Songs: Beaucoups of Blues, Love Don´t Last
Long, Fastest Growing Heartache in the West, Without Her, Woman Of The Night, I´d Be
Talking All The Time, $ 15 Draw, Wine Women and
Loud Happy Songs, I Wouldn`t Have You Any Other Way, Loser´s Lounge, Waiting, Silent Homecoming.
Type of
Music: Country
Comments:
Ringo had
already released a not very memorable solo album with Hollywood songs earlier
in 1970 called Sentimental Journey. During his work with George on the All
Things Must Pass Album, he met Pedal Steel Guitar ace Pete Drake who had
also recently produced Dylan´s Nashville Skyline. Ringo always liked
country music and in his Beatles period he had sung country songs like Act
Naturally and What Goes On. Ringo and Pete agreed to do a country
Album together. Ringo wanted recordings to take place in London but Pete
persuaded Ringo to go to Nashville.
In
Tennessee, Pete gathered the cream of country musicians and ordered a dozen of new
country songs as well. So when Ringo arrived end June 1970 everything was ready
and everyone was prepared. No wonder it took only 10 days to record the album.
Still it manages to sound like an Authentic Country Album.
Considering
Ringo´s somewhat doubtful past as a singer and subsequent doubts about his
future career as a solo artist, one should admit that he is not doing bad at all
here. Of course it all depends on where you set your expectations. This is not All
Things Must Pass nor McCartney nor Plastic Ono Band.
This is Beaucoups
of Blues, a collection of tear-jerkers about Whiskey, Wine, Fallen Angels,
Losers, Love Lost and Loneliness. But well played by professionals and “
starring” Ringo´s adequate country performance.
Sometimes,
adequate is not enough like in Silent Homecoming, a song about a girl
waiting at the airport for the return of her lover´s body killed in Vietnam.
This type of song requires more feeling or involvement if you like. But Ringo
is doing fine in tracks as Beaucoups of Blues, Without Her and Loser´s
Lounge.
This CD was
released in 1995 and includes two bonus tracks. The first one, Coochy Coochy
was written by Ringo during the Nashville sessions and I have no idea why it
was not included on the original Album. It would have been the best song on the
Album! The second bonus track is a pleasant instrumental called Nashville
Jam, also recorded during the sessions for the album.
Conclusion:
Certainly not an Album that shook the Rock World in 1970. But it´s pleasant
back ground music for a Sunday Morning!
Bonus Tracks: Coochy Coochy, Nashville Jam.
Rating: ******* (7 out of ten)
Black = Good Songs
Green= Great Songs
Red= Could Be Better
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