"A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" is a song written by Carl Groszman, 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, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, us ...

's record label, Ring O' Records. Starr released his own recording of the song on his 1976 album '' Ringo's Rotogravure''. 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 the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recor ...

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 three major weekly music industry trade magazines in the United States, with ''Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 as ''Music Vendor''. In 1964, it was changed to ''Record World'' under the ...

'' said that it "marks a return to the goodtime, sing-along style" and that " Peter Frampton adds some spicy guitar licks."

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