Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr (the last word visually rendered as ) is a career-spanning best-of

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by 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 is the first such album since the release of 1975's Blast from Your Past

Blast from Your Past

Blast from Your Past is a compilation album by Ringo Starr, released on Apple Records in 1975. It is both his first compilation LP and his final release under his contract with EMI, It was also the last album to be released on The Beatles' Apple label until it was revived in the 1990s...

. The release of the collection coincided with that of Starr's first four solo albums for EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

 in digital format

Music download

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 on 28 August 2007.

The compilation debuted at No. 26 in the United Kingdom album chart on 2 September 2007. This represents Starr's highest UK album chart peak since 1974, when the 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...

album debuted and peaked at No. 30. The album stayed in the UK Top 100 chart for three weeks. The album also had a 2-week chart run in the United States, where it debuted at No. 130 with 5,426 copies sold during the first week of release.

Standard release

1. "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...
   
   " (1973) – 3:58
2. "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...
   
   " (1971) – 3:01
3. "You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)
   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....
   
   " (1973) – 2:49
4. "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...
   
   " (1972) – 3:19
5. "I'm the Greatest
   I'm the Greatest
   "I'm the Greatest" is a song written by John Lennon for Ringo Starr; both former members of the music group The Beatles. It was released by Starr on the 1973 Ringo album and 4 compilation and live albums....
   
   " (1973) – 3:26
6. "Oh My My
   Oh My My
   "Oh My My" is a danceable single from Ringo Starr's Ringo album, and features backing vocals from Merry Clayton and Martha Reeves. It hit number five on the U.S...
   
   " (1973) – 4:15
7. "Only You (And You Alone)
   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....
   
   " (1974) – 3:24
8. "Beaucoups of Blues
   Beaucoups of Blues (song)
   "Beaucoups of Blues" is the title song from Ringo Starr's 1970 country album. It was released as a single in several countries, but not the UK, and entered the charts in both the U.S. and Germany where it reached #87 and #43 respectively....
   
   " (1970) – 2:33
9. "Early 1970
   Early 1970
   "Early 1970" is a song by Ringo Starr, released as the B-side to Starr's Apple Records single "It Don't Come Easy" in April 1971. It was inspired by the recent breakup of The Beatles, and documents his desire to continue playing music with his former bandmates, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and...
   
   " (1971) – 2:18
10. "Snookeroo
    Snookeroo
    "Snookeroo" was Elton John and Bernie Taupin's contribution to Ringo Starr's 1974 album Goodnight Vienna. The song, which concerns a happy-go-lucky lout from northern England, was written about Starr himself. The title refers to the billiards game snooker. Charting as a double A-side with "No No...
    
    " (1974) – 3:24
11. "No No Song
    No No Song
    Ringo Starr's cover of Hoyt Axton and David Jackson's "The No No Song" was included on his 1974 album Goodnight Vienna. It was a number-one hit in Canada and a number-three hit in the US. The song describes progressive attempts to sell Colombian marijuana, Spanish cocaine and Tennessean moonshine...
    
    " (1974) – 2:31
12. "(It's All Down To) Goodnight Vienna
    It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna
    "It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna" is the title track to Ringo Starr's 1974 album Goodnight Vienna. This single contains a medley of " Goodnight Vienna" and "Goodnight Vienna "...
    
    " (1974) [single version, first time available on CD] – 3:02
13. "Hey! Baby
    Hey! Baby
    "Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, who recorded the song in 1961. Channel co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label...
    
    " (1976) – 3:10
14. "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll
    A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll
    "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" is a popular rock and roll song written by Carl Groszman.The song was originally released by writer Carl Groszman in 1975 on Ringo Starr's record label, Ring O' Records and Starr decided to do a cover of it for his 1976 album Ringo's Rotogravure...
    
    " (1976) – 3:54
15. "Weight of the World" (1992) – 3:24
16. "King of Broken Hearts" (1998) – 4:43
17. "Never Without You
    Never Without You
    "Never Without You" is a tribute song from Ringo Starr to his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison who died on November 29, 2001. The recording is on Starr's 2003 album Ringo Rama, and was also released as a single....
    
    " (2003) – 5:23
18. "Act Naturally
    Act Naturally
    "Act Naturally" is a song written by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, originally recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, whose version reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1963, his first chart-topper...
    
    " (with Buck Owens) (1989) [first release on a Ringo Starr album] – 3:00
19. "Wrack My Brain" (1981) – 2:21
20. "Fading in and Fading Out" (2005) – 3:58

Collector's edition DVD

1. "Sentimental Journey
   Sentimental Journey (song)
   "Sentimental Journey" is a popular song, published in 1944. The music was written by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by Arthur Green.-History:...
   
   " (1970 promotional film)
2. "It Don't Come Easy" (1971 promotional film)
3. "Back Off Boogaloo" (1972 promotional film)
4. "You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)" (1973 promotional film)
5. "Only You (And You Alone)" (1974 promotional film)
6. "Act Naturally" (with Buck Owens) (1989 music video)
7. "Goodnight Vienna" (1974 promotional film for album)

Photograph: The Digital Hits

The track listing and title for the iTunes release differs from the standard release. Unlike the standard CD release, the digital album contains "Oo-Wee," "Have You Seen My Baby," and an extended version "Six O'Clock" in favor of "Hey! Baby," "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll," and "King of Broken Hearts." A digital booklet was also included with the purchase of Photograph: The Digital Hits.

1. "Photograph" (1973) – 3:59
2. "It Don't Come Easy" (1971) – 3:01
3. "You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)" (1973) – 2:49
4. "Back Off Boogaloo" (1972) – 3:19
5. "I'm the Greatest" (1973) – 3:26
6. "Oh My My" (1973) – 4:15
7. "Only You (And You Alone)" (1974) – 3:24
8. "Beaucoups of Blues" (1970) – 2:33
9. "Early 1970" (1971) – 2:19
10. "Snookeroo" (1974) – 3:24
11. "No No Song" (1974) – 2:31
12. "(It's All Down To) Goodnight Vienna" (1974) [single version] – 3:01
13. "Oo-Wee" (1974) – 3:44
14. "Have You Seen My Baby" (1973) – 3:44
15. "Six O'Clock" (1973) – 5:23
16. "Weight of the World" (1992) – 3:54
17. "Never Without You" (2003) – 5:23
18. "Act Naturally" (with Buck Owens) (1989) – 3:00
19. "Wrack My Brain" (1981) – 2:21
20. "Fading in and Fading Out" (2005) – 3:58