The Anthology... So Far

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The Anthology... So Far
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Live album and compilation album by
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
Released5 February 2001 (2001-02-05) (UK)
24 July 2001 (US)
Recorded3 September 1989 –
29 June 2000
Genre Rock
Length211:51
Label Eagle (UK)
Koch (US)
Producer
Ringo Starr chronology
I Wanna Be Santa Claus
(1999)		The Anthology... So Far
(2001)		 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band
(2002)
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The Anthology... So Far is a triple live compilation album by English rock musician Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band. It was released in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2001 by Eagle Records [nb 1] [6] and on 24 July in the United States by Koch Records. [7] The album includes material from 1990's Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band , 1993's Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux and 1997's Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band Volume 1 , along with previously unreleased live recordings from 1995, 1997 and 2000.

The live anthology includes songs performed by Starr's bandmates from the various line-ups of the All-Starr tours between 1989 and 2000. Among these artists are Randy Bachman, Gary Brooker, Jack Bruce, Eric Carmen, Felix Cavaliere, Clarence Clemons, Burton Cummings, Rick Danko, Dr. John, Dave Edmunds, John Entwistle, Mark Farner, Peter Frampton, Levon Helm, Jim Keltner, Simon Kirke, Nils Lofgren, Billy Preston, Todd Rundgren, Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitlePerformerLength
1."It Don't Come Easy" (Richard Starkey)Ringo Starr3:15
2."The No–No Song" (Hoyt Axton/David Jackson)Ringo Starr3:31
3."Iko Iko" (Rosa Lee Hawkins/Barbara Ann Hawkins/Joan Marie Johnson/James Crawford) Dr. John 6:09
4."The Weight" (Robbie Robertson) Levon Helm 5:58
5."Shine Silently" (Nils Lofgren/Dick Wagner) Nils Lofgren 6:46
6."Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins)Ringo Starr2:44
7."Quarter to Three" (Frank Guida/Eugene Barge/Joseph Royster/Gary Anderson) Clarence Clemons 3:54
8."Raining in My Heart" (Buddy Holly) Rick Danko 5:20
9."Will It Go Round in Circles" (Billy Preston)Billy Preston4:22
10."Life in the Fast Lane" (Joe Walsh/Glenn Frey/Don Henley)Joe Walsh6:47
11."Desperado" (Don Henley/Glenn Frey)Joe Walsh2:59
12."Norwegian Wood" (Lennon–McCartney) Peter Frampton 2:54
13."Walking Nerve" (Nils Lofgren)Nils Lofgren4:28
14."Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle)John Entwistle2:41
15."Some Kind of Wonderful" (John Ellison, only found on the US release. UK version only has 16 tracks on disc 1.) Mark Farner 4:53
16."You're Sixteen" (Richard Sherman/Bob Sherman)Ringo Starr3:15
17."Photograph" (Starkey/George Harrison)Ringo Starr4:22
Disc 2
No.TitlePerformerLength
1."The Really "Serious" Introduction" Quincy Jones 2:01
2."I'm the Greatest" (John Lennon)Ringo Starr3:30
3."Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go" (Richard Starkey/Johnny Warman/Gary Grainger)Ringo Starr4:28
4."I Can't Tell You Why" (Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Timothy B. Schmit) Timothy B. Schmit 5:09
5."Girls Talk" (Elvis Costello) Dave Edmunds 3:31
6."People Got to Be Free" (Felix Cavaliere/Eddie Brigati) Felix Cavaliere 4:53
7."Groovin'" (Felix Cavaliere/Eddie Brigati)Felix Cavaliere4:58
8."Act Naturally" (Voni Morrison/Johnny Russell)Ringo Starr2:41
9."Takin' Care of Business" (Randy Bachman) Randy Bachman 7:37
10."You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (Randy Bachman)Randy Bachman3:45
11."In the City" (Joe Walsh/Barry DeVorzon)Joe Walsh4:55
12."Bang the Drum All Day" (Todd Rundgren) Todd Rundgren 3:34
13."Black Maria" (Todd Rundgren)Todd Rundgren5:32
14."American Woman" (Burton Cummings/Randy Bachman/Gary Peterson/Michael Cale) Burton Cummings 5:59
15."Weight of the World" (Brian O'Doherty/Fred Velez)Ringo Starr3:36
16."Back Off Boogaloo" (Richard Starkey)Ringo Starr3:19
Disc 3
No.TitlePerformerLength
1."Yellow Submarine" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)Ringo Starr3:31
2."Show Me the Way" (Peter Frampton)Peter Frampton5:06
3."Sunshine of Your Love" (Jack Bruce/Pete Brown/Eric Clapton) Jack Bruce 7:46
4."I Hear You Knocking" (Pearl King/Dave Bartholomew)Dave Edmunds2:58
5."Shooting Star" (Paul Rodgers) Simon Kirke 6:02
6."Boys" (Luther Dixon/Wes Farrell)Ringo Starr2:41
7."Baby I Love Your Way" (Peter Frampton)Peter Frampton5:12
8."A Salty Dog" (Gary Brooker/Keith Reid) Gary Brooker 4:45
9."I Feel Free" (Jack Bruce/Pete Brown)Jack Bruce3:37
10."All Right Now" (Paul Rodgers)Simon Kirke4:37
11."I Wanna Be Your Man" (Lennon–McCartney)Ringo Starr3:09
12."A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker/Keith Reid)Gary Brooker6:20
13."Hungry Eyes" (John DiNicola/Franke Previte) Eric Carmen 3:50
14."All by Myself" (Eric Carmen/Rachmaninoff)Eric Carmen7:42
15."With a Little Help from My Friends" (Lennon–McCartney)Ringo Starr5:24

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References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ UK Eagle EEECD011 [5]
Citations
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  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 1984. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
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