Ringo Starr Unveils Country-Leaning Long Long Road Album Featuring Tuttle, Jarosz

Ringo Starr announced in early March 2026 that he will release Long Long Road, a 10-track studio album set for April 24, 2026, and simultaneously issued the first single “It’s Been Too Long” with guest vocals from Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz. The single was posted to streaming services as the album’s teaser on March 2–3, and outlets embedded streams alongside the announcement.

Long Long Road was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles and is co-written and produced by T Bone Burnett with Daniel Tashian and Bruce Sugar. Ultimate Classic Rock’s breakdown lists Burnett as writer or co-writer on six of the album’s 10 songs, while Starr is credited with one solo composition, one co-write with Bruce Sugar, and one collaboration with Mark Hudson and Gary Burr. Formats confirmed for the April release include CD, LP, an Ultraviolet Dream color vinyl edition, and digital streaming availability.

Burnett assembled a core backing group he calls The Texans, naming Paul Franklin, David Mansfield, Dennis Crouch, Daniel Tashian, Rory Hoffman, Patrick Warren, and Colin Linden as the musicians. Burnett framed his approach to Starr’s voice and groove in familiar terms, saying, “I've loved Ringo's playing and his singing for my whole life… I wrote him a Gene Autry-type song because I always heard Ringo as a Texas artist; the way he played felt just like Texas music to me.” Starr acknowledged the partnership in the album announcement, saying in a press release, “I'm blessed to have T Bone in my life right now and working with me on these records… After we did the last record, which I love listening to, this one just sort of happened.”

Guest appearances on Long Long Road include Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, Molly Tuttle, and Sarah Jarosz, with Tuttle and Jarosz specifically joining Starr on the lead single. The record also reaches back into Beatles lore with a Carl Perkins selection, “I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore,” a song Starr said he had not heard before Burnett found it; Starr told the BBC, “I recorded two Carl Perkins songs with The Beatles, and both T Bone and I wanted one on this record and he found this beautiful track I'd never heard before, I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore.”

Long Long Road follows Look Up, Starr’s January 2025 album that Udiscovermusic described as chart-topping and which Burnett co-wrote on nine of 11 tracks; after Look Up, Starr made his Grand Ole Opry debut in February 2025. Udiscovermusic frames the new album as pairing an easygoing Americana vibe with Starr’s classic rock roots and lists the songs as ten tracks about life and love.

Starr will take Long Long Road on the road this spring with his current All Starr Band, beginning in May with dates that include Humphreys Concerts By the Bay in San Diego and The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, plus stops in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. The touring lineup is listed as Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette, and Buck Johnson. T Bone Burnett summed up his casting choice for both records, saying, “Ringo Starr is a recording artist of the highest caliber, and I wanted to surround him with these young masters, bringing in some of this extraordinary young energy that's happening around Nashville for both of these records.”

Full tracklist details and final label or distribution credit were not included in the initial announcement; those specifics are expected to surface ahead of the April 24 release as pre-orders, additional singles, and ticket packages roll out.