Zoom In

Zoom In is an EP by English musician Ringo Starr, released on 19 March 2021 by Universal Music Enterprises. It was produced by Starr and co-produced by Bruce Sugar, except for "Teach Me to Tango" which was produced by Sam Hollander and co-produced by Grant Michaels.^[2][3]

Zoom In
EP by Ringo Starr
Released	19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
Recorded	2020
Studio	Roccabella West, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Genre	Rock
Length	19:19
Label	Universal Music Enterprises
Producer	Ringo Starr Bruce Sugar Sam Hollander and Grant Michaels (on "Teach Me to Tango")
Ringo Starr chronology
What's My Name (2019) Zoom In (2021) Change the World (2021)
Singles from Zoom In
"Here's to the Nights" Released: 16 December 2020 [1] "Zoom In Zoom Out" Released: 12 March 2021

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	53/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
American Songwriter	[6]
Classic Rock	[7]
The Independent	[8]
NME	[9]

Zoom In received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 53, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on five reviews.^[4] NME's El Hunt gave the EP three stars, commenting, "for all its flaws, this is a hard record to hate. It’s also nice to hear that, instead of moaning about being caged in a massive mansion, this celebrity is focusing on lifting the rest of us up instead."^[10]

In a one-star review for The Independent, Rachel Brodsky described the record as "an overstuffed pillow of an EP" that "seeks to calm all of the world's aches but just ends up sounding schmaltzy and smothering." Brodsky criticized the song "Waiting for the Tide to Turn," calling Starr's interpretation "so cut-and-paste two-dimensional, all good intentions are lost," and lamented that "slapping peace signs on everything is about as helpful as a black Instagram box with PR-approved copy from an advertising agency."^[11]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Here's to the Nights"	Diane Warren	4:05
2.	"Zoom In Zoom Out"	Jeff Silbar Joe Turley	3:57
Total length:			8:02

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
3.	"Teach Me to Tango"	Ringo Starr Sam Hollander Grant Michaels	3:07
4.	"Waiting for the Tide to Turn"	Bruce Sugar Starr	3:54
5.	"Not Enough Love in the World"	Joseph Williams Steve Lukather	4:16
Total length:			11:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the physical release of Zoom In.^[2]

• Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, vocals on all tracks

"Here's to the Nights"

• Charlie Bisharat – violin
• Jacob Braun – cello
• Jim Cox – string arrangements, synth strings
• Nathan East – bass
• Steve Lukather – guitar
• Bruce Sugar – synth guitar
• Benmont Tench – piano
• Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Jenny Lewis, Lenny Kravitz, Chris Stapleton, Yola, Ben Harper, Dave Grohl, Finneas O'Connell, Eric Burton, Corinne Bailey Rae – guest vocals

"Zoom In Zoom Out"

• Sam Hollander, Amy Keys, Windy Wagner – backing vocals
• Robby Krieger – guitar
• Hal Rosenfeld – percussion
• Jeff Silbar – bass, guitar
• Benmont Tench – piano, organ

"Teach Me to Tango"

• Zelma Davis, Charity Daw, Candace Devine – backing vocals
• Josh Edmondson, Sean Gould – guitar
• James King – horns
• Grant Michaels – keyboards
• Kaveh Rastegar – bass
• Blair Sinta – drums

"Waiting for the Tide to Turn"

• Tony Chen – guitar
• Zelma Davis – backing vocals
• Nathan East – bass
• Ed Roth – Hammond B3 organ
• Bruce Sugar – keyboards

"Not Enough Love in the World"

• Steve Lukather – guitar, backing vocals
• Joseph Williams – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangement

Charts

Chart performance for Zoom In

Chart (2021)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	14
US Billboard 200[14]	179
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15]	37