VH1 Storytellers (Ringo Starr album)

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VH1 Storytellers
Live album by Ringo Starr
Released	19 October 1998
Recorded	13 May 1998
Genre	Rock
Length	51:56
Label	Mercury
Producer(s)	Mark Hudson
Professional reviews
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Ringo Starr chronology
Vertical Man (1998)	VH1 Storytellers (1998)	I Wanna Be Santa Claus (1999)

VH1 Storytellers is a live album by Ringo Starr recorded and released for the popular music program in 1998. Unlike his previous live recordings, this release places Starr in an initmate environment where - as per the show's requirement - he tells the genesis of the songs being performed.

Recorded a month before the release of Starr's new studio album Vertical Man - and performed in promotion for it, VH1 Storytellers features Starr's contemporary musical collaborator Mark Hudson (who produced this set) and Starr's current band, dubbed "The Roundheads". Aside from song that appeared on Vertical Man, much of the set is devoted to Starr's Beatles and early solo successes with Starr relating their stories in a relaxed, and sometimes humorous, fashion.

Released that October, VH1 Storytellers stands as a unique release in Ringo Starr's recorded catalogue. Although it failed to chart anywhere, it was well-received critically.

[edit] Track listing

1. "With A Little Help From My Friends" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 4:18
2. "It Don't Come Easy" (Richard Starkey/George Harrison) – 3:18
3. "I Was Walkin'" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Dean Grakal) – 4:21
4. "Don't Pass Me By" (Richard Starkey) – 5:40
5. "Back Off Boogaloo" (Richard Starkey) – 3:40
6. "King of Broken Hearts" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Steve Dudas/Dean Grakal) – 7:42
7. "Octopus's Garden" (Richard Starkey) – 2:51
8. "Photograph" (Richard Starkey/George Harrison) – 4:10
9. "La De Da" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Steve Dudas/Dean Grakal) – 5:04
10. "What In The...World" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Steve Dudas/Dean Grakal) – 5:31
11. "Love Me Do" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 3:42
12. "With A Little Help From My Friends (Reprise)" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 1:19
13. "I've Got Blisters..." – 0:13
14. "The End" – 0:03

[edit] Personnel

1. Ringo Starr: drums, keyboards, vocals.
2. Joe Walsh: guitar, vocals.
3. Mark Hudson: guitars, mouth organ, vocals.
4. Gary Burr: guitars, mandolin, vocals.
5. Steve Dudas: guitar.
6. Jack Blades: bass guitar, vocals.
7. Jim Cox: keyboards, vocals.
8. Scott Gordon: mouth organ.
9. Simon Kirk: drums and percussion.

Sleeve art direction was by Margery Greenspan, design

Ringo Starr
Studio Albums
Sentimental Journey | Beaucoups of Blues | Ringo | Goodnight Vienna | Ringo's Rotogravure | Ringo the 4th | Bad Boy | Stop and Smell the Roses | Old Wave | Time Takes Time | Vertical Man | Ringo Rama | Choose Love
Live Albums
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band | Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux | Ringo Starr and His third All-Starr Band-Volume 1 | VH1 Storytellers King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band | Extended Versions | Tour 2003
Compilations
Blast from Your Past | Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 | The Anthology... So Far
Christmas Albums
I Wanna Be Santa Claus
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