Ringo 2012

Starr had considered calling the album Motel California, then Another #9, and finally Wings, before settling on Ringo 2012.{{cite web|url=http://genero.tv/ringo/|title=Ringo Starr – Wings|access-date=28 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323063826/http://genero.tv/ringo/|archive-date=23 March 2013|url-status=dead}} The album was recorded in Los Angeles, and mixed in England, produced by Starr and Bruce Sugar.{{cite web |url=http://www.ringostarr.com/news/title/new-album-ringo-2012-out-jan-31/ |title=The Official Ringo Starr Site |publisher=Ringostarr.com |date=6 December 2011 |access-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222115615/http://www.ringostarr.com/news/title/new-album-ringo-2012-out-jan-31 |archive-date=22 February 2012 }} The title is a reference to Starr's most successful solo album, Ringo, which was released in 1973.{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/new-ringo-starr-album-ringo-2012-feature-joe-walsh-and-kenny-wayne-shepherd|title=New Ringo Starr Album, 'Ringo 2012,' to Feature Joe Walsh and Kenny Wayne Shepherd|date=7 December 2011|access-date=12 January 2012}} 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.

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."{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Light|title=Ringo Starr|magazine=Newsweek|date=Spring 2012}} Available at [https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/ringo-starr-2 Rock's Backpages] (subscription required).

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.startribune.com/he-has-eye-on-starr-and-other-stars/136860023/?refresh=true |title=He has eye on Starr and other stars |author=C.J. |date=7 January 2012 |newspaper=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis |access-date=28 July 2020}}

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{{Music ratings

|MC = 59/100{{cite web|title=Reviews for Ringo 2012 by Ringo Starr|url= http://www.metacritic.com/music/ringo-2012/ringo-starr|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=22 November 2014}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ringo-2012-mw0002277575 |title=Ringo Starr Ringo 2012 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=29 September 2012}}

|rev2 = Goldmine

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|first=Gillian G.|last=Gaar|url=http://www.goldminemag.com/reviews/album-review-of-ringo-starrs-2012 |title=Album review of Ringo Starr's '2012' |work=Goldmine |date=15 April 2013 |access-date=22 November 2014}}

|rev3 = Los Angeles Times

|rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite web|last=Lewis |first=Randy|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/album-review-ringo-starrs-ringo-2012.html |title=Album review: Ringo Starr's 'Ringo 2012' |work=Los Angeles Times/Pop & Hiss |date=30 January 2012 |access-date=22 November 2014}}

|rev4 = New Zealand Herald

|rev4score = 1.5/5{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Reid|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10787003 |title=Album reviews: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=21 February 2012 |access-date=22 November 2014}}

|rev5 = The Observer

|rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|last=Mongredien |first=Phil |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jan/29/ringo-starr-2012-review |title=Ringo Starr: Ringo 2012 – review |work=The Observer |date=29 January 2012 |access-date=22 November 2014}}

|rev6 = PopMatters

|rev6score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Steve|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/154544-ringo-starr-ringo-2012/ |title=Ringo Starr: Ringo 2012 / Roberta Flack: Let It Be: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles |publisher=PopMatters |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=22 November 2014}}

|rev7 = Record Collector

|rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Staunton|first=Terry|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/ringo-2012|title=Ringo Starr – Ringo 2012|work=Record Collector|date=April 2012|access-date=22 November 2014}}

|rev8 = Rolling Stone

|rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Jon|last=Dolan|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ringo-2012-20120131 |title=Ringo 2012 | Album Reviews |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=31 January 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012}}

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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.{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-chart-analysis-lana-del-rey-scores-biggest-selling-album-of-2012-gotye-shifts-another-83k/048060 |title=Official Chart Analysis: Lana Del Rey scores biggest-selling album of 2012, Gotye shifts another 83k |date= 13 February 2012 |work= Music Week |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130116134515/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-chart-analysis-lana-del-rey-scores-biggest-selling-album-of-2012-gotye-shifts-another-83k/048060 |archive-date= 16 January 2013 |access-date= 5 September 2013}}

;CD

{{track listing

|writer(s) = yes

|title1 = Anthem

|writer1 = Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard

|length1 = 5:01

|title2 = Wings

|writer2 = Starkey, Vini Poncia

|length2 = 3:31

|title3 = Think It Over

|writer3 = Buddy Holly, Norman Petty

|length3 = 1:48

|title4 = Samba

|writer4 = Starkey, Van Dyke Parks

|length4 = 2:48

|title5 = Rock Island Line

|writer5 = Traditional; arranged by Starkey

|length5 = 2:59

|title6 = Step Lightly

|writer6 = Starkey

|length6 = 2:44

|title7 = Wonderful

|writer7 = Starkey, Gary Nicholson

|length7 = 3:47

|title8 = In Liverpool

|writer8 = Starkey, Dave Stewart

|length8 = 3:19

|title9 = Slow Down

|writer9 = Starkey, Joe Walsh

|length9 = 2:57

}}

;DVD edition

{{track listing

|headline = Amazon.com Exclusive DVD Version

|title1 = Introduction

|note1 = Inspiration for the Album

|length1 = 0:37

|title2 = Anthem

|note2 = "... The First Words That Came to Me ..."

|length2 = 2:02

|title3 = Wings

|note3 = "Doing It My Way"

|length3 = 1:41

|title4 = Think It Over

|note4 = Peter Asher's Suggestion ... The Steel Drum Button ... "It's Like a Shuffle ..."

|length4 = 1:48

|title5 = Samba

|note5 = The Crazy Record Track with Van Dyke Parks ... And Hanging Out with Really Good People

|length5 = 0:58

|title6 = Rock Island Line

|note6 = Skiffle, Rock and "Where I Came In ..."

|length6 = 1:15

|title7 = Step Lightly

|note7 = "... I Can Do This Different Now ..."

|length7 = 0:41

|title8 = Wonderful

|note8 = "When It Gets to the Gong ..." Directing the Sentiment

|length8 = 1:56

|title9 = In Liverpool

|note9 = "... It's As Easy As Peaches and Cream ..." The Mini-Biography

|length9 = 2:13

|title10 = Slow Down

|note10 = "'Cause It Rhymed" ... And "... We Can Rock"

|length10 = 1:10

|title11 = Peace Dream

|note11 = From "Y Not" / "The Dream Keeps Unfolding"

|length11 = 1:00

|title12 = End Credits

|length12 = 0:30

}}

Personnel per booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Ringo 2012 |others=Ringo Starr |year=2012 |type=Booklet |publisher=Hip-O Records, Universal Music Group |id=602527918020}}

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;Musicians

• Ringo Starr – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, acoustic guitar
• Joe Walsh – guitar
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd – guitar
• David A. Stewart – guitar, keyboards
• Steve Dudas – guitar, bass
• Don Was – bass
• Michael Bradford – bass
• Charlie Haden – double bass
• Ann Marie Calhoun – violin
• Matt Cartsonis – mandolin
• Bruce Sugar – keyboards, piano, horn, arrangement, organ, synth horns
• Van Dyke Parks – keyboards, accordion, string arrangement
• Benmont Tench – organ
• Edgar Winter – Saxophone, organ
• Amy Keys – backing vocals
• Kelly Moneymaker – backing vocals
• Richard Page – backing vocals

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;Production

• Ringo Starr – producer
• Bruce Sugar – recording
• Ned Douglas – recording assistant
• Ringo Starr, Bruce Sugar – mixing
• Chris Bellman – mastering
• Barry Korkin – UM^e A&R coordination
• Christine Telleck – production manager
• David Tashman – legal
• Adam Starr – product manager
• Vartan – art direction
• Rob Shanahan – photos
• Mike Fink, Philip Manning, Meire Murakami – design

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