Reception
Only You was issued as an advance single from the album, reaching #6 on the American charts, before the album was released in November. Goodnight Vienna peaked at #8 in the United States, ultimately going gold, and its reviews were generally favourable. A second single, "No No Song" reached #3 in the American charts. However, the album reached only #30 in the United Kingdom, and would be Starr's last chart album in his homeland until 1998.
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