Ringo Starr’s 22nd solo album ‘Long Long Road’ is out now via UMe, and it arrives as one of the most warmly crafted records of his solo career. The follow-up to last year’s chart-topping ‘Look Up,’ the 10-song album reunites Starr with producer T Bone Burnett for a second time, and the collaborators they’ve brought in make it something genuinely special. Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, and Sarah Jarosz all appear across the record, lending their voices and instruments to a collection that feels rooted, warm, and alive.
The title track anchors the album and arrives today with a video directed by Francesca Gregorini, Ringo’s stepdaughter. The clip follows Starr through scenes from across his life, incorporating personal and never-before-seen photos alongside new technologies. It’s sentimental without being heavy-handed, and Sheryl Crow’s harmony vocal on the track gives it a timeless, open-road quality that suits the song perfectly.
Starr reflected on the album’s central theme with characteristic warmth: “Starting in Liverpool, being in several bands, then with The Beatles, all those stops on your walk of life, it’s so far out. I took this path and ended up here, still on this Long Long Road.” T Bone Burnett added his own perspective, noting that he’s “always heard Ringo as a Texas artist,” and set out to surround him with what he called “extraordinary young energy happening around Nashville.”
The album’s 10 tracks span a range of moods and textures, from the fiddle-laced “She’s Gone” with Molly Tuttle to the guitar-driven “Baby Don’t Go” featuring Billy Strings, to the quietly powerful “Choose Love” with St. Vincent on vocal harmonies. Six of the songs were written or co-written by T Bone Burnett, with additional credits shared between Starr, Bruce Sugar, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr, and others. The record was co-produced by Daniel Tashian and Bruce Sugar, and recorded across multiple Nashville and Los Angeles studios.
For a man who has earned nine GRAMMY Awards, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, and spent 37 years touring with his All Starr Bands, ‘Long Long Road’ doesn’t feel like a legacy project. It feels like an artist still fully engaged, still finding new collaborators and new reasons to make music. Ringo and His All Starr Band hit the road starting May 28, wrapping at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on June 14. Full tour information is at ringostarr.com.
‘Long Long Road’ Tracklist:
Side One
Returning Without Tears
Baby Don’t Go
I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
It’s Been Too Long
Why
Side Two
You and I (Wave of Love)
My Baby Don’t Want Nothing
Choose Love
She’s Gone
Long Long Road