Ringo the 4th

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Performer: Ringo Starr
Artist: Bette Midler; David Bromberg; Melissa Manchester; Luther Vandross; David Foster
Distributor: Psp

Notes: Personnel: Ringo Starr (vocals, drums); Dick Fegy (acoustic guitar); Cornell Dupree, Lon Van Eaton, Danny Kortchmar, David Bromberg, David Spinozza, Jeff Mironov, John Tropea (guitar); Don Brooks (harmonica); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Richard Tee (electric piano, clavinet); Jeff Gutcheon (electric piano); Don Grolnick (keyboards); Ken Bischel (synthesizer); Chuck Rainey, Hugh McDonald, Tony Levin (bass); Steve Gadd (drums); Nick Marrero (percussion); Vini Poncia, Jimmy Gilstrap, Debra Gray, Robin Clark, David Lasley, Maxine Anderson, Marietta Waters, Brie Howard, Joe Bean, Duitch Helmer, Lynn Pitney, Arnold McCuller, Rebecca Louis (background vocals). On RINGO THE FOURTH, the drummer of the most important rock band of the '60s made a brave attempt to create a sophisticated fusion of soul, R&B and rock. The fact that he failed does not mean that RINGO THE FOURTH will not be of interest to Beatles fans. Starr wrote most of the songs with his producer, Vini Poncia. While the majority of the Starr/Poncia compositions are decent pop-rock, they generally do not measure up to previous Starr/Poncia compositions like Starr's 1974 hit "Oh My My." Ringo's versions of Gamble & Huff's Philly-soul classic "Drowning In The Sea Of Love" and Allen Toussaint's "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" are clearly the best songs on this album and suggest that Ringo may have been better off letting other people write songs for him to sing. Backed by slick LA Session players like drummer Steve Gadd and keyboardist David Foster, Ringo gives respectable vocal performances that stay within his limited range and make the most of his loveable ole Ringo persona.

Though Ringo Starr is known to history as the man who drummed (and occasionally sang) with the Beatles, his story doesn't stop with the end of the Fab Four. Starr's natural charisma, humor, and distinctive Liverpudlian voice made him a natural for both films (THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN) and voiceovers (THE POINT, THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE). He scored a number of hits with his early solo albums, initially making him the most successful of the solo Beatles. In the 1990s, he started touring with an ever-changing roster of All-Starr bands featuring former members of other famous groups, from Men at Work and Cream to Procol Harum and the Rascals.

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