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Angel in Disguise (McCartneyStarr song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Angel in Disguise"' is a song co-written by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr that has never been released.
Overview
The song was intended for Ringo's 1992 'Time Takes Time' album; however, it did not make it onto the album, and therefore remains an intriguing, publicly unheard song. Had it been released in 1992 it would have been the first McCartney-Starkey composition on record, although there were Beatles songs that were credited to LennonMcCartneyStarkey and LennonMcCartneyHarrisonStarkey.
Recording
McCartney sent Starr an unfinished demo of the song, to which Starr added an extra verse. Backing tracks for the song were recorded on 9 September 1991 at Conway Studios, in Los Angeles, produced by Peter Asher.
About the song
There have been several documented mentions of the song.
From 'Rolling Stone', 1992: "Working with (Peter) Asher, Starr recorded a cover of The Posies' "Golden Blunders" and a version of a previously unfinished Paul McCartney composition, "Angel In Disguise", to which Starr added a new verse."Rolling Stone, 1992
From Alan Clayson's biography of Ringo Starr titled 'Ringo Starr: Straight Man Or Joker?': Among tracks short-listed were a (Jeff) Lynne original ("Call Me"), Rick Suchow's "What Goes Around" - picked as the singalong finale a version of Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel", and songs written by Ringo either alone, with Paul McCartney (the remaindered "Angel In Disguise"), or with Johnny Warman."Clayson, Alan: "Ringo Starr: Straight Man Or Joker", p. 334 It appears that the song written by Rick Suchow ("What Goes Around") was the last song picked for the album, and as a result the McCartneyStarkey song was shelved, and not subsequently released.
From the Ringo Starr interview in 'Beatlefan', 1992: "You see, they expected that because it's McCartney and Starr, anyone in their right mind would put that on. It just didn't fit the space we needed on the album... this is my best shot, in my opinion, of my album."'Beatlefan' magazine, 1992
Auction sale
An unheard record of the song penned by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr has been put up for online auction through Omega Auctions and is expected to be sold for around 20,000.
The unheard record appears on a cassette tape which is part of British DJ Tony Prince's collection.
The lot description explains that there are two versions of the song on the tape, with the first rendition featuring McCartney singing the lyrics over a piano and drum machine, and the second version featuring "a full backing track, backing singers, increased instrumentation including harmonica, guitar and more".
The tape has been given an estimated price of 10,000 to 20,000.[https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/unheard-song-penned-sir-paul-mccartney-and-sir-ringo-starr-auction asiaone.com > Unheard song penned by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr up for auction (May 07, 2020)]
See also
*"Beautiful Night"
References
Category:Paul McCartney songs
Category:Ringo Starr songs
Category:1992 songs
Category:Songs written by Ringo Starr
Category:Songs written by Paul McCartney
Category:Unreleased songs
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