"Wings" is the new single by Ringo Starr from his forthcoming 17th studio album Ringo 2012, out January 31st in North America. Of course a single in today's music industry means a digital download. Oh how I miss the long-gone era of CD singles that usually featured 1-3 extra songs not found on any album. I could be wrong, but I think Ringo's last physical single was 1998's "La-De-Da."
What's unique about "Wings" is it's a re-recording of a solo Ringo track from 1977's Ringo The 4th album. In my 30-plus years of being a fan of the solo Beatles, I would never have predicted Ringo returning to this particular song. It's nice to know there's still a few musical surprises up the old boy's sleeve!
Start to finish, he's made the revisitation well worth the effort. Long past putting out music with commercial charts in mind, Ringo records pretty much for the love of making music these days, and "Wings" clearly illustrates this. Featuring a nice, sprightly drum track, Ringo also harmonizes with himself on a few lines (a rare occurrence in the man's catalogue). At 71, he sings this better than his 37 year-old former self, which really gives this version the edge for me. Brother-in-law Joe Walsh contributes some fine lead guitar work throughout.
2011 saw the release of only one new studio recording by Ringo Starr, a great version of Buddy Holly's "Think It Over," which will also be included on Ringo 2012. "Wings" bodes well for the rest of the full length album (albeit featuring a much too short 9 tracks) at the end of the month.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu7qpQFGXZ0
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