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Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey was the debut album by Ringo Starr . It was recorded with producer George Martin during the final months of The Beatles.

The album contains 12 pre-rock ‘n’ roll songs that Starr knew from his Liverpool childhood. Starr had originally considered making a country album, an ambition he realised with Beaucoups Of Blues later in 1970.

Sentimental Journey was after the break-up, really, and I was lost for a while. That’s well-documented. Suddenly the gig’s finished that I’d been really involved in for eight years. ‘H-oh, what’ll I do now?’ And I just thought of all those songs that I was brought up with, all the parties we’d had in Liverpool at our house and all the neighbours’ houses. Songs my uncles and aunties sang, songs my stepfather sang. So I called George Martin and said, ‘Why don’t we take a sentimental journey?’ You see, it got me on my feet again, that was the good thing about that album. It started me to move. We had Quincy Jones and all these great arrangers, but if it did nothing else it got me off my bum, back into recording. Then I started to write again, and I did ‘It Don’t Come Easy’, ‘Back Off Boogaloo’, tracks that George Harrison co-wrote with me. Because I’m great at two verses and a chorus, but ending songs is difficult for me.

Starr sang on each of the songs, with backing by The George Martin Orchestra. Billy Preston played piano on ‘I’m A Fool To Care’ and organ on ‘Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing’, and John Dankworth added saxophone to ‘You Always Hurt The One You Love’.

Each of the songs was arranged by a friend or associate of Starr:

The recording sessions took place between 27 October 1969 and 6 March 1970. Additional songs recorded for the album included ‘Autumn Leaves’, ‘I’ll Be Looking At The Moon’, and ‘Stormy Weather’.

The long gestation period was due to Starr’s other projects, which included acting in The Magic Christian , the final Beatles activities, and performing at sessions for George Harrison , Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and Doris Troy.

Cover artwork

The front cover of Sentimental Journey showed the Empress pub, which stood on High Park Street, Liverpool, a stone’s throw from Starr’s birthplace at 9 Madryn Street.

The photography was by Richard Polak. The cover image features superimposed images of Starr’s relatives at the windows, and Starr himself in the doorway.

The release

The album was first announced in December 1969, when it was given the title Ringo Stardust .

The release date was a subject of internal wrangling within Apple Corps. Paul McCartney refused to push back the release of his debut album McCartney to make way for Sentimental Journey and The Beatles’ Let It Be .

Apple was planning to release Let It Be on 24 April, and push back McCartney from 10 April to 4 June. Let It Be had been brought forward by Allen Klein to coincide with the premiere of the film, and they knew that having two Beatles-related albums in quick succession would hurt sales.

Since Let It Be was a group project with various multimedia elements, and McCartney was a relatively straightforward album release, the Beatles album took precedent. John Lennon wrote to EMI, saying: “We have arrived at the conclusion that it would not be in the best interests of this company for the record to be released on that date.”

Lennon and George Harrison then wrote to McCartney informing him of their decision.

Dear Paul, We thought a lot about yours and the Beatles LPs – and decided it’s stupid for Apple to put out two big albums within 7 days of each other (also there’s Ringo’s and Hey Jude ) – so we sent a letter to EMI telling them to hold your release date til June 4th (there’s a big Apple-Capitol convention in Hawaii then). We thought you’d come round when you realized that the Beatles album was coming out on April 24th. We’re sorry it turned out like this – it’s nothing personal. Love John & George. Hare Krishna. A Mantra a Day Keeps MAYA! Away.

The letter was sealed in an envelope marked “From Us, To You”, and left at Apple’s reception for a messenger to deliver to McCartney’s home at 7 Cavendish Avenue. However, on 31 March 1970 Starr agreed to take it round in person. “I didn’t think it fair some office lad should take something like that round,” he reasoned.

The contents of the letter left McCartney furious, and Starr received the full brunt of his anger.

Ringo came to see me. He was sent, I believe – being mild mannered, the nice guy – by the others, because of the dispute. So Ringo arrived at the house, and I must say I gave him a bit of verbal. I said: ‘You guys are just messing me around.’ He said: ‘No, well, on behalf of the board and on behalf of The Beatles and so and so, we think you should do this,’ etc. And I was just fed up with that. It was the only time I ever told anyone to GET OUT! It was fairly hostile. But things had got like that by this time. It hadn’t actually come to blows, but it was near enough. Unfortunately it was Ringo. I mean, he was probably the least to blame of any of them, but he was the fall guy who got sent round to ask me to change the date – and he probably thought: ‘Well, Paul will do it,’ but he met a different character, because now I was definitely boycotting Apple.

Sentimental Journey was released on 27 March 1970 in the UK, as Apple PCS 7101. Its US release followed on 24 April 1970 , as Apple SW 3365.

A promotional film was made for the title track, which was directed by Neil Aspinall . Filmed at the Talk Of The Town nightclub on 15 March 1970 , it featured Starr singing live over the studio recording, with George Martin conducting the Talk Of The Town Orchestra. Doris Troy, Madeline Bell, and Marsha Hunt appeared as backing vocals.

The album reached number seven on the UK albums chart, and number 22 on the US Billboard Top LPs chart. In America it also reached numbers 20 and 21 on the Record World and Cash Box charts respectively, and sold 500,000 copies in its first two weeks.

A remastered version of Sentimental Journey was released on compact disc on 1 May 1995 in the UK, and 15 August in the US.

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Sentimental Journey

First recording and first release by Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Doris Day (November 20, 1944 / January 22, 1945)

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• Cesta do nebe written by Jiří Štaidl Czech 1976
• Petit voyage sentimental written by Jacques Plante French 1946
• Terugkiek written by Jan Groenendal Frisian 1960
• Komm, wir machen eine kleine Reise written by Heinz Woezel German 1959
• Heute Nacht beginnen wir die Reise written by Kurt Feltz German 1964
• Viaggio sentimentale written by Devilli Italian 1946
• センチメンタル・ジャーニー [Sentimental Journey] written by Maki Asakawa Japanese December 1975
• Dosť s tým sentimentom written by Tomáš Janovic Slovak 1976
• Jornada sentimental written by Augusto Algueró [Sr.] [Mapel] , Artur Kaps Spanish 1961
• Jornada sentimental written by unknown author(s) Spanish 1964
• Jornada sentimental written by José Enrique Okamura Spanish 1967

Sentimental Journey written by Bud Green , Benjamin Homer , Les Brown English

Sentimental Journey written by Bud Green , Benjamin Homer , Les Brown instrumental

Cesta do nebe written by Jiří Štaidl Czech

Petit voyage sentimental written by Jacques Plante French

Terugkiek written by Jan Groenendal Frisian

Komm, wir machen eine kleine Reise written by Heinz Woezel German

Heute Nacht beginnen wir die Reise written by Kurt Feltz German

Viaggio sentimentale written by Devilli Italian

センチメンタル・ジャーニー [Sentimental Journey] written by Maki Asakawa Japanese

Dosť s tým sentimentom written by Tomáš Janovic Slovak

Jornada sentimental written by Augusto Algueró [Sr.] [Mapel] , Artur Kaps Spanish

Jornada sentimental written by unknown author(s) Spanish

Jornada sentimental written by José Enrique Okamura Spanish

Sentimentální cesta written by Michal Bukovič Czech (not verified yet)

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Cast & crew, walter lang, maureen o'hara, william bendix, sir cedric hardwicke, glenn langan, technical specs.

Theatrical director William O. Weatherly is deeply in love with his beautiful wife, Julie Beck, who stars in his plays and devotes herself to fulfilling his every whim. Unknown to Bill, Julie has a serious heart condition, and one day, while they are rehearsing their new play at their Long Island country home, Julie has a dizzy spell. Family friend and physician Jim Miller warns Julie that the consequences will be dire if she does not relax the busy pace of her life, and suggests adoption when Julie confides her wish that she and Bill could have a child. Julie hopes that a child will give Bill the strength to continue living if she should pass away, and soon after, she finds the perfect child while strolling along the seashore. A group of orphans from the city happily plays on the beach, but one of them, a ten-year-old girl named Mehitabel, who is called "Hitty," sits alone and watches for seahorses. Hitty imagines that Julie is the "Lady of Shalott," from Tennyson's poem, and Hitty's daydreaming reminds Julie of her own childhood fancies. After they part, Julie returns to Bill and asks him about adopting a child. Distracted by a new playscript, Bill agrees to Julie's plan, and later, after the play has opened successfully, Julie takes Bill to the orphanage to meet Hitty. Bill clumsily tries to charm Hitty, who shyly responds to his overtures. After a while, the adoption proceedings are underway and Hitty moves into Bill and Julie's elegant New York City apartment. Bill is baffled by Hitty's talk of unicorns and poetry, but the girl's relationship with Julie deepens as Julie teaches her how to pamper Bill. During a visit to the zoo, Bill buys Hitty a toy horse, which she dubs "No Name," and later, she clutches it to her as she suffers from a slight fever. Bill storms off when Julie refuses to accompany him to a party because she wants to look after Hitty, and Jim advises Julie to send Hitty back to the orphanage, as he believes that Bill will never be mature enough to welcome Hitty into the family. Soon after, Julie is trying to break the bad news to Hitty when she suffers a fatal heart attack, but before she dies, she urges Hitty to take care of Bill. Time passes as the grief-stricken Bill visits Julie's grave every day and stays with his business manager, Donnelly. Hitty's own pain and loneliness increase as she waits for Bill to come home, but one day she sees Julie's ghost, who encourages her to be cheerful for Bill upon his return. Donnelly finally persuades Bill to go home, and Hitty tenderly looks after him. The pressure is too much for Bill, and he rebuffs Hitty's attempt to serve him breakfast in the same fashion that Julie had always done. While Bill struggles to cope with Julie's death, Donnelly buys a book on child psychology and attempts to help Hitty accept Bill's decision that she be sent to boarding school. Hitty tearfully tells Bill about Julie's admonition that she should care for him, and Bill agrees to let her stay. Hitty continues to be comforted by Julie's ghost and arranges for a Sunday afternoon party at the country house, just as Bill and Julie used to do. Bill cannot enjoy himself, however, and tells his friends to leave when Hitty describes her latest visitation from Julie. Bill remains at the house while Donnelly takes Hitty back to New York, but later that evening, Hitty runs away and a frantic Bill returns to the apartment. There, he discovers a recording left for him by Julie, in which she describes Hitty as the "living link" that will always bind them. Finally realizing how much Julie loved Hitty, and how much he cares for her himself, Bill goes to the seashore to search for the girl. As Bill had suspected, Hitty has gone to the place where she first met Julie, and he rescues her as the tide comes crashing in. Back at the apartment, Bill tucks Hitty into bed and tells Donnelly that he must return to work because he now has a daughter to support.

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The working title of this film was The Little Horse . The picture's release title was taken from the popular song "Sentimental Journey," which is heard several times throughout the film. The song, which was the theme song of band leader Les Brown, was popularized by Doris Day, Brown's singer, although her version is not heard in the film. According to information in the Twentieth Century-Fox Records of the Legal Department, located at the UCLA Arts-Special Collections Library, and Hollywood Reporter news items, Paramount was the first studio to register the title with the MPAA, but eventually relinquished it to Twentieth Century-Fox, which paid $10,000 for unlimited use of the song in the picture. Although contemporary sources refer to Mischa Auer's character as "Lawrence Ayres," he is called "Gregory Petrovich Rogozhin" in the picture. Studio records indicate that Eleanore Griffin worked on an early version of the screenplay, but the extent of her contribution to the completed film has not been determined. A mid-August 1945 memo in the legal records indicates that Bruce Humberstone was originally set to direct the picture, and a June 1944 Hollywood Reporter news item announced that Peggy Ann Garner would be the film's star. Although Hollywood Reporter production charts include Charles Russell in the cast, his appearance in the completed film has not been confirmed. A contemporary production source lists Ernest Palmer as the film's director of photography, but all other sources credit Norbert Brodine, including the onscreen credits. The studio records note that the beach sequences were shot on location at Laguna Beach, CA.        Although the Variety review stated that Sentimental Journey marked child actress Connie Marshall's first screen appearance, she had previously appeared in the 1944 Twentieth Century-Fox production Sunday Dinner for a Soldier . On September 23, 1946, John Payne, Lynn Bari and Gloria McMillan starred in a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of the story. In 1958, Twentieth Century-Fox remade the picture as The Gift of Love , which was directed by Jean Negulesco and starred Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack and Evelyn Rudie.

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