"A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" is a song written by

Carl Groszman Carl Arnold Groszmann was an Australian songwriter and musician. Also performing as 'Carl Keats', he was the guitarist in the 1960s Australian group Steve & the Board, which included Steve Kipner and Colin Petersen. Groszmann was studying law in ...

, who at the time was signed to

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

's record label,

Ring O' Records Ring O' Records was a record label founded by former Beatle Ringo Starr in 1975. The label's formation coincided with the winding down of the Beatles' Apple Records and allowed Starr to continue supporting other artists' projects while maintai ...

. Starr released his own recording of the song on his 1976 album ''

Ringo's Rotogravure ''Ringo's Rotogravure'' is the fifth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1976. It was the last project to feature active involvement from all four former Beatles before John Lennon's murder in 1980, and the second of two projects following th ...

''. Also issued as the album's lead single, it became his first hit as an

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

artist. Released on 20 September 1976 in advance of the album in the US, the single spent nine weeks on the ''Billboard'' charts, peaking at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was released in the UK on 15 October but failed to chart there. ''

Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 under the name ''Music Vendor'', but in 1964 it was changed to ''Record Wo ...

'' said that it "marks a return to the goodtime, sing-along style" and that "

Peter Frampton Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English musician and songwriter who was a member of the rock bands Humble Pie and the Herd. As a solo artist, he has released several albums, including his major breakthrough album, the live ...

adds some spicy guitar licks."

Personnel

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External links

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1976 singles Ringo Starr songs Songs written by Carl Groszman Year of song missing 1976 songs Atlantic Records singles Polydor Records singles {{1970s-rock-song-stub