Ringo Starr - Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr

This CD contains 20 stand out Ringo Starr tracks including seven Top 10 pop hits released between 1970 and 2005 including 'Photograph', 'It Doesn't Come Easy', 'Back Off Boogaloo', 'You're Sixteen', 'Oh My My', 'The No No Song' and many more! Album Description

And all the time you thought it would last; your life, your friends, would always be

Covering Ringo Starr music from 1970 to 2007, the C.D. PHOTOGRAPH comes in a deluxe package including Starr's written commentary on each track, a few words of wise perspective from Quincy Jones, musician credits, chart records, and some cool pictures. One photo from 1973, Ringo resting on has back under a shiny cover, makes him look positively hip, a far cry from his happy-go-lucky, nice, safe, Beatle image.

This C.D.'s credits include talents we have lost such as George Harrison, John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, Pete Ham, Tom Evans, Arif Mardin, Buck Owens, and Hoyt Axton. Ringo has proven the vertical man and remembering the great musicians, so many who died too soon, makes PHOTOGRAPH a bittersweet listen, especially since over half its selections are from Ringo's 1971-74 recordings when most of those players, songwriters and producers worked with him.

PHOTOGRAPH includes nothing from Ringo Starr albums SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY, RINGO THE FOURTH, BAD BOY, SCOUSE THE MOUSE, OLD WAVE, I WANNA BE SANTA CLAUS and his many concert titles. Rare Starr tracks such as "You Never Know" (from the movie CURLY SUE), "Down and Out" (the rockin' flip side of the "Photograph" 45) and "Band of Steel" (with country-folk musician Guthrie Thomas) would have added appeal. At least "Act Naturally," Ringo's duet with Buck Owens, makes the cut. Since releasing PHOTOGRAPH in 2007, Starr has made one new studio C.D., LIVERPOOL EIGHT.

After all these years, the 1975 Ringo Starr collection BLAST FROM YOUR PAST still offers Starr's best-known post-Beatles songs. PHOTOGRAPH includes all the titles from that album, so if selections from Starr's 1970-2007 career interest you, this ain't a bad place to start.

My short list of Ringo Starr recommendations: RINGO (the C.D. version contains the single "It Don't Come Easy"); GOODNIGHT VIENNA (C.D. version includes the single "Back Off Boogaloo"); OLD WAVE; TIME TAKES TIME; VERTICAL MAN; and RINGO-RAMA.
October 31, 2008

"The Greatest"

This is a good collection of Ringos music. I'll recommend this to anyone who loves timeless and happy music. October 14, 2008

Lots of fun

Always under-appreciated, Ringo seems to be the only Beatle that had fun and didn't take himself too seriously. His work with the fab four and his solo career proves that you can be sentimental or thoughtful while being humorous and upbeat at the same time.
In the booklet, Ringo says a bit about each song, which is quite enlightening. I love this record for parties, house cleaning, when my Mom is over, anytime. July 30, 2008

GREAT CD

Great cd this is a true greatest hit cd it has it all and more. March 12, 2008

Pleased to meet Ringo

I hadn't listened to any of Ringo's songs since my teens and that's back 30 years!! So, when I saw this record I thought it was time to add it to my other ex Beatles albums and remember some of the stuff. I'm still feeling emotional about "Photograph" and "It don't come easy" because they are great songs and the production is 1st class and, of course, they bring back memories. And what about "Back off Boogaloo", I love George Harrison guitar. It's a pity that in the mid seventies his productions got a bit...down. I like the songs from 1993 onwards, it seems that he is back in form. February 13, 2008

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