Collaborations between ex-Beatles
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Since the breakup of The Beatles
in 1970, the former members of the band have been involved in various collaborations with one other, including:
These are listed in the tables below. Collaborations that began before the breakup are included for historical interest. The start date of the act of collaboration, e.g., the recording start date, governs the initial display sequence. Other display sequences may be seen by clicking the buttons in the column headers.
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
in 1970, the former members of the band have been involved in various collaborations with one other, including:
- Album and single recordings involving more than one ex-Beatle (as musicians or in other roles such as producer);
- Live performances.
These are listed in the tables below. Collaborations that began before the breakup are included for historical interest. The start date of the act of collaboration, e.g., the recording start date, governs the initial display sequence. Other display sequences may be seen by clicking the buttons in the column headers.
Albums
Year of recording |
Year of release |
Album | Credited to | Collaboration by Lennon |
Collaboration by McCartney |
Collaboration by Harrison |
Collaboration by Starr |
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1967-68 | 1968 | Wonderwall Music Wonderwall Music Wonderwall Music is George Harrison's first solo album and the soundtrack to the film Wonderwall. The songs are virtually all instrumental, except for some non-English vocals and a slowed-down spoken word track. The songs were recorded in December 1967 in England, and January 1968 in Bombay, India... |
George Harrison | ||||
1969-70 | 1970 | Sentimental Journey | Ringo Starr | ||||
1970 | 1970 | All Things Must Pass All Things Must Pass All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison, recorded and released in 1970. The original vinyl release featured two LPs of rock songs as well as Apple Jam, a third LP of informal jams... |
George Harrison | ||||
1970 | 1970 | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was received with high critical praise upon release. Critic Greil Marcus remarked, "John's singing in the last verse of 'God' may be the finest in all of rock." In early 1971, the album reached number eight on the UK and went to number six in the US, spending eighteen... |
John Lennon | ||||
1971 | 1971 | Imagine Imagine (album) Imagine is the second album by John Lennon. Recorded and released in 1971, the album tended toward songs that were gentler, more commercial and less avant-garde than those on his critically acclaimed previous album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album is considered the most popular of his works... |
John Lennon | ||||
1972 | 1973 | Living in the Material World Living in the Material World Living in the Material World is a studio album by George Harrison, released in 1973.-Background:As a follow-up to 1970's greatly received All Things Must Pass and his mammoth charity project, The Concert for Bangladesh, Living in the Material World was among the most highly anticipated releases of... |
George Harrison | ||||
1973 | 1973 | Ringo Ringo (album) Ringo is the third album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at #7 on the UK Albums Chart and #2 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached #1 on the RPM national albums chart... |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1974 | 1992 | A Toot and a Snore in '74 A Toot and a Snore in '74 A Toot and a Snore in '74 is a bootleg album of the only known recording session in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney played together after the break-up of The Beatles. Mentioned by Lennon in a 1975 interview, details were brought to light in May Pang's 1983 book, Loving John, and it gained... (bootleg) |
Various artists | ||||
1974 | 1974 | Pussy Cats Pussy Cats Pussy Cats is the tenth album by Harry Nilsson, released in 1974. It was produced by John Lennon during his "Lost Weekend" period. The album title was inspired by the bad press Nilsson and Lennon were getting at the time for being drunk and rowdy in Los Angeles... |
Harry Nilsson | ||||
1974 | 1974 | Dark Horse | George Harrison | ||||
1974 | 1974 | Goodnight Vienna Goodnight Vienna Goodnight Vienna is the fourth album by Ringo Starr. It was recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year. Goodnight Vienna followed the commercially successful predecessor Ringo, and Starr used many of the same players, including Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Robbie... |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1976 | 1976 | Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo's Rotogravure is the fifth album by Ringo Starr, released in 1976. Following the end of his contract with EMI, Starr signed on with Polydor Records worldwide and was eager to see his solo success continue on in a new era.Two years on from 1974's Goodnight... |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1979-81 | 1981 | Somewhere in England Somewhere in England Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. Recorded as Harrison was becoming increasingly frustrated with the music industry, the album's making was a long one, and witnessed a tragic event in his life.-History:... |
George Harrison | ||||
1980-81 | 1981 | Stop and Smell the Roses Stop and Smell the Roses Stop and Smell the Roses is the eighth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1981 following the twin commercial disasters of Ringo the 4th and Bad Boy .-History:... |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1981-82 | 1982 | Tug of War | Paul McCartney | ||||
1981-82 | 1983 | Pipes of Peace Pipes of Peace (album) Pipes of Peace is the fifth studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1983. As the follow-up to the popular Tug of War, Pipes of Peace was nearly as successful and the source of more big hits for McCartney although critics were much cooler on the album than they were on its... |
Paul McCartney | ||||
1982-83 | 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Unlike the film, the album was successful, achieving #1 in the UK chart and its lead single "No More Lonely Nights" was BAFTA and Golden Globe award nominated.... |
Paul McCartney | ||||
1987 | 1987 | Cloud Nine Cloud Nine (George Harrison album) -Personnel:The following personnel was credited in the liner notes.*George Harrison – vocals, guitars, keyboards, sitar*Jeff Lynne – guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards*Eric Clapton – guitar*Elton John – piano*Gary Wright – piano*Ringo Starr – drums... |
George Harrison | ||||
1995-97 | 1997 | Flaming Pie Flaming Pie Flaming Pie is an album by Paul McCartney, first released in 1997. His first studio album in over four years, it was mostly recorded following McCartney's involvement in the highly successful The Beatles Anthology project. In Flaming Pies liner notes McCartney said: " reminded me of The Beatles'... |
Paul McCartney | ||||
1997-98 | 1998 | Vertical Man Vertical Man Vertical Man is Ringo Starr's 11th studio album, issued in 1998. The release represents Starr's attempt at a comeback following the enormous success of The Beatles Anthology project... |
Ringo Starr | ||||
2000 | 2001 | Zoom Zoom (album) Zoom is the twelfth and final studio album by Electric Light Orchestra, released on June 12, 2001 on Epic Records. The album was the band's first release of new material since Balance of Power, released in 1986. Upon release, the album charted at #34 in the UK Albums Chart and at #94 in the US... |
Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
2009 | 2010 | Y Not Y Not -Reception:Reviews for Y Not were mostly mixed. Review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a score out of 100 based on critic ratings, rated the album 60 out of 100, based on 11 reviews... |
Ringo Starr |
Singles
Year of recording |
Year of release |
Single | Credited to | Collaboration by Lennon |
Collaboration by McCartney |
Collaboration by Harrison |
Collaboration by Starr |
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1967 | 1967 | "We Love You" | Rolling Stones | ||||
1968 | 1968 | "Sour Milk Sea Sour Milk Sea "Sour Milk Sea" is a song written by George Harrison that surfaced during the sessions for The Beatles . The song was recorded professionally by Jackie Lomax on The Beatles' Apple Records label and released as a single in 1968.-Recording:The Beatles recorded a demo at George Harrison's Esher home... " |
Jackie Lomax Jackie Lomax John Richard 'Jackie' Lomax is a British guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his association with George Harrison and Eric Clapton... |
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1969 | 1969 | "Cold Turkey Cold Turkey Cold Turkey is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apples 1001 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1813 in the United States. It is the second solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 on... " |
Plastic Ono Band | ||||
1970 | 1970 | "Instant Karma! Instant Karma! "Instant Karma!" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1970 on Apple Records, catalogue Apple 1003 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1818 in the United States. It is the third solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at #3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 singles... " |
Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band | ||||
1970 | 1971 | "It Don't Come Easy It Don't Come Easy "It Don't Come Easy" is a song by Ringo Starr released as an Apple Records single in April 1971, reaching number four in both the U.S. and UK singles charts. It was Starr's first solo single in the UK, but his second in the US , following the breakup of the Beatles... " |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1972 or earlier | 1972 | "Back Off Boogaloo Back Off Boogaloo "Back Off Boogaloo" is a 1972 single released by Ringo Starr. The song was a hit in the U.S. reaching #9 on the US Hot 100 and achieving Starr's best position in the UK Singles Chart, where it reached #2, blocked only by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' version of "Amazing Grace".This is one of the... " |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1973 | 1973 | "Photograph Photograph (Ringo Starr song) "Photograph" is a song written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison. It was released by Starr as a single on 5 October 1973, reaching number eight in the UK and number one in the U.S. singles charts... " |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1973 | 1973 | "You're Sixteen You're Sixteen "You're Sixteen" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers . It was first performed by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960.... " |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1974 | 1974 | "Only You Only You (And You Alone) "Only You " is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955.... " |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1975 | 1975 | "Goodnight Vienna Goodnight Vienna Goodnight Vienna is the fourth album by Ringo Starr. It was recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year. Goodnight Vienna followed the commercially successful predecessor Ringo, and Starr used many of the same players, including Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Robbie... " |
Ringo Starr | ||||
1980-81 | 1981 | "All Those Years Ago All Those Years Ago "All Those Years Ago" is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. The song was a personal tribute to former bandmate John Lennon, who was murdered on 8 December 1980... " |
George Harrison | ||||
1981 | 1982 | "Take It Away" | Paul McCartney | ||||
1994 | 1995 | "Free as a Bird Free as a Bird "Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995 a studio version of the recording incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr was released as a single by The Beatles.The single was released as part of... " |
The Beatles | ||||
1995 | 1996 | "Real Love" | The Beatles | ||||
1996 | 1997 | "Beautiful Night Beautiful Night (song) "Beautiful Night" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the thirteenth track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie. In December 1997, it was released as the third and final single from that album, peaking at #25 in the UK Singles Chart .... " |
Paul McCartney | ||||
1997 | 1998 | "La De Da Vertical Man Vertical Man is Ringo Starr's 11th studio album, issued in 1998. The release represents Starr's attempt at a comeback following the enormous success of The Beatles Anthology project... " |
Ringo Starr | ||||
2009 | 2010 | "Walk With You Walk With You "Walk with You" is a song by Ringo Starr, released as a single from his 15th studio album Y Not. It features fellow former Beatle Paul McCartney on backing vocals... " |
Ringo Starr |
Live performances
Live performances featuring collaboration between two or more ex-Beatles. Separate appearance at the same event does not count. Lennon was the only one who never went on stage with any of the three after the roof top concert.Year | Event | Location | Collaboration by Lennon |
Collaboration by McCartney |
Collaboration by Harrison |
Collaboration by Starr |
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1969 | UNICEF charity concert Cold Turkey Cold Turkey Cold Turkey is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apples 1001 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1813 in the United States. It is the second solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 on... and Don't Worry Kyoko with George, released on the album Some Time in New York City Some Time in New York City Some Time in New York City was released in 1972 and is John Lennon's third post-Beatles album, fifth with Yoko Ono, and third with producer Phil Spector... . |
Lyceum Ballroom, London, England. | ||||
1971 | The Concert for Bangladesh The Concert for Bangladesh The Concert for Bangladesh was the name for two benefit concerts organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held at noon and at 7 PM on August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City... |
Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the... , New York |
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1979 | Wedding of Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and... and Pattie Boyd Pattie Boyd Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd is an English model and photographer, and the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton... |
Ewhurst, Surrey Ewhurst, Surrey Ewhurst is a small village in the English county of Surrey.Ewhurst is located between Cranleigh and Shere which is around five miles to the north. Ewhurst has many well-known legends as members of the village, such as Eric Clapton, who is known to play at the Church of England church in Ewhurst... , England |
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1981 | Wedding of Ringo Starr Ringo Starr Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in... and Barbara Bach Barbara Bach Barbara Bach is an American actress and model known as the Bond girl from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me . She is married to former Beatle Ringo Starr.-Early life:... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England |
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1982 | Take It Away video | Elstree Studios Elstree Studios "Elstree Studios" refers to any of several film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire, England, since film production begun in 1927.-Name:... , Hertfordshire, England |
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1985 | Rockabilly Session for Carl Perkins | Limehouse Television Studios, London, England | ||||
1987 | The Prince's Trust The Prince's Trust The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1976 by Charles, Prince of Wales to help young people. They run a range of training programmes, provide mentoring support and offer financial grants to build the confidence and motivation of disadvantaged young people... All-Star Rock Concert |
Wembley Arena Wembley Arena Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:... , London |
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1988 | Beatles Induction at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,... |
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Hotel The Waldorf-Astoria is a luxury hotel in New York. It has been housed in two historic landmark buildings in New York City. The first, designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh, was on the Fifth Avenue site of the Empire State Building. The present building at 301 Park Avenue in Manhattan is a... , Los Angeles |
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1992 | Natural Law Party Natural Law Party The Natural Law Party was a transnational party based on the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was active in up to 74 countries, and ran candidates in at least ten. Founded in 1992, it was mostly disbanded in 2004 but continues in India and in some U.S. states.The NLP viewed "natural law" as... - Benefit Concert |
Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.... , London |
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1993 | Earth Day Earth Day Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the... - Ringo joined Paul on stage for "Hey Jude" finale |
Hollywood Bowl Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States that is used primarily for music performances... |
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2002 | Concert for George Concert for George The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The event was organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne... |
Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.... , London |
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2009 | David Lynch Foundation David Lynch Foundation The David Lynch Foundation For Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace is a global charitable foundation based in Fairfield, Iowa. It was founded by film director and Transcendental Meditation practitioner David Lynch in 2005.... "Change Begins Within" Benefit Concert |
Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city... , New York |
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2010 | Ringo's 70th birthday show with Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band This article is about the album. For the band, go to Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band is Ringo Starr's first official live album, recorded in 1989 during his successful comeback tour and released in 1990... on July 7, McCartney came onstage during the encore and played "Birthday" with Ringo and the band. |
Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city... , New York |