''Rewind Forward'' is the fourth EP by English singer-songwriter

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, released on CD, cassette, 10" vinyl and digital platforms on 13 October 2023. It includes the song "Feeling the Sunlight", written by

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Composition

Starr wrote the EP's title track with engineer and frequent co-writer Bruce Sugar, and stated: "We've been writing a song now for every EP." The opening track on the EP, "Shadows on the Wall", was written by

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and Joseph Williams, members of Starr's All-Starr Band and members of the rock band Toto.

, formerly a member of

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alongside Starr, wrote the track "Feeling the Sunlight". The final track on the EP, "Miss Jean", was written by former

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members

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and Mike Campbell, along with Ian Hunter. Regarding the EP's title, Starr stated:

"''Rewind Forward'' was something I said out of the blue — it's just one of those lines like " A Hard Day's Night". It just came to me. But it doesn't really make sense. 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.

Recording

Recording sessions mainly occurred in 2023. "Shadows on the Wall", "Rewind Forward" and "Miss Jean" were recorded at Starr's home studio in

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, California, while "Feeling the Sunlight" was primarily recorded in the UK.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, drums, percussion (all tracks) *

– guitar (1) * Joseph Williams – backing vocals (1) *Torrance Klein – bass guitar (1) *

– backing vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards,

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(2) *Bruce Sugar – keyboards (3) *

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, Steve Dudas – guitar (3) *

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, Marky Lennon – backing vocals (3) * Matt Bissonette – bass guitar (3) * Mike Campbell – backing vocals, guitar (both on 4) *

– piano (4) *Lance Morrison – bass guitar (4)

Charts

References

2023 EPs Ringo Starr EPs Albums produced by Ringo Starr {{Ep-stub