RINGO STARR - RINGO 2012 (LP)

Ringo Starr Ringo 2012 on LP

Ringo 2012 is the seventeenth solo studio record from Ringo Starr and his second on Hip-O/Ume. Produced by Ringo himself, the 9-song set features two covers in Buddy Holly's "Think It Over" and the blues/folk standard "Rock Island Line," new versions of his older songs "Wings" and "Step Lightly" along with new material co-written with the likes of Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard and Van Dyke Parks among others.

Ringo is joined here by such acclaimed artists as Michael Bradford, Ann Marie Calhoun, Matt Cartsonis, Steve Dudas, Charlie Haden, Amy Keys, Kelly Moneymaker, Richard Page, Van Dyke Parks, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dave Stewart, Bruce Sugar, Benmont Tench, Joe Walsh, Don Was and Edgar Winter. Ringo 2012 was recorded in Los Angeles, CA and mixed in England by Ringo and Bruce Sugar.

Ringo Starr Ringo 2012 Track Listing:

1.  Anthem (Richard Starkey/Glen Ballard)
2.  Wings (Richard Starkey/Vince Poncia)
3.  Think It Over (Buddy Holly/Norman Perry)
4.  Samba (Richard Starkey/Van Dyke Parks)
5.  Rock Island Line (Arrangement by Richard Starkey)
6.  Step Lightly (Richard Starkey)
7.  Wonderful (Richard Starkey/Gary Nicholson)
8.  In Liverpool (Richard Starkey/Dave Stewart)
9.  Slow Down (Richard Starkey/Joe Walsh)