You’ve Got A Nice Way

Written by: Stephen Stills, Michael Stergis
Recorded: 12, 13, 14 August 1980
Producer: Stephen Stills
Engineers: Stanley Johnston, Steve Gursky

Released: 27 October 1981 (US), 20 November 1981 (UK)

Available on:
Stop And Smell The Roses

Personnel

Ringo Starr: vocals, drums
Stephen Stills, Mike Stergis: electric guitar, vocals
Mike Finnigan: piano, organ, vocals
Harley Thompson: bass guitar
Joe Lala: percussion

‘You’ve Got A Nice Way’ is the ninth song on Ringo Starr’s eighth solo album, 1981’s Stop And Smell The Roses.

Produced by Stephen Stills, it was co-written by him and guitarist Michael Stergis on 10 August 1980 the day before Still’s first recording sessions with Ringo.

What a love. I mean, everybody in England knows Richie and I’m just happy I know him. I haven’t seen him in a while. We owe each other a catch-up. He was always willing to come and play. He had me come and produce [‘You’ve Got A Nice Way’]. He had one album where he had different producers. No pressure at all. You’re a producer – produce. Aaaargh! But Maureen, his first wife, was always good at setting everyone at ease.

When I first went over to visit he was living in Hampstead, and Mo [Maurice] Gibb was down the street, and Klaus [Voormann]. We had kind of a hootenanny. It qualified as a hootenanny, just hacking away. It was mostly friends. The first time he had any impact on me was when I went over to visit him in Hampstead, then I ended up buying the house that he bought from Peter Sellers [Brookfield House in Elstead, Surrey].