Goodnight Vienna

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For the 1932 film, see Goodnight, Vienna. For other uses, see Goodnight Vienna (disambiguation).

Goodnight Vienna
Studio album by
Ringo Starr
Released15 November 1974 (1974-11-15)
RecordedAugust 1974
StudioSunset Sound, Producer's Workshop, Los Angeles
GenreRock, pop
Length33:40
LabelApple
ProducerRichard Perry
Ringo Starr chronology
Ringo
(1973) 		Goodnight Vienna
(1974) 		Blast from Your Past
(1975)
Singles from Goodnight Vienna
  1. "Only You (And You Alone)"
    Released: 11 November 1974 (US); 15 November 1974 (UK)
  2. "No No Song"
    Released: 27 January 1975 (US only)
  3. "Snookeroo"
    Released: 21 February 1975 (UK only)
  4. "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna"
    Released: 2 June 1975 (US only)

Goodnight Vienna is the fourth studio album by Ringo Starr. It was recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year. Goodnight Vienna followed the commercially successful predecessor Ringo, and Starr used many of the same players, including Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Robbie Robertson, Harry Nilsson, and producer Richard Perry. The title is a slang phrase meaning "it's all over".

Background and recording

While all three other former Beatles had contributed to Ringo (1973),[1] only John Lennon contributed to Goodnight Vienna. On 17 June 1974, Starr called Lennon, who was about to record his Walls and Bridges album, and asked him to write a song he could include on his next album.[2] Lennon wrote what became the title track, "Goodnight Vienna".[nb 1][3] A demo of "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" was recorded by Lennon on 28 June,[4] with the session musicians from Walls & Bridges and sent to Starr in advance of the sessions. Besides writing and playing piano on the title track,[5] Lennon suggested Starr cover The Platters' hit "Only You (And You Alone)"[6] playing acoustic guitar and providing a guide vocal for Starr to follow.[2] Starr's versions of both "Only You (And You Alone)" and "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" were recorded at a session produced by Lennon.[4][nb 2] Elton John also contributed a track, "Snookeroo", co-written with Bernie Taupin.[7] Harry Nilsson gave Starr the track "Easy for Me", which he later recorded his own version of for his Duit on Mon Dei album.[8]

Release

"Only You (And You Alone)", backed with "Call Me", was issued as an advance single from the album in the US on 11 November 1974, before the album was released.

quadrophonic. A promo film for "Only You (And You Alone)" was aired on Top of the Pops on 19 December.[4] On 27 January 1975, "No No Song", backed with "Snookeroo", was released in the US, reaching number 3.[nb 6][14] Nearly a month later, on 21 February, "Snookeroo" was released as a single in the UK, backed with "Oo-Wee".[14]

On 2 June, a special edit of "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" and "Goodnight Vienna (Reprise)" was released as a single, backed with an edit of "Oo-Wee", in the US.

The Day the Earth Stood Still, with Starr's head replacing that of actor Michael Rennie shown standing behind the robot Gort.[15] Rennie's character was the alien Klaatu.[15]

A television commercial, which featured a voiceover from Lennon, depicted the album cover's flying saucer (with Starr) over Los Angeles—landing on the roof of the

The Wizard of Oz) danced below them at street level.[17] The video aired on BBC TV's Top of the Pops show, on 19 December.[2]

Goodnight Vienna was reissued in the US, this time by

LP version of Ringo.[7]

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Essential Rock Discography
5/10[23]
MusicHound2/5[24]
Record Collector[25]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[26]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[27]

Side one

  1. "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" (John Lennon) – 2:35
  2. "Occapella" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:55
  3. "Oo-Wee" (
    Richard Starkey
    ) – 3:45
  4. "Husbands and Wives" (Roger Miller) – 3:34
  5. "Snookeroo" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:27

Side two

  2. "All by Myself" (Poncia, Starkey) – 3:21
  3. "Call Me" (Starkey) – 4:07
  4. "No No Song" (Hoyt Axton, David Jackson) – 2:33
  5. "Only You (And You Alone)" (Buck Ram) – 3:26
  6. "Easy for Me" (Harry Nilsson) – 2:20
  7. "Goodnight Vienna (Reprise)" (Lennon) – 1:20

1992 bonus tracks

  2. "Back Off Boogaloo" (Starkey) – 3:22
  3. "
    Blindman
    " (Starkey) – 2:46
  4. "Six O'Clock (Extended Version)" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 5:23

Personnel

Charts

Notes

  1. ^ The title was, as Starr commented, "a Northern Expression [...] which means 'I'm getting out of here'."[3]
  2. ^ Lennon's versions of "Goodnight Vienna" and "Only You" appear on the 1998 box set John Lennon Anthology.
  3. ^ US Apple 1876[9]
  4. ^ Album: UK Apple PCS 7168;[11] Single: UK Apple R 6000[9]
  5. ^ US Apple SW-3417[12]
  6. ^ US Apple 1880[13]
  7. ^ US Capitol SN-16219[10]
  8. ^ UK Parlophone CDEMS 1467[11]
  9. ^ US Capitol CDP 7 80378 2[12]

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External links

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