Editing Ringo Starr (section)

===Early Solo Success (1970–1976)===

Starr launched his solo career with two simultaneous 1970 releases: ''Sentimental Journey'', a collection of pre-rock pop standards recorded as a gift for his mother, and ''Beaucoups of Blues'', a Nashville-recorded country album that demonstrated an unexpected and genuine affinity for the genre.

His commercial peak as a solo artist came with ''Ringo'' (1973), produced by [[Richard Perry]] and featuring guest appearances by all three of his former Beatles bandmates — the only solo-era album on which all four Beatles appeared, albeit on separate tracks. The album produced two US number-one singles: ''Photograph'' (co-written with [[George Harrison]]) and ''You're Sixteen'', and announced him as a genuine solo hitmaker rather than simply a Beatle solo curiosity. ''Goodnight Vienna'' (1974) sustained the momentum with further hit singles.

The mid-to-late 1970s brought diminishing commercial returns, with albums including ''Rotogravure'' (1976) and ''Ringo the 4th'' (1977) failing to match the success of his early solo work. He has acknowledged that personal difficulties, including struggles with alcohol, contributed to the uneven quality of his output during this period.