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 asking Starr to leave the Hurricanes and join his band. Starr quit Rory Storm and the Hurricanes in January 1962 and briefly joined Sheridan in Hamburg before returning to the Hurricanes for a third season at Butlins. On 14 August, Starr accepted Lennon's invitation to join the Beatles. On 16 August, Beatles manager Brian Epstein fired their drummer, Pete Best, who recalled: "He said 'I've got some bad news for you. The boys want you out and Ringo in.' He said [Beatles producer] George Martin wasn't too pleased with my playing [and] the boys thought I didn't fit in." Starr