Lennon returned to New York on 14 March. Both Lennon and Harrison were in Los Angeles for business matters with Capitol Records. Ten takes of the song were recorded in a session lasting approximately 18 minutes. Starr, John Lennon, and Harrison appear together on Lennon's "I'm the Greatest", which was also recorded on 12 March. He returned on 12 March and laid down backing vocals. Harrison dropped by on the sessions on 10 March to see what kind of material Starr had recorded up to that point, saying that he was "knocked out by what you've done". Harrison and Mal Evans were sharing a living space in Los Angeles when they wrote "You and Me (Babe)" after Evans asked Harrison to add music to a song which he was working on. The song was remade five months later, produced by Perry for its appearance on Ringo. The song was first recorded in late 1972 with Harrison as producer, during the sessions for Harrison's Living in the Material World album.
Starr and Harrison wrote the song with input from the others. "Photograph" had been written on while on a sailing holiday with his wife Maureen, Harrison and Harrison's wife Pattie Boyd, and Cilla Black. Additionally, all three of his former bandmates appeared on and composed material for Ringo. Taking part in the sessions were Marc Bolan, four members of The Band (except Richard Manuel), Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Nicky Hopkins, Harry Nilsson, Jim Keltner, and James Booker. Starr sent word to his musician friends to help him in his new venture and they all responded positively. Sessions were produced by Richard Perry. Recording started on 5 March 1973 upon Starr's arrival in Los Angeles at Sunset Sound Recorders. The album is noted for being the only project on which all four Beatles collaborated between the band's breakup in 1970 and the murder of John Lennon in 1980 (though they didn't all work on the project simultaneously at any point), and for its numerous guest stars, something which would become a signature for Starr on many of his subsequent albums and tours. 2 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Ringo is the third studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records.
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