The album was released on 18 November in the USA, where it peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200. It peaked at number 30 on the UK albums chart, marking Ringo Starr’s final charting album there until 1998’s Vertical Man. Goodnight Vienna was released in the UK on 15 November 1974. It was released in the United Kingdom on 15 November 1974. ‘Only You’ reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the Easy Listening chart in January 1975. The non-album track ‘Call Me’ was on the b-side. The lead single from Goodnight Vienna, ‘Only You’, was released ahead of the album on 11 November 1974 in the USA. Starr starred in the film adaptations of both the screenplay of The Magic Christian was also co-written by Southern. Southern wrote the books Candy (1958) and The Magic Christian (1959). The author’s works included the book and screenplay for The Magic Christian, and the book Candy both films starred Starr. Southern’s image was included on the cover of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at Starr’s request. The album credits contain the postscript: “By a Terry Southern book”. The sleeve art direction was by Roy Kohara, and inner sleeve photography, a montage of studio shots, was by Larry Emerine. Starr’s head was superimposed on the body of the alien Klaatu, played by actor Michael Rennie, standing behind the robot Gort. The cover photography for Goodnight Vienna was based on a still from the 1951 sci-fi film The Day The Earth Stood Still. Other guest performers included Elton John and Harry Nilsson, who donated the songs ‘Snookeroo’ and ‘Easy For Me’ respectively. Lennon also suggested Starr cover The Platters’ 1955 hit ‘Only You (And You Alone)’ – the album version featured Starr’s vocals over Lennon’s studio demo. ![]() Lennon had recorded a demo of ‘(It’s All Down To) Goodnight Vienna’ on 28 June 1974 during his Walls And Bridges sessions, which was sent to Starr ahead of the recording session. The album featured John Lennon, who wrote and performed on the title track. The follow-up to his career-peak Ringo, it was recorded at Los Angeles’ Sunset Sound Recorders and Producers Workshop in August 1974, and produced by Richard Perry. Goodnight Vienna is Ringo Starr’s fourth solo album. ‘(It’s All Down To) Goodnight Vienna’ ‘Occapella’ ‘Oo-Wee’ ‘Husbands And Wives’ ‘Snookeroo’ ‘All By Myself’ ‘Call Me’ ‘No No Song’ ‘Only You’ ‘Easy For Me’ ‘Goodnight Vienna (Reprise)’
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