Video: 'Ringo Starr - Private Property'

(Friday, July 11, 1980; during sessions for Stop and Smell the Roses) — English rock musician and former Beatle Ringo Starr began recording Stop and Smell the Roses, his eighth studio album, reuniting today with fellow ex-Beatle Paul McCartney at the Super Bear Studios in in Berre-les-Alpes, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Video: 'Ringo Starr - Attention'

By July 21, 1980, McCartney had produced four songs: “Private Property” and “Attention” (both McCartney originals) plus a cover of “Sure to Fall” and Starr’s “You Can’t Fight Lightning.”

Video: 'Ringo Starr - Sure To Fall'

Sessions for Starr’s new album resumed Aug. 11, 1980, at Devonshire Sound Studio in North Hollywood, California, with Stephen Stills producing.

Video: 'Ringo Starr - You Can't Fight Lightning'