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Uploaded by on Jun 30, 2009

From the Album Bad Boy
Ringo was not satisfied with the production of RINGO THE FOURTH, so, while he was recording SCOUSE THE MOUSE Ringo started working on his new material.
Altough Polydor was still in charge of the musical production in the UK, Ahmet Ertegun decided to avoid working for Ringo in Atlantic Records (main distributor of Ringo's music throughout the world.). Ertegun recomended Ringo to work with Portrait Records (a CBS subsidiary)

Starr had more freedom to take his own decisions on the way the album was recorded, so he hired his old friend Vini Poncia to produce it.
The Songs were recorded in Elite Recording Studios (Nassay, Bahamas) and Can-Base Studios (Vancouver, Canada)
During the recording sessions, Ringo recorded two jingles- The Simple Life and I Love My Suit- to promote a new line of clothing for the japanese TV.

CREDITS:
Ringo Starr: Drums And Vocals
Lon Van Eaton "Push A-Lone": First Guitar
Jim Webb"Git-ar": Rythm guitar
Dee Murray "Diesel": Bass guitar
Mac Rebennack: "Dr. John" or "Hamish Bissonette": Sytnhesisers
Morris Lane: keyboards
Vini Poncia: Chorus and Production
Melissa Manchester: Chorus
Tom Scott "Tom of the North": Saxhophone
Doug Railey and James Newton Howard: Orchestral Strings.

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  • This is a great song by Ringo Starr too! Thank you for uploading this song Alexis.  Please enjoy the Ringo Starr Blogspot I created for him. It's listed on my You Tube Channel. I love the piano playing and Ringo Starr's singing in this video. 5 stars!!

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  • Great album , great song..

  • Great song! This album deserved better than it did...LOL@ Ringo saying, "take it away, sugar!" at 1:37 before the guitar solo. Only Ringo could get away with something like that! :-)

  • No way. Dee Murray played bass on this?

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