VH1 Storytellers (Ringo Starr album)
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| Live album by Ringo Starr | ||||
| Released | 20 October 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 13 May 1998 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Hard rock | |||
| Length | 51:56 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Mark Hudson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
VH1 Storytellers is a live album by Ringo Starr recorded and released for the popular music program in 1998. Unlike his previous live recordings, this release places Starr in an intimate environment where, as per the show's requirement, he tells the genesis of the songs being performed.
Recorded a month before the release of Starr's new studio album Vertical Man – and performed in promotion for it – VH1 Storytellers features Starr's contemporary musical collaborator Mark Hudson (who produced this set) and Starr's current band, dubbed "the Roundheads". Aside from songs that appeared on Vertical Man, much of the set is devoted to Starr's Beatles and early solo successes with Starr relating their stories in a relaxed, and sometimes humorous, fashion.
This marked the last time a Ringo Starr album was released on a pre-recorded cassette in the United States, according to journalist Peter Palmiere. However, some countries in the Far East still issue cassettes of recent Ringo Starr material including Ringo Rama, Choose Love and Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr.
Released by Mercury in the US on 20 October 1998,VH1 Storytellers stands as a unique release in Starr's recorded catalogue. Although it failed to chart anywhere, the album received a favourable response from some critics. Entertainment Weekly's reviewer wrote: "It's his yarns, though, that are most engaging … A nice retrospective of an under appreciated composer."
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