Ringo 2012

Ringo 2012
Studio album by
Ringo Starr
Released30 January 2012
Recorded2011
StudioRoccabella West, Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length28:55
LabelHip-O, UMe
Producer
  • Ringo Starr
  • Bruce Sugar
Ringo Starr chronology
Live at the Greek Theatre 2008
(2010) 		Ringo 2012
(2012) 		Icon
(2014)
Singles from Ringo 2012
  1. "Wings"
    Released: 10 January 2012

Ringo 2012 is the seventeenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom and 31 January 2012 in the United States. It was released on CD, LP and digitally by Hip-O Records and UMe.

History

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Starr had considered calling the album Motel California, then Another #9, and finally Wings, before settling on Ringo 2012.[1] The album was recorded in Los Angeles, and mixed in England, produced by Starr and Bruce Sugar.[2] The title is a reference to Starr's most successful solo album, Ringo, which was released in 1973.[3] At less than 29 minutes in length, it was his shortest album to date.

Ringo 2012 includes new recordings of two songs that Starr had issued on previous albums: "Step Lightly", from Ringo, and "Wings", from 1977's Ringo the 4th. His cover of Buddy Holly's "Think It Over" was released on the Listen to Me: Buddy Holly tribute album before its appearance on Ringo 2012. The new version of "Wings" was released as a single a few weeks in advance of the album.[4]

The inclusion of the track "In Liverpool" meant that Ringo 2012 was Starr's third consecutive album to include a song about Liverpool, his hometown. Asked why this was, he told Alan Light of Newsweek: "I came to the conclusion a while ago that I do not want to write an autobiography, because all anybody wants is those eight years from 1962 to 1970, and I would have ten volumes before we got there. So I thought I'll do it in song, and do vignettes of certain aspects of my life."[5]

The cover photograph and as well as other photographs within the album's artwork were taken by rock photographer Rob Shanahan, who had worked closely with Starr for seven years.[6]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Goldmine[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
New Zealand Herald1.5/5[10]
The Observer[11]
PopMatters[12]
Record Collector[13]
Rolling Stone[14]

At Metacritic, Ringo 2012 holds an average Metascore of 59 out of 100, based on five professional reviews, indicating a "mixed or average" reception. The album debuted at numbers 80 and 181 in the US and UK, selling 6,348 and 752 copies respectively, as of February 2012.[15]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anthem"Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard5:01
2."Wings"Starkey, Vini Poncia3:31
3."Think It Over"Buddy Holly, Norman Petty1:48
4."Samba"Starkey, Van Dyke Parks2:48
5."Rock Island Line"Traditional; arranged by Starkey2:59
6."Step Lightly"Starkey2:44
7."Wonderful"Starkey, Gary Nicholson3:47
8."In Liverpool"Starkey, Dave Stewart3:19
9."Slow Down"Starkey, Joe Walsh2:57
DVD edition
Amazon.com Exclusive DVD Version
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction" (Inspiration for the Album)0:37
2."Anthem" ("... The First Words That Came to Me ...")2:02
3."Wings" ("Doing It My Way")1:41
4."Think It Over" (Peter Asher's Suggestion ... The Steel Drum Button ... "It's Like a Shuffle ...")1:48
5."Samba" (The Crazy Record Track with Van Dyke Parks ... And Hanging Out with Really Good People)0:58
6."Rock Island Line" (Skiffle, Rock and "Where I Came In ...")1:15
7."Step Lightly" ("... I Can Do This Different Now ...")0:41
8."Wonderful" ("When It Gets to the Gong ..." Directing the Sentiment)1:56
9."In Liverpool" ("... It's As Easy As Peaches and Cream ..." The Mini-Biography)2:13
10."Slow Down" ("'Cause It Rhymed" ... And "... We Can Rock")1:10
11."Peace Dream" (From "Y Not" / "The Dream Keeps Unfolding")1:00
12."End Credits"0:30

Personnel

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Personnel per booklet.[16]

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] 110
US Billboard 200[18] 80

References

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  1. ^ "Ringo Starr – Wings". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "The Official Ringo Starr Site". Ringostarr.com. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. ^ "New Ringo Starr Album, 'Ringo 2012,' to Feature Joe Walsh and Kenny Wayne Shepherd". 7 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ringo Starr Ringo 2012". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ Light, Alan (Spring 2012). "Ringo Starr". Newsweek. Available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
  6. ^ C.J. (7 January 2012). "He has eye on Starr and other stars". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Reviews for Ringo 2012 by Ringo Starr". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  8. ^ Gaar, Gillian G. (15 April 2013). "Album review of Ringo Starr's '2012'". Goldmine. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  9. ^ Lewis, Randy (30 January 2012). "Album review: Ringo Starr's 'Ringo 2012'". Los Angeles Times/Pop & Hiss. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  10. ^ Reid, Graham (21 February 2012). "Album reviews: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  11. ^ Mongredien, Phil (29 January 2012). "Ringo Starr: Ringo 2012 – review". The Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  12. ^ Horowitz, Steve (16 February 2012). "Ringo Starr: Ringo 2012 / Roberta Flack: Let It Be: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  13. ^ Staunton, Terry (April 2012). "Ringo Starr – Ringo 2012". Record Collector. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  14. ^ Dolan, Jon (31 January 2012). "Ringo 2012 | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  15. ^ Jones, Alan (13 February 2012). "Official Chart Analysis: Lana Del Rey scores biggest-selling album of 2012, Gotye shifts another 83k". Music Week. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  16. ^ Ringo 2012 (Booklet). Ringo Starr. Hip-O Records, Universal Music Group. 2012. 602527918020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "リンゴ2012" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Ringo Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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