Ringo Rama - 2003 US Kock label 3-disc Special Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Set

Scarce long out of print 2003 US Koch label Deluxe Edition 3-disc CD/DVD set - Starr's 12th studio album and 3rd with producer Mark Hudson - featuring collaborations collaborations with Dave Gilmour, Shawn Colvin, Eric Clapton and Willie Nelson.

The Deluxe Edition comprises full album including the 'I Really Love Her' hidden track and three additional exclusive tracks - also comprising an hour long interview disc and the 'Ringo Rama DVD' featuring interviews, behind the scenes footage and 'Director's Cut' video.

Picture discs are mounted on a clear trays in a 4-panel digipak sleeve.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1: Ringo Rame Extended CD:
1. Eye to Eye (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Steve Dudas/Dean Grakal) 3:19
2. Missouri Loves Company (Starkey/Hudson/Dudas/Grakal) 3:33
3. Instant Amnesia (Starkey/Hudson/Dudas/Grakal) 5:12
4. Memphis in Your Mind (Starkey/Hudson/Gary Burr/Dudas/Grakal) 3:13
5. Never Without You (Starkey/Hudson/Gary Nicholson) 5:24
6. Imagine Me There (Starkey/Hudson/Burr) 3:55
7. I Think Therefore I Rock and Roll (Starkey/Hudson/Grakal/Paul Santo) 3:25
8. Trippin' on My Own Tears (Starkey/Hudson/Burr/Grakal) 3:31
9. Write One for Me (Starkey/Hudson/Burr) 3:14
10. What Love Wants to Be (Starkey/Hudson/Burr) 3:03
11. Love First, Ask Questions Later (Starkey/Hudson/Burr/Grakal) 4:45
12. Elizabeth Reigns (Starkey/Hudson/Burr/Dudas/Grakal) 3:57
13. English Garden (Starkey/Hudson/Burr/Dudas/Grakal) 3:17

Includes the hidden track starting right after track 13 entitled 'I Really Love Her' (Starkey/Hudson)'.

Deluxe Edition Extra Tracks:
14. Blink (Starkey/Hudson/Dudas/Grakal) 2:52
15. OK Ray (Starkey/Hudson/Dudas/Hart/Foote) 3:02
16. I'm Home (Starkey/Hudson/Dudas) 3:23

Disc 2: Extra CD:
1. Ringo Rama Radio Hour Interview ? approx 59 min

1. Ringo Right From The Start - Interview - 3:14
2. Eye To Eye - Album Track - 3:18
3. Ringo Remembers - Interview - 3:11
4. Memphis In Your Mind - Album Track - 3:11
5. Ringo Rama Radio Hour Id - 0:10
6. Ringo The Rocker - Interview - 2:27
7. Imagine Me There - Album Track - 3:53
8. Ringo On Writing - Interview - 4:11
9. Elizabeth Reigns - Album Track - 3:55
10. Ringo Guest Starrs - Interview - 4:38
11. I Think Therefore I Rock N Roll - Album Track - 3:24
12. Ringo On The Road - Interview - 5:17
13. Never Without You - Album Track - 5:22
14. Ringo Rama Radio Hour Id - 0:10
15. Ringo On Writing - Interview - 3:25
16. Instant Amnesia - Album Track - 5:11
17. At Home With Ringo - Interview - 1:35
18. English Garden - Album Track - 2:18
19. Ringo Rama Radio Hour Wrap Up - 0:24

Disc 3: Extra DVD
1. Ringo Rama Limited Edition DVD ? approx 70 min:

Interview:
1. Ringo & The Roundheads

Recording session Footage:
1. Willie Nelson
2. David Gilmour
3. Shawn Colvin
4. Eric Clapton
5. Charlie Haden
6. Van Dyke Parks
7. Timothy B Schmidt

Video:
1. Never Without You [Directors Cut]
2. Behind The Scenes Footage & Making Of The Video

Recorded at the Whatinthewhatthe? Studios, Los Angeles and Rocca Bella, Village Recorder, London, 2002.

Credits:
Ringo Starr - drums, percussion, lead vocal, keyboards, electric guitar, megamouth, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, background vocal
Gary Burr - bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, guitar solo on "What Love Wants to Be"
Steve Dudas - electric guitar, guitar solos on "Eye to Eye", "Instant Amnesia"
Mark Hudson - electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, mellotron, Wurlitzer organ
Sarah Hudson, Nicole Renee Harris, Christina Rumbley, Jack Blades, Sophia Sunseri - backing vocals on "Eye to Eye"
Jim Cox - Wurlitzer organ, B3 organ, piano
David Gilmour - guitar solos on "Missouri Loves Company" and "I Think Therefore I Rock and Roll"
Herb Pederson - banjo
Dan Higgins - saxes, flute, clarinet
Timothy B. Schmit - backing vocals on "Missouri Loves Company", "Instant Amnesia", "Memphis in Your Mind", and "Write One for Me"
Charlie Haden - upright bass
Gary S. Grant - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Roy Orbison - mercy growl
Eric Clapton - guitar solos on "Never Without You" and "Imagine Me There"
Gary Nicholson - twelve string acoustic guitar
Paul Santo - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Sarah Hudson, Christina Rumbley, Nicole Renee Harris, Victoria Shaw, Adam Ray, Mark O'Shea, John O'Shea, Jack Blades - backing vocals on "I Think Therefore I Rock and Roll"
Cliff Downs - acoustic guitar
Mickey Raphael - harmonica, bass harmonica
Shawn Colvin - guest vocal on "Trippin' on My Own Tears"
Jay Dee Maness - pedal steel
Willie Nelson - guest vocal on "Write One for Me"
Van Dyke Parks - accordion on "What Love Wants to Be", "Elizabeth Reigns" and "English Garden"
Dean Grakal - acoustic guitar
Grant Geissman - dobro
Barbara Starkey, Buster, Monly, Mr. B, sleeping birdies - background on "English Garden"

Technical Credits:
Mark Hudson, Ringo Starr - production
Paul Santo, Bruce Sugar - Recording Engineers
Tim LeBlanc, Steve Dudas - Additional recording
Dave Way - Mix
Tim LeBlanc, Damon Iddins, Matt Marrin - assistant engineers
Josh Rosenberg, Amy Galland - production coordinators
George Marino - mastering
Jim Cox - string and horn arrangements

Artwork:
Tyrone Drake - art direction and design
Ringo Starr, Barbara Starkey, Mark Hudson, Dean Grakal - photos
Mark Hudson - cover illustration
Brent Carpenter, John Franck - DVD editing and design