Y Not

Ringo Starr

Y Not - CD Cover Y Not - The C.D.
Y Not - Front Cover Y Not - The C.D.

Label Universal Music Enterprises
Catalogue No. 272 7390 (Full barcode: 0602527273808)
Release date 12th January 2010
Total time 36:51
U.K. Chart Detail : Did NOT chart.
Comments : Ringo's 16th official studio album release and 31st release overall.
As usual Ringo is ably assisted by some famous friends:
      Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Edgar Winter, Joss Stone and The Marx Brothers !

Paul plays bass on track 2 - Peace Dream, and shares vocals with Ringo on track 4 - Walk With You.
The final track, Who's Your Daddy, is a duet with Ringo and Joss Stone.

Produced by : Ringo Starr and Bruce Sugar
Recorded at : Roccabella, UK and Roccabella, LA
Mixed by : Ringo and Bruce
Mastering : Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, LA.

This standard CD is released in a jewelcase and comes with a scant c.d.cover leaflet containing a few tiny pictures and, a song list which includes full personnel on every recording.
Concept, design and booklet inside photography: Ringo Starr
Booklet outside and inlay photography: Rob Shanahan
Art Direction: Vartan
Additional Design: Meire Murakami

As is usual with Ringo's releases it failed to make any dent on the U.K. chart, although it did make a lowly
initial show on the Billboard chart after allegedly shipping about 8,000 units in the first week in the U.S.
After the first month it was reported that Y Not had sold over 30,000 worldwide.

Also see Ringo's Own Site


The C.D.

No Track Composer and Credits Time
1 Fill In The Blanks     Starkey-Walsh
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums, Percussion and Piano
Joe Walsh - Guitar, Bass and backing vocals
3:12
2 Peace Dream     Starkey-Wright-Nicholson
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums and percussion.
Paul McCartney - Bass
Joe Walsh - Guitars
Steve Dudas - Guitars
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards
Tina Sugandh - Tabla
Ben Harper, Gary Wright, Edgar Winter, Keith Allison - Backing vocals
3:34
3 The Other Side Of Liverpool       Starkey-Stewart
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums and percussion.
Dave Stewart - Electric guitar
Billy Squier - Guitar
Keith Allison - Guitar
Benmont Tench - Organ
Michael Bradford - Bass
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards
Ann Marie Calhoun - Violin
Cindy Gomez - Backing vocals
3:22
4 Walk With You     Starkey-Parks
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums and percussion.
Paul McCartney - Additional vocals
Steve Dudas - Guitar
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards and string arrangement
Ann Marie Calhoun - Violin
4:42
5 Time     Starkey-Stewart
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums and keyboards
Dave Stewart - Electric guitar
Benmont Tench - Piano
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards
Ann Marie Calhoun - Violin
Cindy Gomez - Backing vocals
3:47
6 Everyone Wins     Starkey-Warman
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums and percussion.
Joe Walsh - Electric guitar
Steve Dudas - Guitar
Keith Allison - Guitar
Benmont Tench - Piano and Organ
Michael Bradford - Bass
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards
Gary Wright, Edgar Winter, Keith Allison - Backing vocals
3:52
7 Mystery Of The Night     Starkey-Marx
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums
Steve Dudas - Guitar
Benmont Tench - Piano and Organ
Michael Bradford - Bass
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards
Richard Marx - Backing vocals
4:04
8 Can't Do It Wrong     Starkey-Burr
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums
Don Was - Upright Bass
Gary Burr - Guitar
Steve Dudas - Guitar
Billy Squier - Guitar
Mark Hart - Guitar
Benmont Tench - Piano
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards
Edgar Winter - Horns
Vann Johnson, Janice Liebhart - Backing vocals
3:43
9 Y Not     Starkey-Ballard
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums, and keyboards
Steve Dudas - Guitar
Keith Allison - Guitar
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards
Tina Sugandh - Tabla and Indian chanting
Vann Johnson, Janice Liebhart and The Marx Brothers - Backing vocals
3:48
10 Who's Your Daddy     Starkey-Stone
Ringo Starr - Vocals, Drums and percussion.
Joss Stone - Vocals
Don Was - Bass
Steve Dudas - Guitar
Benmont Tench - Piano and Organ
Edgar Winter - Tenor and Alto Sax
Bruce Sugar - Keyboards
2:28

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