Editing Ringo Starr (section)

==== 1990s ====
The first All-Starr excursion led to the release of ''[[Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (album)|Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band]]'' (1990), a compilation of live performances from the 1989 tour.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=345}}{{refn|group=nb|Since the early 1990s, Starr has continued to issue live albums from his All-Starr Band tours.<ref name="Erlewine/Liverpool8" /> Among these releases are ''[[Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux|Live from Montreux]]'' (1993){{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|pp=648–49}} and ''[[Live at the Greek Theatre 2008|Live at the Greek Theatre]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-greek-theatre-2008-mw0002013992|title=Ringo Starr/Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band ''Live at the Greek Theatre 2008''|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225084024/http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-greek-theatre-2008-mw0002013992|url-status=live}}</ref>}} Also in 1990, Starr recorded a version of the song "[[I Call Your Name]]" for a television special marking the 10th anniversary of John Lennon's death and the 50th anniversary of Lennon's birth. The track, produced by Lynne, features a supergroup composed of Lynne, [[Tom Petty]], Joe Walsh and [[Jim Keltner]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=226}}
[[File:Grazia 01.jpg|thumb|Starr during an interview in 1992]]
The following year, Starr made a cameo appearance on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Brush with Greatness]]" and contributed an original song, "You Never Know", to the soundtrack of the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] film ''[[Curly Sue]]''.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=315–316: "Brush with Greatness"; 178: ''Curly Sue'' and "You Never Know"}} In 1992, he released his first studio album in nine years, ''[[Time Takes Time]]'', which was produced by [[Phil Ramone]], [[Don Was]], Lynne and [[Peter Asher]] and featured guest appearances by various stars including [[Brian Wilson]] and Harry Nilsson.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=334–337}} The album failed to achieve commercial success,{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|pp=534–35}} although the single "[[Weight of the World (Ringo Starr song)|Weight of the World]]" peaked at number 74 in the UK, marking his first appearance on the singles chart there since "Only You" in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14301/ringo%20starr/|title=Ringo Starr|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505012525/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14301/ringo%20starr/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1994, he began a collaboration with the surviving former Beatles for the ''[[The Beatles Anthology|Beatles Anthology]]'' project. They recorded two new Beatles songs built around solo vocal and piano tapes recorded by Lennon and gave lengthy interviews about the Beatles' career.{{sfn|Everett|1999|p=286}} Released in December 1995, "[[Free as a Bird]]" was the first new Beatles single since 1970.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2000|p=428}}; {{harvnb|Everett|1999|pp=287–292}}.</ref> In March 1996, they released a second single, "[[Real Love (Beatles song)|Real Love]]". The temporary reunion ended when Harrison refused to participate in the completion of [[Now & Then (song)|a third song]].<ref>{{harvnb|Doggett|2009|p=319}}: Harrison refusing to record a third song; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=54}}: release date for "Real Love".</ref> Starr then played drums on McCartney's 1997 album ''[[Flaming Pie]]''. Among the tracks to which he contributed, "Little Willow" was a song McCartney wrote about Starr's ex-wife Maureen, who died in 1994, while "[[Really Love You]]" was the first official release ever credited to McCartney–Starkey.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=236: "Little Willow"; 275: "Really Love You"}}

In 1998, he released two albums on the [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] label. The studio album ''[[Vertical Man]]'' marked the beginning of a nine-year partnership with [[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]], who produced the album and, with his band the Roundheads, formed the core of the backing group on the recordings. In addition, many famous guests joined on various tracks, including Martin, Petty, McCartney and, in his final appearance on a Starr album, Harrison. Most of the songs were written by Starr and the band. Joe Walsh and the Roundheads joined Starr for his appearance on ''[[VH1 Storytellers]]'', which was released as an [[VH1 Storytellers (Ringo Starr album)|album under the same name]]. During the show, he performed greatest hits and new songs and told anecdotes relating to them.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=358}} Starr's final release for Mercury was the 1999 Christmas-themed ''[[I Wanna Be Santa Claus]]''. The album was a commercial failure, although the record company chose not to issue it in Britain.{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|p=568}}