Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr releases ‘Oh My My’/’Step Lightly’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1974)


Video: 'Oh My My'

(Monday, February 18, 1974) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr released “Oh My My“/”Step Lightly” in the U.S. today (Jan. 9, 1976 in the UK), the third and final single from his first solo rock music album Ringo.

The recording was produced by Richard Perry and includes backing vocals by Merry Clayton and Martha Reeves.


Video: 'Ringo Starr ~ Oh My My 1973 Disco Purrfection Version'

“Oh My My” was co-written by Starr (credited by his real name, “Richard Starkey”) and Vini Poncia, a recurrent collaborator of Starr’s during the 1970s.


Video: 'Step Lightly'

Billy Preston plays keyboards on the track.

Both Starr and Jim Keltner play drums, while Klaus Voormann plays bass. Tom Scott plays the saxophone solo.