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In 2021, Troy L. Smith of Cleveland.com wrote "In his defense, Ringo Starr did not write 'You're Sixteen.' His hit is a cover of a Johnny Burnette song written by the Sherman Brothers. Of course, that doesn’t excuse Starr’s judgment as a 33-year-old man releasing a song about a love for a 16-year-old girl."
Starr's third million-selling single in the US, "You're Sixteen" was released in the UK in February 1974 where it peaked at number four. [131] Both tracks appeared on Starr's debut rock album, Ringo , produced by Richard Perry and featuring further contributions from Harrison as well as a song each from Lennon and McCartney. [ 132 ]
They wrote the international hit "You're Sixteen," first recorded in 1960 by rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette, and a chart success again in 1973 for Ringo Starr. [6] They also wrote the title song for Doris Day's album Bright and Shiny , recorded in 1960 and released a year later.
Following is a list of popular music songs which feature a chord progression commonly known as Andalusian cadences. Items in the list are sorted alphabetically by the band or artist 's name. Songs which are familiar to listeners through more than one version (by different artists) are mentioned by the earliest version known to contain ...
"Photograph" is a song by English rock musician Ringo Starr that was released as the lead single from his 1973 album Ringo. Starr co-wrote it with George Harrison, his former bandmate from the Beatles. Although they collaborated on other songs, it is the only one officially credited to the pair.
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The chord progression is also used in the form IV–I–V–vi, as in songs such as "Umbrella" by Rihanna [5] and "Down" by Jay Sean. [6] Numerous bro-country songs followed the chord progression, as demonstrated by Greg Todd's mash-up of several bro-country songs in an early 2015 video.
Johnny Burnette was born to Willie May and Dorsey Burnett Sr. in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. [2] ( The "e" at the end of his name was added later.) Johnny grew up with his parents and Dorsey Jr. in a public housing project in the Lauderdale Courts area of Memphis, which from 1948 until 1954 was also the home of Gladys and Vernon Presley and their son, Elvis.