Ringo 2012

Ringo 2012
File:Ringo 2012 cover.jpg
Studio album by Ringo Starr
Released	30 January 2012 (UK) 31 January 2012 (US)
Recorded	2011, Roccabella West, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	28:55
Label	Hip-O, UMe
Producer	Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr chronology
Live at the Greek Theatre 2008 (2010)Live at the Greek Theatre 20082010 Ringo 2012 (2012) Icon (2014)Icon2014
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 UK and 31 January 2012 in the US. 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.

The album was recorded in Los Angeles, and mixed in England, produced by Starr and Bruce Sugar. The title is a reference to Ringo's most successful solo album Ringo, which was released in 1973. The track "Wings" was released as a single few weeks in advance of the album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Goldmine
Los Angeles Times
New Zealand Herald	1.5/5
The Observer
PopMatters
Record Collector
Rolling Stone

At Metacritic, Ringo 2012 holds an average Metascore of 59 out of 100, based on five professional reviews – which indicates a "mixed or average" reception. The album debuted at number 80 in the US, and at number 181 in the UK, selling 6,348 and 752 copies respectively, as of February 2012.

Track listing

1. "Anthem" (Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard) – 5:01
2. "Wings" (Starkey, Vini Poncia) – 3:31
   • a re-recording of a song originally released on Ringo the 4th in 1977
3. "Think It Over" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 1:48
   • Buddy Holly cover
4. "Samba" (Starkey, Van Dyke Parks) – 2:48
5. "Rock Island Line" – 2:59
   • traditional, arrangement by Starkey
6. "Step Lightly" (Starkey) – 2:44
   • a re-recording of a song originally released on Ringo in 1973
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

Chart performance

Billboard Album Charts

• Week 1 – number 80
• Week 2 – number 192

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.

Musicians

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

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