AceShowbiz - Ringo Starr has announced his upcoming album Long Long Road, set for release on April 24. The record includes a star-studded lineup of collaborators such as Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, and St. Vincent.

The former Beatles drummer revealed the album on March 3, alongside the debut single, "It's Been Too Long", which features backing vocals by Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz. This track reflects some of Starr’s recent affinity for country music, blending low, resonant guitar riffs with high-and-lonesome harmonies from Tuttle and Jarosz. Additionally, it incorporates touches of psychedelia and early rock & roll sounds.

Long Long Road follows just over a year after Starr’s previous album, Look Up, which also included contributions from Strings, Tuttle, Lucius, and Larkin Poe. Both records were produced by T Bone Burnett, who continues to play a key role in Starr’s recent music.

Starr expressed gratitude for working with Burnett, stating, "I'm blessed to have T Bone in my life right now and working with me on these records." He described the album’s title as symbolic of his long journey, saying that the project “just sort of happened” following the success of Look Up.

The recording of Long Long Road took place in Nashville, with many of the same musicians from the previous album contributing. These include Paul Franklin, David Mansfield, Dennis Crouch, Daniel Tashian, Rory Hoffman, Patrick Warren, and Colin Linden. Burnett dubbed this group the Texans, a nod both to the musical style and to an actual band Starr played with in Liverpool before joining the Beatles.

Look Up marked a significant release for Starr, being his first new album since 2019’s What's My Name. It reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and climbed to Number 12 on the Americana/Folk Albums chart.

Following the release of Long Long Road, Starr will embark on a short North American tour. The concerts begin on May 28 in Temecula, California, and conclude on June 14 in Los Angeles.