Stop & Smell the Roses

Ringo Starr | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002TRR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,092 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Private Property

2. Wrack My Brain

3. Drumming Is My Madness

4. Attention

5. Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses

6. Dead Giveaway

7. You Belong To me

8. Sure To Fall

9. You've Got A Nice Way

10. Back Off Boogaloo

11. Wake Up

12. Red And Black Blues

13. Brandy

14. Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses...

15. You Can't Fight Lightning

16. Hand Gun Promos

Editorial Reviews

1. Private Property 2. Wrack My Brain 3. Drumming Is My Madness 4. Attention 5. Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses 6. Dead Giveaway 7. You Belong To me 8. Sure To Fall 9. You've Got A Nice Way 10. Back Off Boogaloo 11. Wake Up 12. Red And Black Blues 13. Brandy 14. Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses... 15. You Can't Fight Lightning 16. Hand Gun Promos

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ringo's got it going on!, November 21, 2002

By 

Joan B. Montney (Glendale Az USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stop & Smell the Roses (Audio CD)

This is an exellently recorded album re,issue on cd.Production and sound quality are top notch! Ringo chooses top notch musicians as well. Including Paul McCartney,George Harrison,Stephen Stills,Al Kooper,Jim Keltner,Ron Wood and he even get's Paul's wife Linda and his own wife Barbra in on the act with some background vocals. Stop and Smell the Roses is a fun album to listen to. Great Vibes going on here! All the original ten songs are included plus several bonus tracks. Every song is a gem,except for a couple of the bonus tracks which are somewhat weak. I am positive that Ringo had fun recording this album. You can hear it as well as feel it. Especially the title cut stop and smell the roses. Check out Ringo's ad libs towards the end of the song. The song drumming is my madness features Ringo's love of the drums. He double's up with fellow drummer and freind Jim Keltner. Back off Boogaloo and Your a Dead Giveaway in particular offer their great drumming patterns. Many of the songs are produced and mixed by Paul McCartney,George Harrisson,and Stephen Stills which can account for why the recordings sound so good. I can not understand why this Ringo album is out of stock? Final thoughts: Stop and Smell the Roses is a rare gem,a diamond in the rough,a great catch,a true Ringo classic! In my humble opinion it deserve's to be placed right at the top of the all time Ringo favorite's. If you can buy it new or used Go For It. You wont be dissapointed. Enjoy!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Ringo, It's a great album!!!, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stop & Smell the Roses (Audio CD)

Unfortunately this album is out of print as I've worn out several vinyl copies over the years. This is another album where Ringo brings together the likes of Paul McCartney and George Harrison for another collaborative effort. "Wrack my Brain" is an excellent track as is "Stop and Smell the Roses" which is classic Ringo and makes me smile every time I pass a man in a Porsche! "Drumming is my Madness" is another great track with wonderful horn arrangements. Can't wait for this to be available on CD and when it is, buy it! p.s. Another great Ringo album is Old Wave which unfortunately didn't have a U.S. distributor when it came out. But, I've got a copy which is an effort by Ringo and Joe Walsh. If you can find it, get it. It is Ringo at his best!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding record, June 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stop & Smell the Roses (Audio CD)

I bought this LP new when it first came out and loved it then, and like it even more now on CD with some great bonus tracks. This album is as good as 'Ringo' and other great Ringo albums such as 'Goodnight Vienna', 'Time Takes Time', 'Vertical Man'. Good song writing, strong playing. The 'new' 'Backoff Boogaloo' on this album is awesome and full of hints and references to Ringo's earlier solo days and the Beatles. 'Dead Giveaway', 'Nice Way', 'Wrack My Brain', and bonus tracks, 'Brandy' and 'Wake Up" (with Ron Wood and Keith Richards) are well worth the purchase of this album. It is a Gem, buy it!!