Ringo Rama is the thirteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Ringo Starr, released in 2003.
Background and recording
"Elizabeth Reigns" came about while Starr and Dean Grakal were recording at Rocca Bella Studio, some time before Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. Asking Starr what ER stood for, Grakal proceeded to start on a song, with Starr exclaiming "I'm not going to sing about the Queen." After looking at several albums where one artist would record all the instruments for a particular song, Starr wanted to do one such track, and the result was "I Really Love Her".
Release
On 20 May 2002, Starr signed a recording contract with Koch. Released by Koch on 25 March 2003, Ringo Rama managed a number 113 peak in the US on the Billboard 200, his first album in the 21st century to do so. The album also charted at number 1 on the Top Independent Albums chart in the US. The first 100,000 copies included a DVD of the recording sessions.