[1] However, on 26 January 1976, when Starr's recording contract with EMI ended, he signed with Atlantic for the US and Polydor for the UK, on 10 March.

"[3] It had been suggested by Atlantic to Starr that he work with Arif Mardin, who was the in-house producer for the label at the time.

[2] Starr was joined at this session by Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, recording the Lennon-penned "Cookin' (In the Kitchen of Love)".

[2] Harrison donated a song too, but because of his commitments to get his album Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) done on schedule, he was unable to partake in any recording for Ringo's Rotogravure.

[9] "Pure Gold", composed by Paul McCartney, had been influenced by Starr's then-girlfriend Nancy Andrews.

[21] At the time living as a UK tax exile, Starr promoted the album with interviews in Denmark, France and Italy.

[1] The "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" single, backed with "Cryin'", was released on 20 September in the US,[2] reaching number 26.

The promotional film for "You Don't Know Me at All" aired on Dutch TV, in the Netherlands, on the show Voor De Vuist Weg.

[nb 5][24] In between this and the next single, Starr recorded the track "I Can Hear You Calling" at Atlantic Studios on 15 October.