Goodnight Vienna

Ringo Starr

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1993)
• Original Release Date: November 15, 1974
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000009CBY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,275 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Gem From Ringo, July 25, 2000

By	J. GENIO (Earth) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is another great Offering from Ringo. The CD is even better than the LP because you get some great bonus tracks. First, you are treated to a John Lennon piece, "Goodnight Vienna." Sir Winston plays piano on this piece. The song is done with warmth and gusto. From this opening track you can immediately tell that Ringo is enjoying himself.

"Only You (And You Alone)" demonstrates Ringo's keen ability to make late 50's - early 60's rock classics quite memorable. Ringo's love for these vintage songs has not diminished. The story behind "Only You" is rather interesting. John Lennon recorded "Only you." Ringo loved John's rendition of it so much that he got John's recording and simply taped his voice over it. Beleive me, after hearing John's rendition of this vintage song, you can easily hear how Ringo followed the way John performed this song.

This LP also contains the cutsey "No No Song." I remember Ringo doing this live on the Smothers Brother's show. What more can be said about this classic?

I definitely recommend this CD. Great music and lotsa fun from Ringo. Where can you go wrong?

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars With gusto, boys!, July 7, 2004

By	Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This was Ringo's fourth solo album. While not as good as his triumphant third album, it still has it's moments. It pretty much follows the "formula" of his third album, by including some songs Ringo wrote, some songs his friends wrote for him and some cover versions of other people's songs. The big hits were "No No Song" and "Only You". The CD version features three bonus tracks. "Back Off Boogaloo" was a Top Ten hit. The strange "Blindman" was the b-side of "Back Off Boogaloo" and was also the title song to a western Ringo starred in. "Six O'Clock" was originally featured on Ringo's third album. This is the extended version that previously only appeared on promo copies of the third album. It runs over a minute longer than the normal version and you can hear Paul McCartney's backing vocals more clearly on it. Recommended to Ringo's fans.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better albums by Ringo, June 8, 2000

By	"beatlesbabe" (America) - See all my reviews

A friend bought me this on record and I have to say that I like it a lot better than the first album I bought which was "Sentimental Journey" The best songs on the album are "Goodnight Viennna", "Snookeroo" and and the reprise to the title song. Ringo really doesn't have what it takes to do a reallly slow song like "Husbands and Wives", but if you are looking for a good album then this is one that you should add to your collection!