Long Long Road
2026 studio album by Ringo Starr
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Long Long Road is the twenty-second studio album by English singer-songwriter Ringo Starr, released on 24 April 2026. It was released through Universal Music Enterprises.[1] It is Starr's third country[2] and Americana album, following Beaucoups of Blues (1970) and Look Up (2025),[3] and it features guest appearances from Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, Molly Tuttle, and Sarah Jarosz.[4][5]
.jpg)
| Long Long Road | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 April 2026 | |||
| Recorded | 2025 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 33:22 | |||
| Label | UME | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
| Ringo Starr chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Long Long Road | ||||
| ||||
Long Long Road is Starr's second album in collaboration with American producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett. Burnett wrote or co-wrote six of the tracks on the album, including the first single "It's Been Too Long". Starr also co-wrote three songs on the album, including two of the tracks with Bruce Sugar, and the re-recording of "Choose Love" from his 2005 album of the same name. Additionally, Starr covered Carl Perkins' 1959 version of "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore", written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss.[5]
Release
On 3 March 2026, Starr announced the album's release date of 24 April, as well as opening pre-orders for the album on vinyl, colored vinyl, and CD formats. Starr also released the first single from the album, "It's Been Too Long" on the same day, along with a visualizer video released on YouTube.[1] The second single from the album, a rerecording of the title track to his 2005 album Choose Love, was released a month later on 3 April 2026.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Returning Without Tears" | 2:23 | |
| 2. | "Baby Don't Go" | Burnett | 3:41 |
| 3. | "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" | 2:52 | |
| 4. | "It's Been Too Long" |
| 2:42 |
| 5. | "Why" | Burnett | 2:50 |
| 6. | "You and I (Wave of Love)" |
| 3:52 |
| 7. | "My Baby Don't Want Nothing" | Burnett | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Choose Love" |
| 3:54 |
| 9. | "She's Gone" |
| 3:18 |
| 10. | "Long Long Road" |
| 3:39 |
| Total length: | 33:22 | ||
Personnel
Credits are adapted from Tidal.[6]
- Ringo Starr – vocals, drums
- T Bone Burnett – production (all tracks), electric guitar (2, 3, 8), acoustic guitar (4, 6, 7), mandolin (10)
- Daniel Tashian – co-production, vocal arrangements (all tracks); background vocals (3, 5), electric guitar (3)
- Bruce Sugar – co-production
- Dennis Crouch – bass
- Patrick Warren – keyboards (1–4, 7), organ (8)
- David Mansfield – violin (1), electric guitar (3), 12-string electric guitar (4), acoustic guitar (5, 6, 8), viola (10)
- Rory Hoffman – keyboards (1, 4, 6, 8–10)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Molly Tuttle – background vocals (1, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (1)
- Mike Stankiewicz – tambourine (2–4), percussion (5)
- Billy Strings – background vocals (2, 5, 7), acoustic guitar (2)
- Colin Linden – electric guitar (7, 8)
- St. Vincent – background vocals (8)
- Sheryl Crow – background vocals (10)
Charts
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 12 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 32 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 76 |
| Dutch Vinyl Albums (Dutch Charts)[10] | 32 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 11 |
| Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon)[12] | 17 |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[13] | 58 |
| Japanese Western Albums (Oricon)[14] | 15 |
| Norwegian Physical Albums (IFPI Norge)[15] | 3 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 8 |
| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 5 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 11 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 85 |
| UK Americana Albums (OCC)[20] | 2 |
| UK Country Albums (OCC)[21] | 2 |
| US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[22] | 15 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[23] | 9 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[24] | 40 |
