Beaucoups of Blues (song)

"Beaucoups of Blues" is the title song from Ringo Starr's 1970 country album of the same name. It was released as Starr's first solo single on 5 October 1970 on Apple[nb 1][2] in several countries,[3] but not the UK, and entered the charts in both the US and Germany where it reached number 87 and number 43 respectively.[4][5] The song was written by Nashville singer-songwriter Buzz Rabin,[6] and appeared on his 1974 solo album Cross Country Cowboy.[7]

"Beaucoups of Blues"
US picture sleeve
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Beaucoups of Blues
B-side"Coochy Coochy"
Released5 October 1970 (US only)
Recorded25–26 June 1970
StudioMusic City Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:35
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Buzz Rabin
Producer(s)Pete Drake
Ringo Starr singles chronology
"Beaucoups of Blues"
(1970)		 "It Don't Come Easy"
(1971)

Starr recorded "Beaucoups of Blues" in Nashville during an overnight session on 25–26 June 1970.[8] He selected it from material compiled by Pete Drake, his producer, who had amassed a collection of potential songs from Nashville songwriters for Starr's country album.[9]

The song was later included on Starr's greatest hits albums Blast from Your Past[10] and Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr.[11] In 2015, it was included on the album Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City,[12] released to accompany the similarly titled exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame.[13]

References
Footnotes
  1. US Apple 2969[1]
Citations
  1. Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-753508435.
  2. Badman, Keith (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001. London: Omnibus Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7119-8307-6.
  3. Beaucoups of Blues, different single releases
  4. Beaucoups of Blues at Billboard.com
  5. Beaucoups of Blues on Musicline.de
  6. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/book-excerpt-ringo-starr-realizes-a-dream-with-his-1970-country-album-20120818,
  7. https://www.discogs.com/Buzz-Rabin-Cross-Country-Cowboy/release/1946506.
  8. Madinger, Chip; Easter, Mark (2000). Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions. p. 496. ISBN 0-615-11724-4.
  9. Spizer, Bruce (2005). The Beatles Solo on Apple Records. New Orleans, LA: 498 Productions. p. 288. ISBN 0-9662649-5-9.
  10. Rodriguez, Robert (2010). Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-87930-968-8.
  11. Jones, Chris (2007). "Ringo Starr Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  12. Parmenter, Jamie (June 2015). "Album Review: Dylan, Cash, and The Nashville Cats: A New Music City". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  13. Deusner, Stephen M. (17 June 2015). "Various Artists Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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