History
After the commercial disappointment of Ringo's Rotogravure (1976), Starr decided to shift his formula of using his well-known musician friends (notably his fellow ex-Beatles) to write songs and appear on his albums. Instead, he intensified his partnership with Vini Poncia, with whom he wrote several of the songs featured here, while using the input of different musicians. The album was produced by Arif Mardin. The cover photos were by Starr's fiancee, Nancy Lee Andrews. David Foster played keyboards on a couple of songs, while Melissa Manchester and Bette Midler occasionally appeared on backing vocals.
Ringo the 4th was reissued on CD in the US by Atlantic Records on 18 August 1992 without any bonus tracks.
The song "Wings" was re-recorded years later, and released on Ringo's Ringo 2012 album and again as a lead single in 2012.
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