Beaucoups of Blues (song)

"Beaucoups of Blues"
US picture sleeve
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Beaucoups of Blues
B-side"Coochy Coochy"
Released5 October 1970 (US only)
Recorded25–26 June 1970
StudioMusic City Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:35
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Buzz Rabin
Producer(s)Pete Drake
Ringo Starr singles chronology
"Beaucoups of Blues"
(1970) 		"It Don't Come Easy"
(1971)

"Beaucoups of Blues" is the title song from Ringo Starr's 1970 country album of the same name. It was released as Starr's first solo single on 5 October 1970 on Apple[nb 1][2] in several countries,[3] but not the UK, and entered the charts in both the US and Germany where it reached number 87 and number 43 respectively.[4][5] The song was written by Nashville singer-songwriter Buzz Rabin,[6] and appeared on his 1974 solo album Cross Country Cowboy.[7]

Starr recorded "Beaucoups of Blues" in Nashville during an overnight session on 25–26 June 1970.[8] He selected it from material compiled by Pete Drake, his producer, who had amassed a collection of potential songs from Nashville songwriters for Starr's country album.[9]

The B-Side "Coochy Coochy" was written by Starr.

Cash Box described the song as a "fine country single," further stating that it is "gentle and easy going and Ringo sounds right at home."[10] Record World said that "Ringo Starr's C&W warblings will not go unnoticed in either the country or pop fields."[11]

The song was later included on Starr's greatest hits albums Blast from Your Past[12] and Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr.[13] In 2015, it was included on the album Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City,[14] released to accompany the similarly titled exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame.[15]

  1. ^ Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-753508435.
  2. ^ Badman, Keith (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001. London: Omnibus Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7119-8307-6.
  3. ^ "RINGO STARR DISCOGRAFIE MADE IN GERMANY". Alfredebeling.de. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Beaucoups of Blues at Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2021.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  6. ^ "Book Excerpt: Ringo Starr Realizes a Dream with His 1970 Country Album". Rolling Stone. 18 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Buzz Rabin – Cross Country Cowboy (1974, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1974. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ^ Madinger, Chip; Easter, Mark (2000). Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions. p. 496. ISBN 0-615-11724-4.
  9. ^ Spizer, Bruce (2005). The Beatles Solo on Apple Records. New Orleans, LA: 498 Productions. p. 288. ISBN 0-9662649-5-9.
  10. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 24, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  11. ^ "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. October 31, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  12. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2010). Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-87930-968-8.
  13. ^ Jones, Chris (2007). "Ringo Starr Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  14. ^ Parmenter, Jamie (June 2015). "Album Review: Dylan, Cash, and The Nashville Cats: A New Music City". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  15. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (17 June 2015). "Various Artists Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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