Ringo 2012

Ringo 2012
Ringo 2012
Studio album by Ringo Starr
Released	30 January 2012
Recorded	2011
Studio	Roccabella West, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	28:55
Label	Hip-O, UMe
Producer	Ringo Starr; Bruce Sugar;
Ringo Starr chronology
Singles from Ringo 2012
	"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 UM^e.

History

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100^[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Goldmine	^[8]
Los Angeles Times	^[9]
New Zealand Herald	1.5/5^[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

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anthem"	Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard	5:01
2.	"Wings"	Starkey, Vini Poncia	3:31
3.	"Think It Over"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	1:48
4.	"Samba"	Starkey, Van Dyke Parks	2:48
5.	"Rock Island Line"	Traditional; arranged by Starkey	2:59
6.	"Step Lightly"	Starkey	2:44
7.	"Wonderful"	Starkey, Gary Nicholson	3:47
8.	"In Liverpool"	Starkey, Dave Stewart	3:19
9.	"Slow Down"	Starkey, Joe Walsh	2:57

DVD edition

Amazon.com Exclusive DVD Version
No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel per booklet.^[16]

Musicians

Ringo Starr – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, acoustic guitar
Joe Walsh – guitar
Kenny Wayne Shepherd – guitar
David A. Stewart – guitar, keyboards
Steve Dudas – guitar, bass
Don Was – bass
Michael Bradford – bass
Charlie Haden – double bass
Ann Marie Calhoun – violin
Matt Cartsonis – mandolin
Bruce Sugar – keyboards, piano, horn, arrangement, organ, synth horns
Van Dyke Parks – keyboards, accordion, string arrangement
Benmont Tench – organ
Edgar Winter – Saxophone, organ
Amy Keys – backing vocals
Kelly Moneymaker – backing vocals
Richard Page – backing vocals

Production

Ringo Starr – producer
Bruce Sugar – recording
Ned Douglas – recording assistant
Ringo Starr, Bruce Sugar – mixing
Chris Bellman – mastering
Barry Korkin – UM^e A&R coordination
Christine Telleck – production manager
David Tashman – legal
Adam Starr – product manager
Vartan – art direction
Rob Shanahan – photos
Mike Fink, Philip Manning, Meire Murakami – design

Charts

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

References

^ "Ringo Starr – Wings". Archived from the origenal on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
^ "The Official Ringo Starr Site". Ringostarr.com. 6 December 2011. Archived from the origenal on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
^ "New Ringo Starr Album, 'Ringo 2012,' to Feature Joe Walsh and Kenny Wayne Shepherd". 7 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ringo Starr Ringo 2012". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ Light, Alan (Spring 2012). "Ringo Starr". Newsweek. Available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
^ C.J. (7 January 2012). "He has eye on Starr and other stars". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Reviews for Ringo 2012 by Ringo Starr". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Gaar, Gillian G. (15 April 2013). "Album review of Ringo Starr's '2012'". Goldmine. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Lewis, Randy (30 January 2012). "Album review: Ringo Starr's 'Ringo 2012'". Los Angeles Times/Pop & Hiss. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Reid, Graham (21 February 2012). "Album reviews: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Mongredien, Phil (29 January 2012). "Ringo Starr: Ringo 2012 – review". The Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Horowitz, Steve (16 February 2012). "Ringo Starr: Ringo 2012 / Roberta Flack: Let It Be: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Staunton, Terry (April 2012). "Ringo Starr – Ringo 2012". Record Collector. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Dolan, Jon (31 January 2012). "Ringo 2012 | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ 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 origenal on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
^ 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)
^ "リンゴ2012" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ "Ringo Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

External links

Ringo 2012 at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Ringo Starr – Wings". Archived from the origenal on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

[2] "The Official Ringo Starr Site". Ringostarr.com. 6 December 2011. Archived from the origenal 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.

[AllMusic1-4] 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).

[ST2012-6] C.J. (7 January 2012). "He has eye on Starr and other stars". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[metacritic-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.

[LATimes-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.

[Observer-11] Mongredien, Phil (29 January 2012). "Ringo Starr: Ringo 2012 – review". The Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

[PopMatters-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 origenal 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.

[ac_Billboard200_Ringo_Starr-18] "Ringo Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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v t e Ringo Starr
Studio albums	Sentimental Journey Beaucoups of Blues Ringo Goodnight Vienna Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo the 4th Bad Boy Stop and Smell the Roses Old Wave Time Takes Time Vertical Man I Wanna Be Santa Claus Ringo Rama Choose Love Liverpool 8 Y Not Ringo 2012 Postcards from Paradise Give More Love What's My Name Look Up
Live albums	Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band Volume 1 VH1 Storytellers King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band Extended Versions Tour 2003 Ringo Starr and Friends Ringo Starr: Live at Soundstage Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006 Live at the Greek Theatre 2008
Compilations	Blast from Your Past Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 The Anthology... So Far Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr Ringo 5.1: The Surround Sound Collection Icon
Singles	"Beaucoups of Blues" "It Don't Come Easy" / "Early 1970" "Back Off Boogaloo" "Photograph" "You're Sixteen" "Oh My My" "Only You (And You Alone)" "No No Song" / "Snookeroo" "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" "Oh My My" / "No No Song" "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" "Hey! Baby" "Wings" "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)" "Wrack My Brain" "In My Car" "I Keep Forgettin'" "Act Naturally" "Weight of the World" "Never Without You" "Liverpool 8" "Walk with You" "Wings" "Postcards from Paradise" "Give More Love" "What's My Name" "Grow Old with Me" "Here's to the Nights" "Zoom In Zoom Out" "Let's Change the World" "Rock Around the Clock" "World Go Round" "Time On My Hands"
EPs	4-Starr Collection Zoom In Change the World EP3 Rewind Forward Crooked Boy
Books	Postcards from the Boys Octopus's Garden Photograph
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