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Ringo Starr - More Ringo (2003)

Track listing:
  1. I Wanna Be Santa Claus 3:45
  2. Iko Iko 6:11
  3. Subterranean Homesick Blues John Lennon and Ringo Starr 3:12
  4. brian wilson drunk at ringos 4:57
  5. Act Naturally Buck Owens & Ringo Starr
  6. Caveman-Ringo Starr 2:50
  7. Rainin' in my Heart Rick Danko, Ringo Starr 5:17
  8. I Love My Suit Ringo & Harry
  9. Back Off Bugaloo 3:21
  10. Drum solo 0:39
  11. Caveman Theme 3:11
  12. Love Me Do (Live) 5:10
  13. No One Is To Blame 6:13
  14. nonsense 2:25
  15. You Never Know 4:02
  16. Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go 4:45
  17. Bang the Drum All Day 3:41
  18. Walking Nerve 4:05
  19. In the City 4:33
  20. The Really Serious Introduction 2:03

Notes

Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey, was the drummer in the Beatles from 1962 to 1970 and thus one of the most famous musicians of the '60s. Though the least prominent member of the quartet, he distinguished himself as an occasional singer of good-natured material and as an actor. Upon the group's split, Starr went solo with two novelty projects: the first, an album called Sentimental Journey, found him covering pre-rock standards, and the second, Beacoups of Blues, was a country music collection.
Starr then scored Top Ten hits with two non-album singles, "It Don't Come Easy" in 1971 and "Back off Boogaloo" in 1972. In 1973 he paired with producer Richard Perry and, with assistance from the three other ex-Beatles, made Ringo, which featured two number one hits, "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen." "Oh My My," a Top Ten hit, was also included. Almost as successful was the 1974 follow-up, Goodnight Vienna, which featured the hits "Only You" and "No No Song."

Starr continued to release albums through 1981, though with diminishing success. His 1983 album Old Wave did not find a U.S. distributor. Starr was also suffering from the excesses of his lifestyle, but by the late '80s he had cleaned up, and in 1989 he toured with his "All-Starr Band." In 1992, he signed to Private Music and released a new studio album, Time Takes Time. Vertical Man, his first album for Mercury, followed in 1998, as did a disc culled from his performance on the VH1 Storytellers series. Starr's first seasonal effort, I Wanna Be Santa Claus, appeared a year later.