Astley revealed that he wrote the song after reading an article about artificial intelligence. The second single ' Never Gonna Stop' was released on 22 August 2023.

Astley said of the song: 'It's not Americana, but the tagline at the start of the chorus is: 'Dipping my feet in the Mississippi River.' It's definitely not country, but I've never twanged a guitar as much as I have in the past couple of months.' 'Dippin My Feet' peaked at number 95 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. The lead single 'Dippin My Feet' was released on 20 June 2023. Astley stated that he believed 'spending five months in America' on tour there in 2022 'retuned ear a little bit' in regards to his guitar playing. The album was inspired by the soul music of Marvin Gaye, Al Green and Bill Withers, and recorded at the Astley's home studio in London. Astley had previously been asked to perform there in 2020, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This came ahead of Astley performing on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2023, where he also performed 'Dippin My Feet'. It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart.Īre We There Yet? was announced on 20 June 2023 alongside the release of the album's lead single 'Dippin My Feet'. The album is Astley's first of new music since Beautiful Life (2018). Astley will tour the UK, Ireland and Europe in support of the album from November 2023 to March 2024. It was preceded by the lead single 'Dippin My Feet' and the single 'Never Gonna Stop'. Cheers.Are We There Yet? is the ninth studio album by the English singer and songwriter Rick Astley, released on 13 October 2023 by BMG. Trevor Horn 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart', with yours truly doing the warbling. And Trevor's been re-recording things and I got the chance to do the vocals on that particular track. I've always thought it's just an absolute amazing song and a killer track.

Yes, Trevor Horn of 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. Rick Astley said of the song, “Just want to let you know that I had the privilege and the honor to be the vocalist on a re-recording by Trevor Horn. The cover version was produced by Trevor Horn. The track was written by Jon Anderson, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, and Chris Squire. The original version of the song was released by Yes from their eleventh studio album “90125” in 1983. The song is the fifth single off of the album. This time, British singer-songwriter Rick Astley joined in the song as vocals. From the album, Trevor Horn released a cover of British progressive rock band Yes' “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” on November 17, 2023.There are lots of technical and psychological short cuts to recording a song, but none to actually make it feel real. He continued, “Building a feeling into a song is a tricky, intangible thing to do. I'm the artist commissioning other artists rather than them hiring me.” It's an album by me, as a kind of auteur. Trevor Horn said of the album, “Finding the right singers was as important as finding the songs, probably more so. The album features guest appearances from Tori Amos, Seal, The Sarm Orchestra, Rumer, Marc Almond, Iggy Pop, Lambrini Girls, Steve Hogarth, Toyah Willcox, Robert Fripp, Andrea Corr, and Jack Lukeman. On the album, Trevor Horn has taken 11 iconic tracks from '80s to '90s and reinvented them with different vocalists and brand-new orchestral arrangements. British record producer Trevor Horn will release his covers album “ECHOES - ANCIENT & MODERN” on December 1, 2023.Trevor Horn Covers Yes' “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” featuring Rick Astley.Donate to support families affected by the crisis in Ukraine ➔

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