Scandinavian Skies Love." "Billboard" author Roman Kozak stated that "Scandinavian Skies" "could almost be Joel's 'Norwegian Wood'." Bielen also cites the backwards strings, the use of sound effects like the boarding announcements, string arrangements similar to those of Beatles' producer George Martin, and drumming similar to that of Ringo Starr as additional Beatle-esque elements in the song. "Scandinavian Skies" was not released as a single. However, it still reached #38 on "Billboard"s Mainstream Rock chart. It spent two weeks in the Top 40. Scandinavian Skies "Scandinavian Skies" is a song written by Billy Joel that was first released on his 1982 album
Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album) "Backed by full jazz band and occasional strings, Ringo poses as a Liverpudlian Jack Jones, with surprisingly good results." Riley added that that album had "a deceptively easy feel, and the strongest moments... ("Dream" and "Blue Turning Grey Over You"...) confirm his fundamental appeal as a personality." Footnotes Citations Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album) Sentimental Journey is the debut studio album by English rock musician and former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, released in 1970, as the band was splintering apart. Although Starr was the third member of the group to issue solo work (after George Harrison and John Lennon), "Sentimental