Say what you will about Ringo, he knows how to have a good time.

This 12th proper studio release from the most fun-loving Fab is an expectedly loose and laid-back affair with all the typical amenities.

There are the light-weight, light-hearted, pun-filled pop-rock throwaways like Missouri Loves Company, Instant Amnesia and I Think Therefore I Rock N Roll. There's the heavyweight guest list of old drinking buddies like David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Van Dyke Parks and (via sampling) Roy Orbison, along with newer, casual acquaintances like Shawn Colvin, Willie Nelson and even jazz bassist Charlie Haden, all of whom let their hair down and cut loose on these open-ended, jam-filled tracks.

And of course, there's the host with the mostest, Ringo himself, holding court on his drum stool, laying down his rock-solid behind-the-beat grooves and unapologetically braying in his instantly recognizable Liverpudlian tones about love and the Queen and English gardens, making it all seem as simple as falling off a wagon.

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Track Listing
1. Eye To Eye
2. Missouri Loves Company
3. Instant Amnesia (features David Gilmour)
4. Memphis In Your Mind
5. Never Without You (features Eric Clapton)
6. Imagine Me There (features Charlie Hayden)
7. I Think, Therefore I Rock 'N' Roll (features David Gilmour)
8. Trippin On My Own Tears (features Shawn Colvin)
9. Write One For Me (features Willie Nelson)
10. What Love Wants To Be
11. Love First
12. Elizabeth Reigns (features Van Dyke Parks)
13. English Garden