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- ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ (1970) He might have bared all on the cover of ‘Two Virgins’, but Lennon’s first solo album ‘proper’ was undoubtedly his most naked statement.
- ‘Imagine’ (1971) Sure, the title track has been held up as the very epitome of mawkish hippy idealising for decades, but advocating an end to religion, consumerism, international borders and hatred in a plaintive piano ballad even grannies could love was still pretty radical (and yet to be overplayed) in 1971, so let’s appreciate its statement over its orchestrated sentimentality here.
- ‘Mind Games’ (1973) Or ‘Imagine: Resurrection’. The politicising of ‘Some Time In New York City’ had alienated fans and brought him to the attention of the FBI – cue problems with his US immigration process – so Lennon returned to more straightforward emotional songwriting, penning reggae emancipation anthems (“Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)’) and exploring his growing marital fractures on jazzy music hall update ‘One Day (At A Time)’ and the title track.
- ‘Double Fantasy’ (1980) If his mid-’70s albums came steeped in strife, there was something redemptive and freeing about the settled serenities of Lennon’s 1980 comeback album, as if five years of house husbandry had done him the world of good. ‘
- 'Old Wave' by Ringo Starr
- 'Zoom In' by Ringo Starr
- 'Ringo The 4th' by Ringo Starr
- 'Ringo 2012' by Ringo Starr
- 'What's My Name' by Ringo Starr
- 'Stop & Smell The Roses' by Ringo Starr
- 'Beaucoups of Blues' by Ringo Starr
- 'Liverpool 8' by Ringo Starr
- 'Give More Love' by Ringo Starr
- 'Ringo's Rotogravure' by Ringo Starr
- Best Ever Albums score: 1 - Rank all-time: #110,180 - Rank in decade: #12,638 - Rank in year: #1,180 - Year: 1983 Eagles alum Joe Walsh produced this rote collection of rock tunes, which suffers due to Ringo's vocal limitations. Fellow rock stars Eric Clapton and John Entwistle make guest appearances on the instrumental jam "Everybody's in a Hurr...
- Best Ever Albums score: 1 - Rank all-time: #106,316 - Rank in decade: #3,941 - Rank in year: #1,025 - Year: 2021 Recorded in Ringo's home studio during the coronavirus, this five-track EP rolled out to mixed reviews. The song "Here's to the Nights" features guest vocals from a slate of high-profile artists, including Sheryl Crow, Joe Walsh, Jenny...
- Best Ever Albums score: 3 - Rank all-time: #82,084 - Rank in decade: #7,693 - Rank in year: #776 - Year: 1977 Despite the title, this is Ringo's sixth studio album and also one of his worst. It wrangles in a host of guest contributors and incorporates elements of soul music and even disco. He was kicked off the Atlantic label after it flopped.
- Best Ever Albums score: 5 - Rank all-time: #63,813 - Rank in decade: #18,101 - Rank in year: #1,841 - Year: 2012 Another Ringo album means another star-studded affair, with songs alternating between originals, covers, and regurgitations. Frequent collaborator and brother-in-lawJoe Walsh pops up, as do industry icons Glen Ballard, Van Dyke Parks, ...
- Best Ever Albums score: 5 - Rank all-time: #59,640 - Rank in decade: #16,805 - Rank in year: #1,416 - Year: 2019 Ringo covers the John Lennon composition "Grow Old With Me" on this 2019 release, his 20th studio album. Produced by Starr, it features a predictable swath of big-name guest musicians. The atmosphere is generally playful and humorous, ...
- Best Ever Albums score: 8 - Rank all-time: #51,806 - Rank in decade: #6,443 - Rank in year: #674 - Year: 1981 Released after the death of John Lennon, this comeback attemptincludes original compositions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Harry Nilsson. It yielded the top 40 hit "Wrack My Brain," but struggled commercially.
- Best Ever Albums score: 9 - Rank all-time: #49,916 - Rank in decade: #5,044 - Rank in year: #509 - Year: 1970 Ringo recorded his second studio album in Nashville with local musiciansover the course of just three days. Its country vibe is a throwback to previous Beatles songs such as "Act Naturally" and "What Goes On," both of which feature Starr ...
- Best Ever Albums score: 11 - Rank all-time: #44,745 - Rank in decade: #9,698 - Rank in year: #1,030 - Year: 2008 Ringo's first album on the Capitol label in over three decades is a mixed bag of nostalgic rock tunes. Due to a falling out between Starr and co-producer Mark Hudson, former Eurythmic Dave Stewart stepped in for "re-production" duties,...
- Best Ever Albums score: 14 - Rank all-time: #40,379 - Rank in decade: #11,033 - Rank in year: #1,077 - Year: 2017 No one carried the message of "peace and love" into their solo career quite like Ringo, hence the title of his 19th studio album. Recorded in between tours, it features both bass and backing vocals from Paul McCartney on the track "We...
- Best Ever Albums score: 16 - Rank all-time: #37,337 - Rank in decade: #3,997 - Rank in year: #365 - Year: 1976 Ringo's Atlantic label debut is another jaunty trip down rock 'n' roll lane, with the typical assortment of major guest players. Former bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison both contributed songs, as did Eric Clapton. You may also l...
- Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (Apple, 1968) Two Virgins Side One. Two Virgins No. 1. Together. Two Virgins No. 2. Two Virgins No. 3. Two Virgins No. 4.
- Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (Zapple, 1969) Cambridge 1969. No Bed for Beatle John. Baby’s Heartbeat. Two Minutes Silence. Radio Play. “Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions” stands as one of three experimental avant-garde albums by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
- Wedding Album (Apple, 1969) John & Yoko. Amsterdam. The “Wedding Album” stands as the culminating chapter in a trilogy of experimental works by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, succeeding “Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins” and “Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions.”
- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple, 1970) Mother. Hold On. I Found Out. Working Class Hero. Isolation. Remember. Love. Well Well Well. Look at Me. God. My Mummy’s Dead.
- Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins. 11 November 1968(US) 29 November 1968(UK) ‘Two Virgins No. 1’ ‘Together’ ‘Two Virgins No. 2’ ‘Two Virgins No. 3’ ‘Two Virgins No. 4’
- Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions. 26 May 1969(US) 9 May 1969(UK) ‘Cambridge 1969’ ‘No Bed For Beatle John’ ‘Baby’s Heartbeat’ ‘Two Minutes Silence’
- Wedding Album. 20 October 1969(US) 14 November 1969(UK) ‘John And Yoko’ ‘Amsterdam’
- Live Peace In Toronto 1969. 12 December 1969. ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ ‘Dizzy Miss Lizzy’ ‘Yer Blues’ ‘Cold Turkey’ ‘Give Peace A Chance’
By 2012, Lennon's solo album sales in the US had exceeded 14 million units. He had 25 number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart as a writer, co-writer or performer. Albums [ edit ]
Apr 24, 2019 · While John topped the Billboard 200 with three albums on his own, his biggest hit was Double Fantasy, a record released with Yoko Ono sharing equal billing. It hit record stores in November ’80 ...
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Oct 9, 2020 · John Lennon would have been 80 years old today. After the Beatles, Lennon created a treasured solo catalogue, and we take you through the history and the music album by album.
