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Sentimental Journey
Beaucoups Of Blues
Ringo
Goodnight Vienna
Blast From Your Past
Ringo's Rotogravure
Ringo The 4th
Bad Boy
Stop And Smell The Roses
Old Wave
Starr Struck - Best Of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2
Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band
Time Takes Time
Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band Live From Montreux
Ringo Starr And His Third All-Starr Band (Volume 1)
Vertical Man
VH1 Storytellers
I Wanna Be Santa Claus
The Anthology... So Far

Stop And Smell The Roses LP photo
STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES
Released: October 26, 1981
Recorded: July 11, 1980 - February 13, 1981
Label: Boardwalk
  1. Private Property {McCartney} (2:44)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      Paul McCartney - bass, piano, background vocals
      Linda McCartney, Sheila Casey, Lezlee Livrano Pariser - background vocals
      Howie Casey - saxophones
      Laurence Juber - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  2. Wrack My Brain {Harrison} (2:21)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      George Harrison - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
      Herbie Flowers - bass, tuba
      Al Kooper - piano, electric guitar
      Ray Cooper - piano, percussion, synthesizer, lead guitar, vocoder, background vocals
  3. Drumming Is My Madness {Harry Nilsson} (3:30)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      Jim Keltner - drums
      Dennis Budimir, Ritchie Zito, Fred Tacket - guitars
      Jane Getz - piano
      Dennis Belfield - bass
      Jerry Jumonville - tenor saxophone
      Bruce Paulson - trombone
      Jim Gordon - baritone saxophone
      Lee Thornburg - trumpet
      Rick Riccio - flute
      Van Duke Parks - arrangement
  4. Attention {McCartney} (3:20)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      Paul McCartney - bass, piano, background vocals
      Linda McCartney, Sheila Casey, Lezlee Livrano Pariser - background vocals
      Howie Casey - saxophones
      Laurence Juber - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  5. Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses {Starkey/Harry Nilsson} <(3:12)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      Jim Keltner - drums
      Ritchie Zito, Fred Tacket - guitars
      Dennis Budimir - guitar, banjo
      Jane Getz - piano
      Dennis Belfield - bass
      Jerry Jumonville - tenor saxophone
      Bruce Paulson - trombone
      Jim Gordon - baritone saxophone
      Lee Thornburg - trumpet
      Rick Riccio - flute
      Van Duke Parks - arrangement
  6. Dead Giveaway {Starkey/Ron Wood} (4:31)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums, background vocals
      Ron Wood - guitars, acoustic bass, saxophones, background vocals
      Greg Mathieson, Joe Sample - pianos
      Wilton Felder - electric bass
  7. You Belong To Me {Pee Wee King/Redd Stewart/Chilton Price} (2:12)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      George Harrison - lead guitar
      Al Kooper - piano, synthesizer
      Ray Cooper - piano, synthesizer, tambourine
  8. Sure To Fall (In Love With You) {Carl Perkins/Quinton Claunch/William Cantrell} (3:43)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums, background vocals
      Paul McCartney - bass, piano, background vocals
      Linda McCartney, Sheila Casey, Lezlee Livrano Pariser - background vocals
      Howie Casey - saxophones
      Laurence Juber - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
      Lloyd Green - pedal steel guitar
  9. You've Got A Nice Way {Stephen Stills/Michael Stergis} (3:34)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      Stephen Stills - lead guitar, background vocals
      Mike Finnigan - piano, organ, background vocals
      Mike Stergis - rhythm guitar, background vocals
      Joe Lala - percussion
      Harley "Trey" Thompson - bass
  10. Back Off Boogaloo (version two) {Starkey} (3:17)
    • Instrumentation:
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      Jim Keltner - drums
      Harry Nilsson, Rick Riccio - background vocals
      Dennis Budimir, Ritchie Zito, Fred Tacket - guitars
      Jane Getz - piano
      Dennis Belfield - bass
      Jerry Jumonville - tenor saxophone
      Bruce Paulson - trombone
      Jim Gordon - baritone saxophone
      Lee Thornburg - trumpet
      Van Duke Parks - arrangement

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