Ringo Starr: New Album
"Give More Love" available now!
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are reunited again on Starr's new album, Give More Love, released Sept. 15, 2017 on CD and digital formats from UMe.
A vinyl version of the album came out Sept. 27. McCartney, along with Edgar Winter, Joe Walsh and Steve Lukather, perform on “We're on the Road Again,” co-written by Starr and Lukather, which leads off the album. McCartney contributes bass and also backing vocals.
The album features a host of famous names on its 10 main tracks, including Peter Frampton, Benmont Tench, Timothy B. Schmit, Richard Page, Nathan East, Steve Dudas, Dave Stewart and Don Was. The album in digital and CD form also includes four remakes of past Ringo songs: “Back Off Boogaloo,” “Don't Pass Me By,” “You Can't Fight Lightning” and “Photograph.”
“Back Off Boogaloo,” taken from the original recently rediscovered record, features Jeff Lynne. “You Can't Fight Lightning” is sung by Ringo and Alberta Cross, while “Photograph” and “Don't Pass Me By” has Ringo and Vandaveer. Cross and Vandaveer performed at Ringo's 2016 Peace and Love event.
Starr told writer David Wild in the announcement for the album that he and Dave Stewart had originally planned to do a country album, but that was scrapped after he decided to tour again with the All-Starr Band. “That’s how I ended up making another album at home and writing all kinds of songs with all kinds of friends -- everybody giving more love and just letting the music flow,” he told Wild. “We do it in the guesthouse. I don’t know exactly what I’m going to get each time, but this one seemed to have its own great energy from the start.”
This year's annual Peace and Love event to celebrate Ringo's birthday with friends and fans was held at the Capitol Tower in Los Angeles. The friends on hand included brother-in-law Joe Walsh, filmmaker David Lynch, former Ringo All-Starr Edgar Winter and current All-Starr Band drummer Gregg Bissonette.
Album track list and credits:
Produced by Ringo Star
Recorded by Bruce Sugar
Mixed by Ringo Starr and Bruce Sugar
Pro Tools Editing: Bruce Sugar
Recorded at Roccabella West
Mixed at Roccabella West
"We’re on the Road Again"
Richard Starkey, Steve Lukather
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Paul McCartney: Bass
Steve Lukather: Guitar and Keyboards
Jim Cox: Piano
Backing Vocals: RS PM JW GN GB GM EW RM SL
"Laughable"
Richard Starkey, Peter Frampton
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Peter Frampton: Guitar, Background Vocals
Benmont Tench: Keyboards
Timothy B. Schmit, Richard Page, Amy Keys: Backing Vocals
Matt Legge: Additional Engineering:
"Show Me the Way"
Richard Starkey, Steve Lukather
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Steve Lukather: Guitar and Keyboards
Paul McCartney: Bass
Jim Cox: Organ
Timothy B. Schmit, Richard Page, Amy Keys: Backing Vocals
"Speed of Sound"
Richard Starkey, Richard Marx
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Richard Marx: Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Steve Lukather: Guitar
Peter Frampton: Guitar, Talkbox guitar solo
Nathan East: Bass
Windy Wagner, Amy Keys: Backing Vocals
"Standing Still"
Richard Starkey, Gary Burr
Ringo Starr: Vocals, Percussion, Claps
Nathan East: Upright Bass
Gary Burr: Acoustic Guitar and Backing Vocals
Georgia Middleman: Backing Vocals
Greg Leisz: Dobro
Steve Dudas: Guitar
Bruce Sugar: Drum Programming, Claps
"King of the Kingdom"
Richard Starkey
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Nathan East: Bass
Dave “Wawa” Stewart: Guitar
Edgar Winter: Tenor Sax
Steve Dudas: Guitar
Bruce Sugar: Keyboards, Synth Programming
Windy Wagner, Amy Keys: Backing Vocals
"Electricity"
Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Joe Walsh: Guitar
Don Was: Bass
Benmont Tench: Keyboards
Glen Ballard: Rhodes Piano, Backing Vocals
Windy Wagner, Amy Keys: Backing Vocals
"So Wrong for So Long"
Richard Starkey, Dave Stewart
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Dave Stewart: Guitars
Nathan East: Upright Bass
Greg Leisz: Pedal Steel Guitar
Jim Cox: Keyboards
Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman: Backing Vocals
Ned Douglas: Additional Engineering
"Shake It Up"
Richard Starkey, Gary Nicholson
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Don Was: Upright Bass
Steve Dudas: Guitars
Gary Nicholson: Acoustic Guitar
Edgar Winter: Piano
Windy Wagner, Amy Keys: Backing Vocals
"Give More Love"
Richard Starkey, Gary Nicholson
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals and Percussion
Steve Dudas: Guitars
Matt Bissonette: Bass
Greg Bissonette: Hang Drum
Jim Cox: Keyboards
Timothy B. Schmit, Richard Page, Amy Keys: Backing Vocals
"Back Off Boogaloo"
Richard Starkey, George Harrison
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals, Percussion, Guitar
Joe Walsh: Guitar
Jeff Lynne: Acoustic Guitar
Nathan East: Bass
Bob Malone: Piano
Steve Jay: Additional Engineering
"You Can’t Fight Lightning" - Ringo Starr and Alberta Cross
Richard Starkey
Ringo Starr: Vocals
Petter Ericson Stakee: Guitar, Backing Vocals and Percussion
Matthew Pynn: Guitar and Lap Steel
Fredrik Aspelin: Drums and Percussion
Erik MacQueen: Bass Guitar
Pete Remm: Piano and Hammond Organ
Viktor Buck and Peter R.Ericson: Backing vocals
Track produced and arranged by Petter Ericson Stakee and Peter R Ericson
Engineers: Viktor Buck and Fred Appelvist
Recorded at Fred’s Kitchen Studios in Stockholm
"Photograph" - Ringo Starr and Vandaveer
Richard Starkey, George Harrison
Ringo Starr: Vocals
Mark Charles Heidinger: Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar
Rose Guerin: Vocals
J. Tom Hnatow: Resonator Guitar, Electric guitar
Robby Cosenza: Drums and Percussion
Track produced and engineered by Duane Lundy
"Don't Pass Me By" - Ringo Starr and Vandaveer
Richard Starkey
Ringo Starr: Vocals, Piano
Mark Charles Heidinger: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar
Rose Guerin: Vocals
J. Tom Hnatow: Resonator Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Robby Cosenza: Drums, Percussion, Harmonica
Track produced and engineered by Duane Lundy
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