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Product Summary
Release Date: 7/18/1995
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Beaucoups Of Blues ~ Ringo Starr
2. Love Don't Last Long ~ Ringo Starr
3. Fastest Growing Heartache In The West ~ Ringo Starr
4. Without Her ~ Ringo Starr
5. Woman Of The Night ~ Ringo Starr
6. I'd Be Talking All The Time ~ Ringo Starr
7. $15 Draw ~ Ringo Starr
8. Wine, Women And Loud Happy Songs ~ Ringo Starr
9. I Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way ~ Ringo Starr
10. Loser's Lounge ~ Ringo Starr
11. Waiting ~ Ringo Starr
12. Silent Homecoming ~ Ringo Starr
13. Coochy Coochy - (bonus track) ~ Ringo Starr
14. Nashville Jam - (previously unreleased, bonus track) ~ Ringo Starr
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Ringo Starr (vocals, drums, percussion); Ringo Starr (acoustic guitar); Vini Poncia (vocals, guitar); Jeannie Kendall (vocals); Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Shook (guitar); Pete Drake (steel guitar, pedal steel guitar); Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar); Jim Buchanan (fiddle, strings); George Richey, Grover Lavender (fiddle); Roy Huskey Jr., Buddy Harman (bass instrument); The Jordanaires (background vocals); Chuck Howard, Dave Kirby, Jerry Reed, Sorrells Pickard, Charlie Daniels (guitar); Charlie McCoy (harmonica); D.J. Fontana (drums). |
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Liner Note Authors: Steffan Olander; Staffan Olander. |
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Photographer: Marshall Fallwell. |
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Unknown Contributor Roles: Ringo Starr; Charlie Daniels; Dave Kirby; Chuck Howard; Sorrells Pickard; Jerry Shook; Jerry Kennedy; Ben Keith; Buddy Harman; Charlie McCoy ; George Richey; Grover Lavender; Jim Buchanan; D.J. Fontana; Roy M. "Junior" Husky; Four Jordanaires; Jeannie Kendal; Buddy Harmon. |
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Released in September 1970, BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES was a huge improvement over Ringo Starr's somewhat awkward solo debut, SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY. Though the pure country music on BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES was presumably quite foreign to most Beatles fans in 1970, in hindsight, this is a fine country-rock album. While Ringo's deadpan voice seemed limited when compared to the voices of his fellow Beatles, it is perfectly suited to the simple melodies and down-to-earth lyrical concerns of the rock-oriented country songs he performs on this album. |
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Backed by top Nashville musicians like pedal steel guitarist Pete Drake, Charlie Daniels, and several members of Elvis Presley's band, Ringo wrings every ounce of emotion out of such compelling country noir narratives as "Love Don't Last Long" and the Vietnam-era heartbreaker "Silent Homecoming." With BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES, Ringo made a raw, real country-rock album that fits alongside anything Gram Parsons and Mike Nesmith were doing at that time. It remains one of Ringo's finest solo albums. |
Producer: Pete Drake |
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Engineer: Pete Drake; Scottie Moore |
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Musical Guests | |
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Charlie Daniels |
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Jerry Reed |
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Charlie McCoy |
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The Jordanaires |
Artist Overview
Though Ringo Starr is known to history as the man who drummed (and occasionally sang) with the Beatles, his story doesn't stop with the end of the Fab Four. Starr's natural charisma, humor, and distinctive Liverpudlian voice made him a natural for both films (THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN) and voiceovers (THE POINT, THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE). He scored a number of hits with his early solo albums, initially making him the most successful of the solo Beatles. In the 1990s, he started touring with an ever-changing roster of All-Starr bands featuring former members of other famous groups, from Men at Work and Cream to Procol Harum and the Rascals.
Artist Influences
Arthur Alexander | Buck Owens | Buddy Holly | Carl Perkins (Rockabilly) | Eddie Cochran | Elvis Presley | Flanagan & Allen | Gene Vincent | George Formby | Johnny Burnette | Johnny Cash | Little Richard | Louis Armstrong | Roger Miller (Country) | Tennessee Ernie Ford | The Ink Spots
Arthur Alexander | Buck Owens | Buddy Holly | Carl Perkins (Rockabilly) | Eddie Cochran | Elvis Presley | Flanagan & Allen | Gene Vincent | George Formby | Johnny Burnette | Johnny Cash | Little Richard | Louis Armstrong | Roger Miller (Country) | Tennessee Ernie Ford | The Ink Spots
Artist Contemporaries
Billy Preston | Billy Swan | Burton Cummings | Clarence Clemons | Dave Edmunds | Dr. John | Dwight Twilley | Electric Light Orchestra | Elton John | Eric Clapton | George Harrison | Harry Nilsson | Hoyt Axton | Jeff Lynne | Joe Cocker | Joe Walsh (Guitar) | John Lennon | Keith Moon (Drums) | Leon Redbone | Levon Helm | Marc Bolan | Mick Jagger | Nils Lofgren | Paul McCartney | Rick Danko | Rod Stewart | Ronnie Lane | T. Rex | The Band | The Beach Boys | The Hudson Brothers | Timothy B. Schmit | Todd Rundgren | Tom Petty
Billy Preston | Billy Swan | Burton Cummings | Clarence Clemons | Dave Edmunds | Dr. John | Dwight Twilley | Electric Light Orchestra | Elton John | Eric Clapton | George Harrison | Harry Nilsson | Hoyt Axton | Jeff Lynne | Joe Cocker | Joe Walsh (Guitar) | John Lennon | Keith Moon (Drums) | Leon Redbone | Levon Helm | Marc Bolan | Mick Jagger | Nils Lofgren | Paul McCartney | Rick Danko | Rod Stewart | Ronnie Lane | T. Rex | The Band | The Beach Boys | The Hudson Brothers | Timothy B. Schmit | Todd Rundgren | Tom Petty
Artist Followers
Alex Chilton | Ben Vaughn | Marshall Crenshaw | Mike Viola & the Candy Butchers | NRBQ | Robert Crenshaw | Skip Spence | The Figgs | The Smithereens | Will Rigby
Alex Chilton | Ben Vaughn | Marshall Crenshaw | Mike Viola & the Candy Butchers | NRBQ | Robert Crenshaw | Skip Spence | The Figgs | The Smithereens | Will Rigby
Compilation Appearances
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King Of The Blues |
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Turnin Back The Pages (Bonus Tracks) |
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Concert For George Harrison (Live) |
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Concert For Bangladesh (Live) |
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Funny People |
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Mean Old Man |
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Small World Big Band Friends 3 (eng) |
Associated Artists and Works
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The Last Waltz [Remaster] ~ Band (The) |
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Harrison, George |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/01/1995 |
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Original Release Date : 1970 |
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Catalog ID : 32675 |
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Label : Capitol |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00724383267521 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (10/29/70, p.40)
- "...Coming from the lips of Ringo Starr, the songs sound terrific...a thoroughly enjoyable album, the kind you play repeatedly."
- "...Coming from the lips of Ringo Starr, the songs sound terrific...a thoroughly enjoyable album, the kind you play repeatedly."
Q (7/95, p.147)
- 3 Stars - Good - "...it's a collection of contemporary country songs, delivered by Ringo Starr in a languidly melancholic style curiously reminiscent of Michael Nesmith....always likable and original."
- 3 Stars - Good - "...it's a collection of contemporary country songs, delivered by Ringo Starr in a languidly melancholic style curiously reminiscent of Michael Nesmith....always likable and original."
Mojo (Publisher)
(7/95, p.113)
- "...BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES saw Ringo in Nashville with a stellar cast of country players....The songs were new, supplied by local writers, and the groove is loose and fluent..."
(7/95, p.113)
- "...BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES saw Ringo in Nashville with a stellar cast of country players....The songs were new, supplied by local writers, and the groove is loose and fluent..."
