Ringo the 4th
Occupation
- Ringo Starr - vocals, drums, percussion
- Steve Gadd - drums
- Lon Van Eaton - Guitar
- Cornell Dupree - guitar
- Danny Kortchmar - Guitar
- David Bromberg - Guitar
- Dick Fegy - Acoustic Guitar
- Chuck Rainey - Bass
- Hugh McDonald - Bass
- Nick Marrero - percussion
- Richard Tee - Electric Piano, Clavinet
- Jeff Gutcheon - Electric Piano
- David Foster - Clarinet, Piano, Keyboard
- Ken Bichel - Synthesizer
- Vini Poncia, Jimmy Gilstrap, Luther Vandross, Bette Midler, Melissa Manchester - backing vocals
Ringo the 4th is the seventh album, or the sixth studio album by Ringo Starr after the breakup of the Beatles. It was on September 30, 1977 in United Kingdom: published (USA September 26, 1977 ). In the U.S., the album reached # 162 in the UK and in Germany it could not be placed in the charts.
- 3.1 Wings
- 3.2 Drowning in the Sea Of Love
- 3.3 Sneaking Sally Through the Alley
Genesis
After the release of the commercially unsuccessful previous album Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo Starr decided to modify the concept. Although he retained his producer Arif Mardin and co- composer Vini Poncia, but renounced the support of prominent friends so controlled only experienced studio musician and well-known backing singers for the musical accompaniment. In addition, should the album disco -oriented and hence sound contemporary to the late 1970s. This change of style was not accepted by buyers. The album was thus the hitherto commercially least successful of Ringo Starr. Atlantic Records in the U.S. decided after the failure of the album, to terminate the contract with Ringo Starr in the USA. The album's title indicates that Ringo Starr looked at his current studio album than his fourth, and contains the first two albums Sentimental Journey, the standards and beaucoups of Blues, the country music, did not count.
The recordings ranged from January to February 1977. Ringo Starr added with Vini Poncia six of the ten compositions at. For the remaining four songs were chosen among others, the Soul hit Drowning in the Sea of Love in 1972 by Joe Simon and Sneaking Sally Through the Alley, which was previously published in 1975 by Robert Palmer.
The designer of the cover was John Kosh. The cover photos were taken by Lew Hahn and his then-girlfriend Nancy Andrews.
Title list
Page one
Page Two
- * Richard Starkey, the birth name of Ringo Starr
Single releases
Wings
The first single Wings / Just a Dream was released in advance in August 1977 in the U.S., reaching no placement in the charts.
Drowning in the Sea Of Love
The first single in the UK and Germany and second single in the U.S. in 1977 Drowning in the Sea Of Love ( Edit) / Just a Dream was released in October, which could not place in the charts. In Europe, an abbreviated version of the A side appeared.
Sneaking Sally Through the Alley
In Germany and Australia, was published in December 1977 as the second single Sneaking Sally Through the Alley / Tango all Night, which was unable to place in the charts. The single will be mentioned in earlier German discographies with a catalog number ( Polydor 2001 753 ). Information, whether they came in the sale are not backed up; but the single was released in Australia.
More information
For the song Drowning in the Sea Of Love, a music video for promotional purposes was recorded. The B-side Just a Dream has not yet been released on CD.
The song was re-released Wings in a new recording in January 2012 on the album Ringo 2012.
Reissues
First published in CD format was made in the USA in August 1992 without bonus tracks. The CD release of 1992 has not yet been newly remastered.