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Playing Possum is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on April 21, 1975. It was Simon's third consecutive album to reach the top 10 on the Billboard Pop albums chart, peaking at No. 10 in June 1975.
Playing Possum : Lyrics. Liners & Credits. Special thanks to: Jake Brackman, Rodney Richmond, Donna Crowell and Helen Wynn. Produced by: Richard Perry. Recording Engineers: Bill Schnee (all tracks except) Norm Kinney: Look Me In The Eyes. Andrew Berliner: More and More. Primary Recording Location: Sound Labs, Inc.
English musician Ringo Starr has released 20 studio albums and 49 singles. Starr achieved international fame as a member of British rock band the Beatles. After the band's break-up in 1970, Starr released several successful singles including the US top-ten hit "It Don't Come Easy", and number ones "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen".
- Who Is Ringo Starr?
- Early Life
- The Beatles
- The Band Breaks Up
- Solo Career
- Personal Life
Ringo Starr, known for his easygoing personality, rose to fame in the early 1960s as a member of the legendary rock group the Beatles. Primarily a drummer, Starr also sang and occasionally wrote songs for the group, singing "With a Little Help from My Friends" and writing "Octopus's Garden."
Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England. He was an only child, and while his mother doted on him, his father lost interest in family life early on. His parents split up when Starkey was only four, and he never saw much of his father after that. His mother worked as a cleaning woman and then a barmaid to support t...
In 1962, he officially joined the Beatles, replacing Pete Best. After their first gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, Best's fans were so angry about the switch that they gave Starr a black eye. The group's followers eventually came around, and Starr became a beloved member. First, musically, he had to get past George Martin, who had signed the Be...
While Lennon and McCartney were widely praised for their songwriting talents, Starr's contributions were not as readily acknowledged. He was known for his strong drumming talents, but he also assisted in the group's creative process and was a key ingredient of the group's emotional stability and good humor. Unlike past drummers who remained firmly ...
After the Beatles broke up, Starr embarked on a solo career. His first album, Sentimental Journey (1970), was a collection of Tin Pan Alley tunes, with arrangers including Quincy Jones, Maurice Gibb, Martin and McCartney. For his next effort, Starr went for country with Beaucoup of Blues(1971). Starr was the one Beatle who continued to work with ea...
Starr has been married twice. Wed to Maureen Cox from 1965 to 1975, the couple had three children together, Zak, Jason and Lee. Zak has followed in his father's footsteps and become an accomplished drummer in his own right, playing with such bands as The Who and Oasis. When Cox died of leukemia in 1994, Starr was there at her bedside. He married hi...
Producers Richard Perry. Writers Alvin Robinson, Billy Mernit, Carly Simon & 2 more. Backing Vocals Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters & Maxine Waters. Bass Klaus Voormann. Drums Ringo Starr. Show...
Playing Possum is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's fifth studio album, released in April 1975. It was Simon's third consecutive album to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop albums chart, peaking at No. 10 in June 1975.
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Starr played the Pope in Ken Russell's Lisztomania (1975), and a fictionalised version of himself in McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street in 1984. Starr appeared as himself and a downtrodden alter-ego Ognir Rrats in Ringo (1978), an American-made television comedy film based loosely on The Prince and the Pauper.
