Ringo Starr Announces New Guest-Filled Album Featuring Paul McCartney & More

Legendary The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has announced a new studio album Give More Love coming out via UMe on September 15. Starr, who today turns 77 years old, enlisted the help of an impressive roster of guest on the new record, led by his former band mate Paul McCartney.

Ringo’s 19th solo album was recorded in his home studio in Los Angeles. Along with McCartney, additional guests appearing on Give More Love include Starr’s brother-in-law, Joe Walsh, as well as icons like Edgar Winter, Peter Frampton, Benmont Tench, Steve Lukather, Dave Stewart, Don Was and several others.

The 14-track album features 10 new songs and comes with four bonus tracks beginning with a new version of “Back Off Booglaloo” based on a recently discovered tape of the original recording Starr made while writing the song. The other three collaborative cuts are based on Starr’s 2016 Peace & Love Birthday concert in which Alberta Cross performed “You Can’t Fight Lightning” and Vandaveer performed “Photograph” and “Don’t Pass Me By.” The two bands were asked to record the tracks for the album with Ringo adding vocals.

Listen to the title track:

In celebration of his birthday, Ringo is hosting a “Peace & Love” salute at Capitol Records Tower in L.A. at 12 p.m. PT. Additional “Peace & Love” events are occurring simultaneously around the world, and can be streamed live on Facebook.

The family of late The Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder shared a short video message wishing Ringo a happy birthday today. Watch the clip below:

Give More Love Tracklist

1. We’re On the Road Again
2. Laughable
3. Show Me the Way
4. Speed of Sound
5. Standing Still
6. King of the Kingdom
7. Electricity
8. So Wrong For So Long
9. Shake It Up
10. Give More Love
11. Back Off Boogaloo (Re-do)
12. Don’t Pass Me By (Re-do)
13. You Can’t Fight Lightning (Re-do)
14. Photograph (Re-do)