Ringo Starr has announced his first album since 2019’s What’s My Name?. Look Up, a country album, is due out on January 10 via Roccabella, Inc/UMG. It was produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett, and recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles this year, featuring contributions from Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Lucius, Molly Tuttle, and more. See the cover art and tracklist below.
“I’ve always loved country music,” Ringo says. “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.”
“I have loved Ringo Starr and his playing and his singing and his aesthetic for as long as I can (or care to) remember,” Burnett adds. “He changed the way every drummer after him played, with his inventive approach to the instrument. And, he has always sung killer rockabilly, as well as being a heartbreaking ballad singer. To get to make this music with him was something like the realization of a 60-year dream I’ve been living. None of the work that I have done through a long life in music would have happened if not for him and his band. Among other things, this album is a way I can say thank you for all he has given me and us.”
The first single is “Time On My Hands,” which you can hear below.
Ringo has also announced a pair of Nashville shows at Ryman Auditorium on January 14 and 15. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 25.
Last month, Ringo cancelled his NYC and Philly shows due to illness. Meanwhile, a new Martin Scorsese-produced documentary about The Beatles is also coming to Disney+ on Thanksgiving weekend, featuring a newly-filmed interview with Ringo.
RINGO STARR – LOOK UP TRACKLIST
Breathless (featuring Billy Strings) (T Bone Burnett)
Look Up (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
Time On My Hands (Paul Kennerly, Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
Never Let Me Go (featuring Billy Strings) (T Bone Burnett)
I Live For Your Love (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Billy Swan, T Bone Burnett)
Come Back (featuring Lucius) (T Bone Burnett)
Can You Hear Me Call (featuring Molly Tuttle) (T Bone Burnett)
Rosetta (featuring Billy Strings and Larkin Poe) (T Bone Burnett)
You Want Some (Billy Swan)
String Theory (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
Thankful (featuring Alison Krauss) (Richard Starkey, Bruce Sugar)*
Produced by T Bone Burnett
Co-Produced by Daniel Tashian and Bruce Sugar
* “Thankful” Produced by Ringo Starr and Bruce Sugar with T Bone Burnett
