Flashback: Ringo Starr hits No1
It was 33 years ago Friday (November 24th, 1973), that Ringo Starr scored his first Number One single with "Photograph." The song was co-written with his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison, and was the first single from his new Ringo album.
An early attempt to record the song took place during sessions for Harrison's Living In The Material World album, which Starr drummed on in early 1973.
Although Ringo was Starr's third solo album it was his first rock album. His debut album from 1970, Sentimental Journey, featured Ringo singing standards from the 30's and 40's, while Beaucoups Of Blues, also from 1970, was a straight-ahead country album recorded in Nashville.
In 1971 Starr teamed up with Harrison, who had produced Starr's first solo hit "It Don't Come Easy," which peaked on the charts at Number Four. Although uncredited, Harrison in fact wrote most of the words and music for the song. In 1972 the pair teamed up again for "Back Off Boogaloo," which went to Number Nine.
In the spring of 1973 Starr began recording Ringo. From the beginning the sessions featured a star-studded cast, including members of the Band, Steve Cropper from Booker T. & the MGs, Billy Preston, Marc Bolan of T. Rex, Harry Nilsson, and all three former Beatles -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison.
Ringo was the first solo album after the Beatles' break-up to feature new songs written by all four members.
The album, which peaked at Number Two in late 1973, was the last time all four Beatles appeared on a new album. "Photograph" spent just one week at Number One. Two more singles were released from the Ringo album -- a cover of Johnny Burnette's "You're Sixteen" also hit Number One in January of 1974, and "Oh My My" peaked at Number Five in March 1974.
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An early attempt to record the song took place during sessions for Harrison's Living In The Material World album, which Starr drummed on in early 1973.
Although Ringo was Starr's third solo album it was his first rock album. His debut album from 1970, Sentimental Journey, featured Ringo singing standards from the 30's and 40's, while Beaucoups Of Blues, also from 1970, was a straight-ahead country album recorded in Nashville.
In 1971 Starr teamed up with Harrison, who had produced Starr's first solo hit "It Don't Come Easy," which peaked on the charts at Number Four. Although uncredited, Harrison in fact wrote most of the words and music for the song. In 1972 the pair teamed up again for "Back Off Boogaloo," which went to Number Nine.
In the spring of 1973 Starr began recording Ringo. From the beginning the sessions featured a star-studded cast, including members of the Band, Steve Cropper from Booker T. & the MGs, Billy Preston, Marc Bolan of T. Rex, Harry Nilsson, and all three former Beatles -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison.
Ringo was the first solo album after the Beatles' break-up to feature new songs written by all four members.
The album, which peaked at Number Two in late 1973, was the last time all four Beatles appeared on a new album. "Photograph" spent just one week at Number One. Two more singles were released from the Ringo album -- a cover of Johnny Burnette's "You're Sixteen" also hit Number One in January of 1974, and "Oh My My" peaked at Number Five in March 1974.
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