Oh My My (Ringo Starr song)
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- "Step Lightly" (US)
- "No No Song" (UK)
9 January 1976 (UK)
| "Oh My My" | ||||
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| Single by Ringo Starr | ||||
| from the album Ringo | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 18 February 1974 (US) 9 January 1976 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriters | Richard Starkey, Vini Poncia | |||
| Producer | Richard Perry | |||
| Ringo Starr singles chronology | ||||
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"Oh My My" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr from his 1973 album Ringo. It was also issued as the third single from the album, becoming a top-five hit in the United States and Canada. The recording was produced by Richard Perry and includes backing vocals by Merry Clayton and Martha Reeves.
"Oh My My" was co-written by Starr (credited by his real name, "Richard Starkey") and Vini Poncia, a recurrent collaborator of Starr's during the 1970s. Billy Preston plays keyboards on the track.[1] Both Starr and Jim Keltner play drums, while Klaus Voormann plays bass. Tom Scott plays the saxophone solo.
Personnel
- Ringo Starr - lead vocals, drums
- Klaus Voormann - bass
- Tom Scott - saxophone
- Jimmy Calvert - electric guitar
- Billy Preston - piano, organ
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Vini Poncia - backing vocals
- Martha Reeves – backing vocals
- Merry Clayton – backing vocals
Release
The song was first released as the opening track on side two of the Ringo LP, in November 1973. Issued as a single on 18 February 1974 in the US,[nb 1][2] Billboard felt that the instrumental portion of the song was more effective than the lyrics.[3] Cash Box said that the "Richard Perry production adds the 'hit' touch to this amusing little ditty."[4] Record World said that "the superb Perry production is the super-solid stuff from which gold records are made."[5]
"Oh My My" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 3 in Canada and number 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, making it one of the most successful songs of Starr's career. The song was released on a UK single on 9 January 1976,[nb 2] backed with "No No Song",[6] to promote Starr's Blast from Your Past compilation album.[7]
Starr first performed "Oh My My" in 2008 with the tenth incarnation of his All-Starr Band.[8]
