Project to be released this fall
Ringo Starr has announced details for his fourth EP, Rewind Forward, ahead of its release on digital, CD, 10-inch vinyl and cassette on October 13th via UMG. The title track will be available to stream or purchase everywhere this Friday August 25th.
“Rewind Forward was something I said out of the blue – it’s just one of those lines like a Hard Days Night. It just came to me. But it doesn’t really make sense,” Ringo states with a laugh about the title. “I was trying to explain it to myself and the best I can tell you about what it means is: sometimes when you want to go forward you have to go back first.”
“Rewind Forward” was written with his engineer and oft co-writer Bruce Sugar. “We’ve been writing a song now for every EP,” Starr adds. The other tracks find Starr collaborating with old and new friends – including longtime All Starr Steve Lukather and his Toto bandmate Joe Williams who wrote the opening track “Shadows on the Wall;” Paul McCartney, who wrote “Feeling the Sunlight;” and for the final track, “Miss Jean,” Heartbreaker’s Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, who wrote the song and who also enlisted Ian Hunter, a former All Starr. In addition the EP features contributions from Joe Walsh, Steve Dudas, Lance Morrison, as well as Matt Bissonnette, Torrance Klein, Weston Wilson, Kip Lennon, Marky Lennon.
All songs were recorded at Starr’s home studio in Los Angeles, except for “Feeling the Sunlight” which was largely recorded in the UK.
Ringo and his All Starr band will begin their Fall tour on September 17th at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California playing shows in the Southwest, Midwest and Southeast before ending on October 13th in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
2023 has already seen Ringo and his All Starr Band complete a spring tour. Ringo recently celebrated his birthday on July 7th with his annual Peace & Love celebration in Beverly Hills where he was joined by family, friends and fans and a musical tribute by Silversun Pickups, Blake Mills and King Tuff as well as peace and love celebrations in 25 countries around the globe and into the universe via NASA who spread the message from Barstow, California based station in the Deep Space Network. Last year Ringo released EP3 on September 16th, and on November 18th, EP3 was issued on 10-inch vinyl and blue cassette and accompanied with a new music video, “Everyone and Everything.” On November 25, 2022 Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek 2019 was released on Blu-ray, DVD, CD and a special yellow double vinyl.
- Shadows On The Wall
- Feeling The Sunlight
- Rewind Forward
- Miss Jean
