He may be turning 85 next year and recently had to cancel the rest of his US tour due to ill health, but Sir Ringo Starr shows no sign of slowing down on a creative level.
The Beatles drummer has been putting out a few EPs in recent times but today has announced his first full-length album in six years.
Sporting a cowboy hat, the Liverpudlian is going full Country with Look Up, which is produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett.
Set for release on January 10, 2025, Sir Ringo sings and plays drums on all 11 tracks, while he also co-wrote the album’s closing song Thankful, featuring Alison Krauss.
The first single, Time On My Hands, is out now and can be listened to below.
The Beatles drummer said: “I’ve always loved country music. And when I asked T Bone to write me a song, I didn’t even think at the time that it would be a country song – but of course it was, and it was so beautiful. I had been making EPs at the time and so I thought we would do a country EP -but when he brought me nine songs I knew we had to make an album! And I am so glad we did. I want to thank, and send Peace & Love, to T Bone and all the great musicians who helped make this record. It was a joy making it and I hope it is a joy to listen to.”
Sir Ringo will perform tracks from his new Country album live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on January 14 and 15. Tickets can be booked here from October 25.
Sir Ringo Starr’s Look Up tracklist
1. Breathless (featuring Billy Strings) (T Bone Burnett)
2. Look Up (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
3. Time On My Hands (Paul Kennerly, Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
4. Never Let Me Go (featuring Billy Strings) (T Bone Burnett)
5. I Live For Your Love (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Billy Swan, T Bone Burnett)
6. Come Back (featuring Lucius) (T Bone Burnett)
7. Can You Hear Me Call (featuring Molly Tuttle) (T Bone Burnett)
8. Rosetta (featuring Billy Strings and Larkin Poe) (T Bone Burnett)
9. You Want Some (Billy Swan)
10. String Theory (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
11. Thankful (featuring Alison Krauss) (Richard Starkey, Bruce Sugar)*
