Co-operating Again
Sir Paul McCartney has helped his old colleague, ex-The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr to record a new solo album, said Rolling Stone. Former ‘Liverpool four’ member had participated in recording of a few bass and vocal parts that will be included into Starr’s “Y Not”. Thus, McCartney should be heard on Starr’s “Walk With Me”, which is designed to become the first single out of “Y Not” fourteen tracks. Besides that, Sir Paul had participated on the recording of a “Peace Dream” song; possible single as well. “It makes the song like a conversation between us, and that was Paul’s idea to do his part one beat behind me. That’s why he’s a gen-i-us and an incredible bass player”, underlined Starr. The last time when two have co-operated took place way back in 1998 while working on “Vertical Man”. During that time McCartney was responsible for bass and back vocals in the song “What in the… World”, and in “Mindfield”. It’s always great to see them working together, it reminds of The Beatles era. If relating it all to “Y Not”, Paul McCartney is not the only one to be on the album. Many songs were written with the help of The Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, British singer and actress Joss Stone, American composer, producer and actor Van Dyke Parks, guitarist and singer Ben Harper, plus singer and composer Richard Marx.