Ringo's first album was much less of a surprise than Lennon's or Harrison's first solo ventures, in that it was not avant-garde like theirs, as he decided to record a set of old standards, big band and show tunes that were his earliest musical memories. He asked his parents and family to help him in selecting an appropriate variety of songs, and then commissioned a number of friends and luminaries to come up with some arrangements.

Recording started on 27th October 1969 with "Night And Day", and up to December 4th Ringo added; "Stardust", "Blue Turning Grey Over You", "Sentimental Journey", "I'm A Fool To Care", "Dream", "You Always Hurt The One You Love", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", and "Let The Rest Of The World Go By".
After some work on the "Let It Be" album, Ringo recorded the final three tracks, "Whispering Grass", "Bye Bye Blackbird", and "Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing" between 3rd February and 13th March 1970.
There were also two other songs recorded which were not released, "Autumn Leaves" and "I'll Be Looking At The Moon".
Plus, the Vigotone bootleg "Through Many Years" (Vigotone 181), made up of unreleased material by George and Ringo, quotes this following detail as being a track recorded by Ringo and intended for this album ...
Track 14 : "Stormy Weather" (2:54) - An unreleased recording from Ringo's first solo effort "Sentimental Journey". Recorded November 6, 1969, produced by George Martin at Abbey Road Studios and unheard until now.

The album did not get very good reviews, and no single was issued from it (this was because "It Don't Come Easy" had already been recorded), but still did adequately in the chart where it reached the top ten.

The cover photographs are by Richard Polak.
The front being a shot of Ringo's local, "The Empress" which is in High Park Street, Liverpool very close to Ringo's home. The figures in the windows are superimposed pictures of Ringo's relatives.