Ringo Starr Records for the North American market and Polydor for all other territories. The album was produced by Arif Mardin and featured compositions by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison. Starr promoted the release heavily, yet "Rotogravure" and its accompanying singles failed to chart in the UK. In America, the LP produced two minor hits, "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" (number 26) and a cover of "Hey! Baby" (number 74), and achieved moderate sales, reaching a chart position of 28. Its disappointing performance inspired Atlantic to revamp Starr's formula; the result was a blend of disco and 1970s pop, "Ringo the 4th"
Photograph (Ringo Starr song) of the album's "three most wonderful songs", along with the Lennon-composed "I'm the Greatest" and the Harrison–Mal Evans collaboration "You and Me (Babe)".<ref name="Gerson/RS"></ref> Gerson noted how the song's intro provided an effective "pull on the listener" and wrote that, while the lyrics had a sorrowful quality, "the effect is warming". "Billboard"s album reviewer praised Perry's "stunning production" on "the best Ringo album ever", adding: "We all know already that 'Photograph' has got to be a No. 1 single this month, right?" Although less impressed with "Ringo", Alan Betrock wrote in "Phonograph Record": "It's also clear when you reach 'Photograph'