Stop and Smell the Roses
Occupation
- Ringo Starr - vocals, drums, percussion
- Paul McCartney - bass, piano, percussion, backing vocals
- George Harrison - guitar, backing vocals
- Linda McCartney - backing vocals
- Harry Nilsson - backing vocals
- Ron Wood - guitar, acoustic bass, saxophone, backing vocals
- Stephen Stills - guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Keltner - Drums
- Lawrence Juber guitar
- Howie Casey - saxophone
- Herbie Flowers - bass, tuba
- Mike Finnigan - piano, organ, backing vocals
- Al Kooper - piano, guitar
- Ray Cooper - piano, synthesizers, guitar
- Mike Stergis - guitar, backing vocals
- Dennis Budimir - guitar
- Ritchie Zito - Guitar
- Fred Tackett - Guitar
- Lloyd Green - Pedal Steel Guitar
- Wilton Felder - Bass
- Harley Thompson - Bass
- Dennis Belfield - Bass
- Jane Getz - Piano
- Greg Mathieson - Piano
- Joe Sample - Piano
- Jerry Jumonville - saxophone
- Jim Gordon - saxophone
- Rick Riccio - saxophone
- Bruce Paulson - trombone
- Lee Thornburg - trumpet
- Joe Lala - percussion
Stop and Smell the Roses is the ninth album, or the eighth studio album by Ringo Starr after the breakup of the Beatles. It was on 20 November 1981 in the UK (USA: October 26, 1981) published. In the U.S., the album reached # 98 in the UK and in Germany it could not be placed in the charts.
- 3.1 Wreck My Brain
- 3.2 Private Property
Genesis
After the publication of his last two albums Ringo the 4th and Bad Boy, the two were commercially least successful to date, Ringo Starr had no record deal for Continental Europe more in 1978. In this situation, he went with Russ Ballard as producer in July 1978 in Copenhagen ( Denmark) to record a new album in the Sweet Silence Studios. It is not known how many songs have been completed, only As Far As We Can Go appeared as a bonus track on the CD reissue of the album Old Wave in September 1994. Two more titles She's published in Love and One Way Love Affair were on bootlegs. It should exist rebound loud CD booklet nor the further recording On the.
After the failures in his musical career, Ringo Starr had to cope with several other private 1979 crisis situations. In April, he broke down and had to be in Monte Carlo undergo surgery. On 28 November 1979, a fire destroyed his home in Los Angeles. Starr was uninjured, but a large part of his collected memorabilia from the Beatles' time was lost. On the other hand, he met in February 1980 to filming the movie Caveman his future wife Barbara Bach, whom he married on April 27, 1981.
Ringo Starr decided the musical concept of his three albums Ringo, Goodnight Vienna Ringo's Rotogravure and to revive, in which he again invited prominent musician friends as well as John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, to support him musically with songs.
The first recordings took place from 11 to 21 July 1980 in the Super Bear Studios in France instead, where he worked with Paul McCartney as producer the songs Private Property, Attention, Sure to Fall ( In Love with You) and You Can not Fight Lightning grossed. It followed from 11 August to 27 September in the Devonshire Sound Studios in Los Angeles the recordings of the songs You've Got a Nice Way, Red and Black Blues and Wake Up (produced by Stephen Stills ), and Dead Giveaway and Brandy that were produced by Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr. Completion of the songs took place on various dates in December 1980 and from January to February 1981.
With Harry Nilsson Producer Ringo took in November 1980 in the Evergreen Recording Studios in Burbank and from 1 to 4 December 1980 in the Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas, the title Drumming Is My Madness, Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses Back Off Boogaloo and on. Back Off Boogaloo was a re-recording of the single A - side in March 1972. Even with these songs and was completed only in September 1981.
As the sixth producer, including Ringo Starr, George Harrison served from 19 to 25 November 1980 in his own recording studio Friars Park Studio, Henley -on-Thames ( FPSHOT ) three more songs were played. Wreck My Brain and You Belong to Me were used for the album, while re-recorded an early version of the song All Those Years Ago by George Harrison and was used for his album Somewhere in England.
On November 15, 1980 met Ringo Starr John Lennon at the Plaza Hotel in New York, where he was presented with Lennon a music cassette with four songs, with probably the two demo recordings Life Begins at Forty and Nobody Told Me were included on the tape. Planned joint recordings in January 1981 could not be implemented due to the assassination of John Lennon.
In March 1981, the album was under the original title: Can not Fight Lightning and a cover photo, the then in February 1989 for the compilation album Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr was, Vol 2 used appear in Portrait Records as follows:
However, the record company refused to release in this form presented, so that Ringo Starr in the U.S. in mid-August 1981 Boardwalk Records and for the rest of the world with RCA a new record deal signed, but the limited in the U.S. and Great Britain on this one album release remained. In October 1981, the album has now been completed under the title Stop and Smell the Roses and eventually published in the following month.
The designer of the cover was John Kosh. The cover photos were taken by Aaron Rapoport.
Title list
Page one
- Produced by Paul McCartney
- Produced by George Harrison
- Produced by Harry Nilsson
- Produced by Paul McCartney
- Produced by Harry Nilsson
Page Two
- Produced by Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr
- Produced by George Harrison
- Produced by Paul McCartney
- Produced by Steven Stills
- Produced by Harry Nilsson
Bonus tracks 1994
- Produced by Steven Stills
- Produced by Steven Stills
- Produced by Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr
- Produced by Harry Nilsson
- Produced by Paul McCartney
- * Richard Starkey, the birth name of Ringo Starr
Single releases
Wreck My Brain
The first single wreck My Brain / Drumming Is My Madness appeared previously in October 1981 and reached number 38 in the U.S., UK and Germany could not place in the charts themselves. In Canada, a different mix of Wreck My Brain on the published there single was released exclusively.
Private Property
In the U.S. and Germany was published in January 1982 as the second single Private Property / Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses, who could not place in the charts in both countries.
In November 1994, the single wreck My Brain / Private Property as a 7 " Jukeboxsingle was released in the U.S. at the CD release.
More information
For the songs Wreck My Brain and Private Property music videos were recorded for promotional purposes.
In January 1982, it was shot with Paul and Linda McCartney, alongside Ringo Starr, as another leading actor for promotional purposes of the ten -minute film The Cooler, in which the songs Private Property, Attention and Sure to Fall are included.
Reissues
First published in CD format was made in the USA in September 1994 at Capitol Records with six bonus tracks. The CD release from 1994 has not yet been newly remastered.
In June 2010, the CD on the label MaxCat Records re-released with a different cover and with only ten songs.
For advertising purposes for the ( re-) release of the albums Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses and Old Wave published Right Stuff a promotional CD that contains the following six songs: Wreck My Brain, Dead Giveaway, Private Property (longer unpublished version ), Be My Baby, In My Car and She's About a Mover.