Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux 2: Live from Montreux" was released worldwide on Rykodisc, on 14 September 1993, eventually being deleted towards the end of the 1990s. To help promote the album, Starr appeared on NBC's "Today" television show, on 13 October 1993. Due to his heavy involvement in "The Beatles Anthology", it was Starr's last official release until "Vertical Man" in 1998. In between these releases, Starr orchestrated a limited edition live release of his 1995 tour exclusively through the Blockbuster video store chain in 1997. Footnotes Citations Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux Ringo Starr and His
Photograph (Ringo Starr song) after "Photograph". Noting the context in which Starr's song of "beautiful sadness" was released in the United States, Clayson describes "Photograph" as having been a popular request on radio playlists "for a nation still awaiting the return of many of its sons from Vietnam, following the January cease-fire". Rodriguez comments on the precipitous timing of the single, which "capitaliz[ed] on the year's nostalgia craze", while news of Starr recording with each of his former bandmates during the "Ringo" sessions provided further impetus. In late November, the single topped America's "Billboard" Hot 100 for one week, Starr's first number 1 hit