| "Oh My My" | ||||
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| Single byRingo Starr | ||||
| from the albumRingo | ||||
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| Released | 18 February 1974 (US) 9 January 1976 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriters | Richard Starkey,Vini Poncia | |||
| Producer | Richard Perry | |||
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"Oh My My" is a song by English musicianRingo Starr from his 1973 albumRingo. 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 byRichard Perry and includes backing vocals byMerry Clayton andMartha Reeves.
"Oh My My" was co-written by Starr (credited by his real name, "Richard Starkey") andVini Poncia, a recurrent collaborator of Starr's during the 1970s.Billy Preston playskeyboards on the track.[1] Both Starr andJim Keltner play drums, whileKlaus Voormann plays bass.Tom Scott plays the saxophone solo.
The song was first released as the opening track on side two of theRingo 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 theBillboard Hot 100, number 3 in Canada and number 24 on theBillboard 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'sBlast from Your Past compilation album.[7]
Starr first performed "Oh My My" in 2008 with the tenth incarnation of hisAll-Starr Band.[8]
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