Ringo 2012
2012 studio album by Ringo Starr
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Ringo 2012 is the seventeenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Ringo Starr, released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom and 31 January 2012 in the United States. It was released on CD, LP and digitally by Hip-O Records and UMe.
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| Released | 30 January 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Studio | Roccabella West, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 28:55 | |||
| Label | Hip-O, UMe | |||
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History
Starr had considered calling the album Motel California, then Another #9, and finally Wings, before settling on Ringo 2012.[1] The album was recorded in Los Angeles, and mixed in England, produced by Starr and Bruce Sugar.[2] The title is a reference to Starr's most successful solo album, Ringo, which was released in 1973.[3] At less than 29 minutes in length, it was his shortest album to date.
Ringo 2012 includes new recordings of two songs that Starr had issued on previous albums: "Step Lightly", from Ringo, and "Wings", from 1977's Ringo the 4th. His cover of Buddy Holly's "Think It Over" was released on the Listen to Me: Buddy Holly tribute album before its appearance on Ringo 2012. The new version of "Wings" was released as a single a few weeks in advance of the album.[4]
The inclusion of the track "In Liverpool" meant that Ringo 2012 was Starr's third consecutive album to include a song about Liverpool, his hometown. Asked why this was, he told Alan Light of Newsweek: "I came to the conclusion a while ago that I do not want to write an autobiography, because all anybody wants is those eight years from 1962 to 1970, and I would have ten volumes before we got there. So I thought I'll do it in song, and do vignettes of certain aspects of my life."[5]
The cover photograph and as well as other photographs within the album's artwork were taken by rock photographer Rob Shanahan, who had worked closely with Starr for seven years.[6]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 59/100[7] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Goldmine | [8] |
| Los Angeles Times | [9] |
| New Zealand Herald | 1.5/5[10] |
| The Observer | [11] |
| PopMatters | [12] |
| Record Collector | [13] |
| Rolling Stone | [14] |
At Metacritic, Ringo 2012 holds an average Metascore of 59 out of 100, based on five professional reviews, indicating a "mixed or average" reception. The album debuted at numbers 80 and 181 in the US and UK, selling 6,348 and 752 copies respectively, as of February 2012.[15]
Track listing
- CD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Anthem" | Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Wings" | Starkey, Vini Poncia | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Think It Over" | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | 1:48 |
| 4. | "Samba" | Starkey, Van Dyke Parks | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Rock Island Line" | Traditional; arranged by Starkey | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Step Lightly" | Starkey | 2:44 |
| 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
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[16]
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Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] | 75 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 69 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] | 110 |
| US Billboard 200[20] | 80 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] | 21 |