Written by: Allen Toussaint
Recorded: 13 April 1977
Producer: Arif Mardin
Engineer: Lew Hahn
Released: 20 September 1977 (UK), 30 September 1977 (US)
Available on:
Ringo The 4th
Personnel
Ringo Starr: vocals, drums
Cornell Dupree, Lon Van Eaton: electric guitar
Richard Tee: electric piano, clavinet
David Foster: clavinet
Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone
Chuck Rainey: bass guitar
Nick Marrero: percussion
Arnold McCuller, Brie Howard, David Lasley, Debra Gray, Jimmy Gilstrap, Joe Bean, Luther Vandross, Lynn Pitney, Marietta Waters, Maxine Anderson, Melissa Manchester, Rebecca Louis, Robin Clark, Vini Poncia: vocals
Unknown: horns
‘Sneaking Sally Through The Alley’ is the seventh song on Ringo Starr’s sixth solo album, 1977’s Ringo The 4th.
It was written by Allen Toussaint, who had previous contributed ‘Occapella’ to Starr’s 1974 album Goodnight Vienna.
‘Sneaking Sally Through The Alley’ was released as a single in Australia in 1977, with ‘Tango All Night’ on the b-side.