VDP on new Ringo Starr Album

[harrisonjon]

According to this:

http://www.dmbeatles.com/forums/index.php?topic=12405.0

[harrisonjon]

4.Samba
 
(Richard Starkey / Van Dyke Parks)
 
Startling Music, Ltd. [PRS] / Safe & Sane Music [ASCAP]
 
Ringo Starr: Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Keyboards
 
Steve Dudas: Guitar, Bass
 
Van Dyke Parks:  Keyboards, Accordion, String Arrangement
 
Matt Cartsonis: Mandolin
 
Amy Keys: Backing Vocals
 
Kelly Moneymaker: Backing Vocals

[rogerlancelot]

There is a picture of him in the "Rotogravure" cover but I don't think he participated in actual recording sessions (or was credited anyway). Hanging out with Ringo in that era (1976-1981) must have been pretty rough.

[Jonathan Blum]

Possibly Ringo wrote this with Van Dyke at the same time as "Walk With You" from his last album...  which wasn't an especially remarkable number, but it had a nice cameo from Macca!

Cheers,
Jon Blum

[Howie Edelson]

The song/track is VERY reminiscent of ORANGE CRATE ART.

[SMiLE Brian]

There is a picture of him in the "Rotogravure" cover but I don't think he participated in actual recording sessions (or was credited anyway). Hanging out with Ringo in that era (1976-1981) must have been pretty rough.

Ringo hanging out with Keith Moon during "the kids are alright" movie gives a big hint what he was doing. (drinking too much)

[Summertime Blooz]

I see that Ringo and Sir Paul have CDs coming out only one week apart!! January 31 and Feb. 7 respectively. Big week for Beatlemaniacs!

[Zach95]

Well...I heard Ringo's new single and it's utterly atrocious.  I mean...REALLY awful. In my opinion.

[Tord]

You can listen to "Samba" here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Dx6UU9100

[Jay]

I wish Ringo would reunite with Mark Hudson.

[Jonathan Blum]

Well...I heard Ringo's new single and it's utterly atrocious.  I mean...REALLY awful. In my opinion.

Could be worse...

Here's the original version of the same song Ringo released in 1977, on his legendarily booze-soaked "Ringo the 4th":  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W66wXkVRauo

And here's the remake:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu7qpQFGXZ0

Bit less of a '70s groove now, but at least on the new one, Ringo sounds like he's actually there!

Cheers,
Jon BLum

[Aegir]

oh god, I had to turn the 2012 version off a few seconds into it.

does Wings have a song called "Ringo Starr?"

[hypehat]

There is a picture of him in the "Rotogravure" cover but I don't think he participated in actual recording sessions (or was credited anyway). Hanging out with Ringo in that era (1976-1981) must have been pretty rough.

Ringo hanging out with Keith Moon during "the kids are alright" movie gives a big hint what he was doing. (drinking too much)

The Nilsson documentary that came out a while back talks about this. Parks, Moon, Nilsson, Starr, Jimmy Webb, Lennon (before he moved back to NYC), and even more of these guys just constantly got wrecked..... What a set of drinking buddies...

[Outtasight!]

From memory, VDP arranges and possibly plays on Ringo's Stop and Smell the Roses album. If I'm not wrong I think the songs are Drumming is My Madness and the title track. Drumming Is My Madness actually has one of the worst drum breaks ever but both tracks are amusing. A host of notable others, McCartney, Harrison, Stephen Stills, Ron Wood included also appear on said lp.

[SMiLE Brian]

There is a picture of him in the "Rotogravure" cover but I don't think he participated in actual recording sessions (or was credited anyway). Hanging out with Ringo in that era (1976-1981) must have been pretty rough.

Ringo hanging out with Keith Moon during "the kids are alright" movie gives a big hint what he was doing. (drinking too much)

The Nilsson documentary that came out a while back talks about this. Parks, Moon, Nilsson, Starr, Jimmy Webb, Lennon (before he moved back to NYC), and even more of these guys just constantly got wrecked..... What a set of drinking buddies...

And Brian was the guy in the background who was always wasted out of his mind.

[Jay]

There is a picture of him in the "Rotogravure" cover but I don't think he participated in actual recording sessions (or was credited anyway). Hanging out with Ringo in that era (1976-1981) must have been pretty rough.

Ringo hanging out with Keith Moon during "the kids are alright" movie gives a big hint what he was doing. (drinking too much)

The Nilsson documentary that came out a while back talks about this. Parks, Moon, Nilsson, Starr, Jimmy Webb, Lennon (before he moved back to NYC), and even more of these guys just constantly got wrecked..... What a set of drinking buddies...

I never knew that Van Dyke hung out with that crowd, or was a heavy drinker. I always pictured him as the upper class "intellectual" type who was always slightly above that type of behaviour.

[Lowbacca]

VDP on new Ringo LP? Nice. I liked the last Ringo album, and much of his solo output in general. He's just fun.. and un-pretentious.