Ringo Starr announces his new album “Long Long Road”. Guests St. Vincent and Sheryl Crow

Ringo Starr returns with a new album, “Long Long Road”, out April 24. It's previewed by the single “It’s Been Too Long”, featuring the voices of Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz. The record was written and produced together with T Bone Burnett and features ten tracks.

The project also features Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow and St. Vincent. “Long Long Road” follows “Look Up”, released last year, which achieved significant chart success.

“I'm lucky to have T Bone in my life right now, and to be working with him on these records,” said the former Beatle. “After finishing the last album, which I love listening to, this one came together almost spontaneously. Sometimes all it takes is choosing the right direction: working with T Bone on 'Look Up' was one of those choices, and it was for this new record too. I called it 'Long Long Road' because I've traveled a very long road.”

The title evokes an artistic journey rooted in country and Americana, territories that remain central to this record too, before broadening into a more wide-ranging synthesis of Starr's influences. Among the declared references is Carl Perkins. “With the Beatles I recorded two of his songs. Both T Bone and I wanted to include one here as well. He found a beautiful track I didn't know, 'I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore'.”

Burnett highlights the artistic affinity he shares with the English musician: “I've always loved the way Ringo plays and sings. One evening, during a poetry reading, he asked me to write a song for him. I imagined it in the style of Gene Autry, because I've always thought of Ringo as a Texan artist: in the way he plays I hear something of Texas music. He's an artist of the highest caliber, and I wanted to surround him with hugely talented young musicians, bringing to both records some of the energy you feel in Nashville today.”

The collaboration between the two began with “Look Up”, released on January 10, 2025: Starr's first country album in half a century, one that returned him to the Top 10 of the Billboard albums chart in the United States.

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