"Sentimental Journey" by Ringo Starr – ***

First released: 1970

Good ‘ol Ringo maintains he was just doing this album for fun and not really craving a Beatles breakup, but the fact remains, he was recording it while the group was still together. It was a chancy effort, but not so strange these days when the likes of Rod Stewart and Linda Ronstadt have all done big band cover albums. I like it, but I think it depends on your tolerance for Ringo’s singing. People seem to like Ringo in small doses. ‘Tis a shame. Unfortunately, an outtake of "Stormy Weather" was not included in the 1995 CD reissue.