Video: 'Have You Seen My Baby'

(Monday, March 5, 1973) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr began recording sessions for his third studio album tonight at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California, with Randy Newman’s “Have You Seen My Baby” the first song tracked (overdubs would be added in May and July).

Ringo would be noted for the participation of all four former Beatles, and for its numerous guest stars, something which would become a signature for Starr on many of his subsequent albums and tours.

Taking part in the sessions produced by Richard Perry were Marc Bolan, four members of The Band (except Richard Manuel), Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Nicky Hopkins, Harry Nilsson, Jim Keltner, and James Booker.

Sessions for the album would continue through mid-July 1973 in various studios and locations, including London. It was mixed at Sunset Sound in late July 1973, and released on Nov. 2, 1973, in the U.S. (Nov. 9, 1973, in the UK).