Vinyl Record
Rick Astley - Are We There Yet?
Rick Astley - Are We There Yet? on LP vinyl. A 2023 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
LP ยท 2023
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2023 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
Are We There Yet? is Rick Astley's 2023 ninth studio album and the clearest late-career expression of the self-directed path he began after returning with 50. Produced by Astley and made around his home-studio practice, it arrives after the 2018 Beautiful Life cycle, the 2019 retrospective moment of The Best Of Me, a 2022 arena tour with New Kids On The Block, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue, and a 2023 cultural bump that included Glastonbury appearances. The record does not chase the 1987 sound that made him famous. Instead, Dippin My Feet, Never Gonna Stop, Golden Hour, Forever And More and the surrounding material lean into soul, country-rock, gospel colour and adult pop, with Astley's voice sounding less like a preserved 1980s artefact than a seasoned instrument. The title has a sly road-trip feel, but it also asks a career question: after meme immortality, comeback success and renewed respect, where does a singer actually go? Its answer is modest and convincing. He goes back to craft, warmth, groove and songs that carry age without treating maturity as defeat.
Are We There Yet? matters because it shows Rick Astley turning late-career goodwill into a confident new album rather than another nostalgia product. The 2023 context gives it extra weight: he was visible across generations, yet the record remains rooted in songwriting and voice.
For collectors, this is the key post-50 Astley studio album after Beautiful Life, documenting the period when his comeback had matured into a stable second act. It is especially worthwhile for listeners interested in soul-pop veterans making self-produced modern records.
Warm adult pop with soul, country-rock and gospel touches, home-studio clarity, steady grooves, polished choruses, road-song atmosphere and Astley's rich baritone placed up front.
Recommended for: Rick Astley listeners following his post-comeback original albums; Fans of mature soul-pop with country and gospel shading; Collectors of 2020s records by 1980s pop figures who kept evolving.
When was Are We There Yet? released? Are We There Yet? was released in 2023 as Rick Astley's ninth studio album. Does the album sound like Stock Aitken Waterman-era Rick Astley? No. It leans more toward soul, country-rock, gospel touches and adult pop than the high-gloss dance-pop of his 1980s breakthrough. Which singles introduced Are We There Yet? Dippin My Feet and Never Gonna Stop were key advance songs for the album.