Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album)
Occupation
- Ringo Starr - vocals
- George Martin Orchestra
Sentimental Journey is the first studio album by Ringo Starr after the breakup of the Beatles; in the UK it was, however, already published on March 27, 1970, ie before the April 10, 1970, the official separation date of the Beatles. In the U.S. it appeared on April 24, 1970. In the UK, the album reached number seven in the U.S., number 22, in Germany it could not be placed in the charts.
Genesis
In the booklet accompanying the CD states that Ringo Starr for this album chose songs that sang his parents and relatives in his youth, so pop, so-called standards of the 1930s and 1940s. Ringo Starr George Martin chose from as producers, who in turn chose prominent arrangers such as Quincy Jones and Elmer Bernstein for the songs.
The shooting began on 27 October 1969, the Cole Porter composition Night and Day. Until December 4, 1969 Starr and Martin presented the songs Stardust, Blue Turning Grey Over You, Sentimental Journey, I'm a Fool to Care, Dream, You Always Hurt the One You Love, Have I Told You Lately did I Love You? and Let the Rest of the World Go By done in several London recording studios. Between 3 February and March 6, 1970 Ringo Starr took the remaining three songs of the album: Whispering Grass, Bye Bye Blackbird, and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing. Another, not yet official, but only published on bootlegs, song Stormy Weather was taken on November 6, 1969.
During the recording sessions for the album an early version of the song It Do not Come Easy was recorded on February 18, 1970, which still bore the working title Gotta Pay Your Dues. It Do not Come Easy first appeared in April 1971 as a single.
The cover shows Ringo Starr before the Empress pub in Liverpool in High Park Street. The cover photo was taken by Richard Polak.
Title list
Page one
- Arranged by Richard Perry
- Arranged by Chico O'Farrill
- Arranged by Ron Goodwin
- Arranged by Maurice Gibb
- Arranged by Klaus Voormann
- Arranged by Paul McCartney and George Martin
Page Two
- Arranged by Oliver Nelson
- Arranged by Quincy Jones
- Arranged by George Martin
- Arranged by John Dankworth
- Arranged by Elmer Bernstein
- Arranged by Les Reed
Single releases
No single releases were made from the album. But Ringo Starr recorded a music video for the song Sentimental Journey. Director was Neil Aspinall.
Reissues
First published in CD format was made in May 1995 without bonus tracks. The CD release of 1995 has not yet been newly remastered.