Photograph (Ringo Starr song) that Side One is the undisputed champ of the album. Jack Nitzsche has thrown in a lot of "his" past influences here, including the Famous School of Phil Spector castanets, lesson No. 2." Betrock concluded of the song: "'Photograph' is one of those rare pop records that grows stronger with each play, and will be covered and revived for years to come (I'll lay you 50-1 it appears on the next Andy Williams album)."<ref name="Betrock/PhonRec">Betrock, Alan (December 1973). "Ringo Starr: "Ringo"". "Phonograph Record". Available at Rock's Backpages ("subscription required").</ref> Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic considers "Photograph" a "gorgeous collaboration" between
Ringo Starr me." Martin later clarified: "I simply didn't know what Ringo was like and I wasn't prepared to take any risks." By November 1962 Starr had been accepted by Beatles fans, who were now calling for him to sing. He began receiving an amount of fan mail equal to that of the others, which helped to secure his position within the band. Starr considered himself fortunate to be on the same "wavelength" as the other Beatles: "I had to be, or I wouldn't have lasted. I had to join them as people as well as a drummer." He was given a