Oh My My (Ringo Starr song)

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"Oh My My"
Oh My My (Ringo Starr single - cover art).jpg
Netherlands picture sleeve
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Ringo
B-side
Released18 February 1974 (US)
9 January 1976 (UK)
Genre Rock
Length3:38
Label Apple
Songwriter(s) Richard Starkey, Vini Poncia
Producer(s) Richard Perry
Ringo Starr singles chronology
"You're Sixteen"
(1974)
"Oh My My"
(1974)
"Only You (And You Alone)"
(1974)

"Oh My My" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr from his 1973 album Ringo . It was also issued as the third single from the album, becoming a top-five hit in the United States and Canada. The recording was produced by Richard Perry and includes backing vocals by Merry Clayton and Martha Reeves.

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Background

"Oh My My" was co-written by Starr (credited by his real name, "Richard Starkey") and Vini Poncia, a recurrent collaborator of Starr's during the 1970s. Billy Preston plays keyboards on the track. [1] Both Starr and Jim Keltner play drums, while Klaus Voormann plays bass. Tom Scott plays the saxophone solo.

Release

The song was first released as the opening track on side two of the Ringo LP, in November 1973. Issued as a single on 18 February 1974 in the US, [nb 1] [2] Billboard felt that the instrumental portion of the song was more effective than the lyrics. [3] Cash Box said that the "Richard Perry production adds the 'hit' touch to this amusing little ditty." [4] Record World said that "the superb Perry production is the super-solid stuff from which gold records are made." [5]

"Oh My My" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 3 in Canada and number 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, making it one of the most successful songs of Starr's career. The song was released on a UK single on 9 January 1976, [nb 2] backed with "No No Song", [6] to promote Starr's Blast from Your Past compilation album. [7]

Starr first performed "Oh My My" in 2008 with the tenth incarnation of his All-Starr Band. [8]

Chart performance

Chart (1974)Peak
position
Canada3
US Billboard Easy Listening 24
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 5

Cover versions

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References

Footnotes
  1. US Apple 1872 [2]
  2. UK Apple R 6011 [6]
Citations
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  3. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 2 March 1974. p. 60. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 2 March 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 2 March 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. 1 2 Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 182. ISBN   9780753508435.
  7. "Ringo Starr - Oh My My". Jpgr.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  8. Jackson, Andrew Grant (2012). Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers (illustrated ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 118. ISBN   9780810882225.
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 800.
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