Ringo Starr

5.1 The Surround Sound Collection (2008)

 

  1. Fading In, Fading Out
  2. Never Without You
  3. Choose Love
  4. Imagine Me There
  5. Oh My Lord
  6. Memphis In Your Mind
  7. Give Me Back the Beat
  8. Love First, Ask Questions Later
  9. Don't Hang Up
  10.Eye to Eye
  11.Some People
  12.Elizabeth Reigns
  
  
  

A bit of a strange one. In the early to mid 2000s, Ringo signed with a small, independent label, Koch records for two albums Ringo Rama and Choose Love that no one really bought. This was probably due more to the lack of promotion from a major label as opposed to the quality of the material. As a matter of fact, the quality was pretty good on those two albums. Whatever the case, Koch Records took about half of both those records and compiled them on one release that dubbed the monicker "Surround Sound".

An o.k. idea, I suppose. I don't have surround sound, so I can't review it based on those specifics. I will say that since both of those albums were strong, this is a good excuse to maybe get people to listen to some good Ringo tunes that they may have never heard. And I'm betting they would be pleasantly surprised.