Ringo Starr Both songs appeared on Starr's debut rock album, "Ringo", produced by Richard Perry and featuring contributions from Lennon, McCartney and Harrison. A commercial and critical success, the LP also included "Oh My My", a US number five. The album reached number seven in the UK and number two in the US. Author Peter Doggett describes "Ringo" as a template for Starr's solo career, saying that, as a musician first rather than a songwriter, "he would rely on his friends and his charm, and if both were on tap, then the results were usually appealing". "Goodnight Vienna" followed in 1974 and
Photograph (Ringo Starr song) kit for the role of lead singer, Starr often closed his shows with the song (before returning for an encore) during tours he made between 1989 and 2000. A live version appeared on the album and video "Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band" (1990); recorded at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, on 3 September 1989, it features the original All-Starr line-up of Starr, Billy Preston, Jim Keltner, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Dr. John, Joe Walsh, Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemons. Starr also included the song in his performances on the television shows "VH1 Storytellers", in May 1998, and PBS's "Soundstage",