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It was 49 years ago this week (November 24th to November 30th, 1973), that Ringo Starr's "Photograph" hit the Number One spot. The song was co-written with his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison, and was the first single from his new Ringo album. An early attempt to record the song took place during sessions for Harrison's Living In The Material World album, which Ringo drummed on in early 1973. "Photograph" spent just one week at Number One. Two more singles were released from the Ringo album: a cover of Johnny Burnette's "You're Sixteen" which also hit Number One in January of 1974, and "Oh My My" which peaked at Number Five in March 1974. In the spring of 1973 he began recording Ringo. From the beginning the sessions featured a star-studded cast, including members of the Band, Steve Cropper from Booker T. & the MGs, Billy Preston, Marc Bolan of T. Rex, Harry Nilsson and all three former Beatles, John Lennon, Pa ....
It was 48 years ago this week (November 24th to November 30th 1973), that Ringo Starr's "Photograph" hit the Number One spot. The song was co-written with his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison, and was the first single from his new Ringo album. An early attempt to record the song took place during sessions for Harrison's Living In The Material World album, which Ringo drummed on in early 1973. Ringo told us he'll always have a soft spot for "Photograph': "'Photograph,' y'know, was a huge song for me. And (it) was probably the best structured of mine, which was helped by George. The thing about 'Photograph' the emotion I get from it is that I was in Spain at the time when I wrote it. But the sentiment of that song I love, but now it has a different meaning, of course. Just because of the fact that George has left. Y'know the song's a song that fits into the universe and that's good. And I still do ....