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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Oh My My
| name = Oh My My
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| B-side = {{ubl|"Step Lightly" (US)|"[[No No Song]]" (UK)}}
| B-side = {{ubl|"Step Lightly" (US)|"[[No No Song]]" (UK)}}
| released = 18 February 1974 (US)<br/>9 January 1976 (UK)
| released = 18 February 1974 (US)<br/>9 January 1976 (UK)
| format = 7-inch [[vinyl record]]
| recorded =
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| studio =
| studio =
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| prev_title = [[You're Sixteen#Ringo Starr version|You're Sixteen]]
| prev_title = [[You're Sixteen#Ringo Starr version|You're Sixteen]]
| prev_year = 1974
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = [[Only You (And You Alone)]]
| next_title = [[Only You (And You Alone)#Ringo Starr version|Only You (And You Alone)]]
| next_year = 1974
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{Extra track listing
| album = [[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]
| type = Studio
| tracks = {{Ringo tracks}}
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"'''Oh My My'''" is a song by English musician [[Ringo Starr]] from his 1973 album ''[[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]''. It was also issued as the third single from the album, becoming a top-five hit in the United States and Canada. The recording was produced by [[Richard Perry]] and includes backing vocals by [[Merry Clayton]] and [[Martha Reeves]].
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"'''Oh My My'''" is a song by English musician [[Ringo Starr]] from his 1973 album ''[[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]''. It was also issued as the third single from the album, becoming a top-five hit in the United States and Canada. The recording was produced by [[Richard Perry]] and includes backing vocals by [[Merry Clayton]] and [[Martha Reeves]].


==Background==
==Background==
"Oh My My" was co-written by Starr (credited by his real name, "Richard Starkey") and [[Vini Poncia]], a recurrent collaborator of Starr's during the 1970s. [[Billy Preston]] plays [[keyboards]] on the track.<ref name=FAQ74>{{cite book|last=Rodriguez |first=Robert |title=Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980 |year=2010 |publisher=Backbeat Books |location=New York|isbn=9780879309688 |edition=illustrated |page=74}}</ref> Both Starr and [[Jim Keltner]] play drums, while [[Klaus Voormann]] plays bass. [[Tom Scott (musician)|Tom Scott]] plays the saxophone solo.
"Oh My My" was co-written by Starr (credited by his real name, "Richard Starkey") and [[Vini Poncia]], a recurrent collaborator of Starr's during the 1970s. [[Billy Preston]] plays [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] on the track.<ref name=FAQ74>{{cite book|last=Rodriguez |first=Robert |title=Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980 |year=2010 |publisher=Backbeat Books |location=New York|isbn=9780879309688 |edition=illustrated |page=74}}</ref> Both Starr and [[Jim Keltner]] play drums, while [[Klaus Voormann]] plays bass. [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]] plays the saxophone solo.

==Personnel==
* [[Ringo Starr]] - lead vocals, drums
* [[Klaus Voormann]] - bass
* [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]] - saxophone
* Jimmy Calvert - electric guitar
* [[Billy Preston]] - piano, organ
* [[Jim Keltner]] - drums
* [[Vini Poncia]] - backing vocals
* [[Martha Reeves]] – backing vocals
* [[Merry Clayton]] – backing vocals


==Release==
==Release==
The song was first released as the opening track on side two of the ''Ringo'' LP, in November 1973. Issued as a single on 18 February 1974 in the US,{{#tag:ref|US Apple 1872<ref name=RSE183/>|group="nb"}}<ref name=RSE183>{{cite book|last=Harry |first=Bill |title=The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia |year=2004 |publisher=Virgin Books |location=London |isbn=9780753508435 |page=183}}</ref> "Oh My My" peaked at number 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number 3 in Canada and number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart, making it one of the most successful songs of Starr's career. The song was released on a UK single on 9 January 1976,{{#tag:ref|UK Apple R 6011<ref name=RSE182/>|group="nb"}} backed with "[[No No Song]]",<ref name=RSE182>{{cite book|last=Harry |first=Bill |title=The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia |year=2004 |publisher=Virgin Books |location=London |isbn=9780753508435 |page=182}}</ref> to promote Starr's ''[[Blast from Your Past]]'' compilation album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/r6011.html |title=Ringo Starr - Oh My My |publisher=Jpgr.co.uk |accessdate=23 September 2013}}</ref>
The song was first released as the opening track on side two of the ''Ringo'' LP, in November 1973. Issued as a single on 18 February 1974 in the US,{{#tag:ref|US Apple 1872<ref name=RSE183/>|group="nb"}}<ref name=RSE183>{{cite book|last=Harry |first=Bill |title=The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia |year=2004 |publisher=Virgin Books |location=London |isbn=9780753508435 |page=183}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' felt that the instrumental portion of the song was more effective than the lyrics.<ref name=bb>{{cite news|title=Top Single Picks|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2020-07-23|date=2 March 1974|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-03-02.pdf|page=60}}</ref> ''[[Cash Box]]'' said that the "[[Richard Perry]] production adds the 'hit' touch to this amusing little ditty."<ref name=cb>{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=March 2, 1974|page=18|accessdate=2021-12-11|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-03-02.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}</ref> ''[[Record World]]'' said that "the superb Perry production is the super-solid stuff from which gold records are made."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=March 2, 1974|accessdate=2023-03-17|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-03-02.pdf}}</ref>

"Oh My My" peaked at number 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number 3 in Canada and number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart, making it one of the most successful songs of Starr's career. The song was released on a UK single on 9 January 1976,{{#tag:ref|UK Apple R 6011<ref name=RSE182/>|group="nb"}} backed with "[[No No Song]]",<ref name=RSE182>{{cite book|last=Harry |first=Bill |title=The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia |year=2004 |publisher=Virgin Books |location=London |isbn=9780753508435 |page=182}}</ref> to promote Starr's ''[[Blast from Your Past]]'' compilation album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/r6011.html |title=Ringo Starr - Oh My My |publisher=Jpgr.co.uk |access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref>


Starr first performed "Oh My My" in 2008 with the tenth incarnation of his [[Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band|All-Starr Band]].<ref name=StG118>{{cite book|last=Jackson |first=Andrew Grant |title=Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers |year=2012 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9780810882225 |edition=illustrated |page=118}}</ref>
Starr first performed "Oh My My" in 2008 with the tenth incarnation of his [[Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band|All-Starr Band]].<ref name=StG118>{{cite book|last=Jackson |first=Andrew Grant |title=Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers |year=2012 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9780810882225 |edition=illustrated |page=118}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1974)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|Canada
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]]
|align="center"|24
|-
|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=800}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
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==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
*The song was covered by [[Ike & Tina Turner]], who performed it on a 1975 episode of ''[[Soul Train]]'' and on ''[[Don Kirshner's Rock Concert]]'' in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0705671/|title=Soul Train - Ike & Tina Turner/Lonette McKee|website=IMDb|date=18 January 1975}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/don-kirshners-rock-concert/march-12-1976-coke-and-vida-lisa-hartman-c-w-mccall-ike-and-tina-turner-revue-queen-music-video-2681265/|title=Don Kirshner's Rock Concert: March 12, 1976: Coke & Vida / Lisa Hartman / C.W. McCall / Ike & Tina Turner Revue / Queen (music video)|website=TV.com}}</ref>
*The song was covered by [[Ike & Tina Turner]], who performed it on a 1974 episode of ''[[Soul Train]]''.
*[[Bette Midler]] performed a cover of the track on her live album ''[[Live at Last (Bette Midler album)|Live at Last]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Viglione |first=Joe |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-last-mw0000318673 |title=Live at Last - Bette Midler : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref>
*[[Bette Midler]] performed a cover of the track on her live album ''[[Live at Last (Bette Midler album)|Live at Last]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Viglione |first=Joe |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-last-mw0000318673 |title=Live at Last - Bette Midler : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref>
*[[David Hentschel]] released an instrumental version on Starr's [[Ring O' Records]] label, in 1975.
*[[David Hentschel]] released an instrumental version on Starr's [[Ring O' Records]] label, in 1975.
*Maggie Bell recorded the song in 1974.
*Maggie Bell recorded the song in 1974.
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|ringo-starr|oh-my-my}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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[[Category:1974 singles]]
[[Category:1974 singles]]

Latest revision as of 19:37, 22 June 2024

"Oh My My"
Netherlands picture sleeve
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Ringo
B-side
Released18 February 1974 (US)
9 January 1976 (UK)
GenreRock
Length3:38
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Richard Starkey, Vini Poncia
Producer(s)Richard Perry
Ringo Starr singles chronology
"You're Sixteen"
(1974) 		"Oh My My"
(1974) 		"Only You (And You Alone)"
(1974)

"Oh My My" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr from his 1973 album Ringo. It was also issued as the third single from the album, becoming a top-five hit in the United States and Canada. The recording was produced by Richard Perry and includes backing vocals by Merry Clayton and Martha Reeves.

Background

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"Oh My My" was co-written by Starr (credited by his real name, "Richard Starkey") and Vini Poncia, a recurrent collaborator of Starr's during the 1970s. Billy Preston plays keyboards on the track.[1] Both Starr and Jim Keltner play drums, while Klaus Voormann plays bass. Tom Scott plays the saxophone solo.

Personnel

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Release

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The song was first released as the opening track on side two of the Ringo LP, in November 1973. Issued as a single on 18 February 1974 in the US,[nb 1][2] Billboard felt that the instrumental portion of the song was more effective than the lyrics.[3] Cash Box said that the "Richard Perry production adds the 'hit' touch to this amusing little ditty."[4] Record World said that "the superb Perry production is the super-solid stuff from which gold records are made."[5]

"Oh My My" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 3 in Canada and number 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, making it one of the most successful songs of Starr's career. The song was released on a UK single on 9 January 1976,[nb 2] backed with "No No Song",[6] to promote Starr's Blast from Your Past compilation album.[7]

Starr first performed "Oh My My" in 2008 with the tenth incarnation of his All-Starr Band.[8]

Chart performance

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada 3
US Billboard Easy Listening 24
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 5

Cover versions

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References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ US Apple 1872[2]
  2. ^ UK Apple R 6011[6]
Citations
  1. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2010). Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980 (illustrated ed.). New York: Backbeat Books. p. 74. ISBN 9780879309688.
  2. ^ a b Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 183. ISBN 9780753508435.
  3. ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 2 March 1974. p. 60. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 2 March 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 2 March 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 182. ISBN 9780753508435.
  7. ^ "Ringo Starr - Oh My My". Jpgr.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  8. ^ Jackson, Andrew Grant (2012). Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers (illustrated ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780810882225.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 800.
  10. ^ "Soul Train - Ike & Tina Turner/Lonette McKee". IMDb. 18 January 1975.
  11. ^ "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert: March 12, 1976: Coke & Vida / Lisa Hartman / C.W. McCall / Ike & Tina Turner Revue / Queen (music video)". TV.com.
  12. ^ Viglione, Joe. "Live at Last - Bette Midler : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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