey ) is the first studio album by Ringo Starr after the separation of the Beatles ; in Great Britain , however, it was published on March 27, 1970, before April 10, 1970, the official date of the Beatles' separation. It was released in the United States on April 24, 1970.

History of origin

In the booklet accompanying the CD, it is stated that Ringo Starr selected songs for this album that his parents and relatives sang in his youth, i.e. hits, so-called standards , of the 1930s and 1940s. Ringo Starr selected George Martin as producer, who in turn selected prominent arrangers such as Quincy Jones or Elmer Bernstein for the songs.

The recording began on October 27, 1969 with the Cole Porter composition Night and Day . By December 4, 1969, Starr and Martin had released the songs Stardust , Blue Turning Gray Over You , Sentimental Journey , I'm a Fool to Care , Dream , You Always Hurt the One You Love , Have I Told You Lately that I Love You ? and Let the Rest of the World Go By finished in several London recording studios. Between February 3 and March 6, 1970 Ringo Starr recorded the three remaining songs on the album: Whispering Grass , Bye Bye Blackbird, and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing . Another song, Stormy Weather , not officially released but only on bootlegs , was recorded on November 6, 1969.

During the recording of the album, an early version of the song It Don't Come Easy was recorded on February 18, 1970 , which was still the working title Gotta Pay Your Dues . It Don't Come Easy was released as a single in April 1971.

Dispute about the release date

Paul McCartney had planned April 17, 1970 for his first album McCartney as the release date, but met with resistance from his band colleagues. On the one hand, Ringo Starr also wanted to publish his solo album, on the other hand, the long-running Beatles album Let It Be was finally finished under the direction of Phil Spector and should be released in April according to the will of John Lennon , George Harrison and Ringo Starr. McCartney felt cornered and saw himself as a victim in this situation. Ringo Starr tried to mediate but was sent away by an angry McCartney.

Ringo Starr later recalled the incident like this:

“It was just two guys pouting and being silly. We had our solo albums to bring out and I said 'Mine's ready and I want to bring it out.' Paul wasn't quite ready - but he had a calendar with the date (I've forgotten the day now) marked in yellow saying, 'That's my day - I'm bringing my record out then.' ”

“We were just two guys who pouted and acted childishly. We wanted to release our solo albums and I said, 'Mine is done and I want to release it'. Paul wasn't quite ready - but he had a calendar with the date (I forgot which day it was exactly) and it was marked in yellow, 'This is my day - I'll put my album on that day Market."

- Ringo Starr, The Beatles Anthology , p. 351

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine , McCartney commented on the quarrels in 1974:

“There was some hassle at the time. We were arguing over who had mentioned a release date first. It was all a bit petty. I'd pegged a release date, and then Let It Be was scheduled near it. I saw it as victimization, but now I'm sure it wasn't. "

“There was some argument at the time. We argued over who came up with its release date first. It was all a bit narrow-minded. I had set a date and then Let It Be was scheduled very close to my date. I felt that was a chicane, but today I'm sure it wasn't. "

- Paul McCartney, 1974

Ultimately, Paul McCartney got his way. In a hurry, Ringo Starr's album was released on March 27, 1970 in the UK and on April 24, 1970 in the US, and the release date for Let It Be was postponed to May 8, 1970.

Cover design

The Empress Pub

The cover shows Ringo Starr outside the Empress Pub in Liverpool on High Park Street. The cover photo was taken by Richard Polak.

Track list

page 1
  1. Sentimental Journey (Bud Green, Les Brown, Bon Homer) - 3:26
    • Arranged by Richard Perry
  2. Night and Day ( Cole Porter ) - 2:25
    • Arranged by Chico O'Farrill
  3. Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees) (Fred Fisher, Doris Fisher) - 2:37
    • Arranged by Ron Goodwin
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird ( Mort Dixon , Ray Henderson ) - 2:11
  5. I'm a Fool to Care (Ted Daffan) - 2:39
  6. Stardust ( Hoagy Carmichael , Mitchell Parish ) - 3:22
Page 2
  1. Blue, Turning Gray Over You (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 3:19
    • Arranged by Oliver Nelson
  2. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing ( Sammy Fain , Paul Francis Webster ) - 3:05
  3. Dream ( Johnny Mercer ) - 2:42
  4. You Always Hurt the One You Love (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) - 2:20
    • Arranged by John Dankworth
  5. Have I Told You Lately that I Love You? (Scott Wiseman) - 2:44
  6. Let the Rest of the World Go By (Ernest Ball, Karen Brennan) - 2:55
    • Arranged by Les Reed

Re-releases

  • The first publication in CD format took place in May 1995 without bonus tracks. The CD comes with an eight-page booklet containing information from Staffan Olander on the songs and the album. The CD release from 1995 has not yet been remastered.
  • In August 2007 the album was released in download format.

Single releases

No singles were released from the album. Ringo Starr recorded a music video for the song Sentimental Journey . The director was Neil Aspinall .

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 7th (6 weeks) 6th
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 22nd (14 weeks) 14th

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium , 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 (pp. 494-496).
  • Neville Stannard: Working Class Heroes , ISBN 0-907080-92-8 .
  • CD booklet for re-publication in 1995.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Beatles Anthology, p. 351.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone , Issue 153, Jan. 31, 1974.
  3. ↑ a b Chart sources: Charts UK Charts US