Old Wave is the ninth studio album by English rock musician Ringo Starr. It was originally released in June 1983, on the label Bellaphon, and is the two-year follow-up to his 1981 album Stop and Smell the Roses. The title is a play on new wave music.

Ringo Starr – lead vocals (all tracks), drums (1–4, 7, 9, 10), percussion (1–4, 6, 7, 10), backing vocals (10)
Joe Walsh – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (1–8, 10), synthesizer (8), harmonica (10)
Waddy Wachtel – guitar (7, 10), harmonica (10)
Eric Clapton – guitar (9)
Kal David – guitar (5)
Sherwood Ball – guitar (5)
Chris Stainton – keyboards (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Gary Brooker – keyboards (1–4, 6, 7, 10), backing vocals (10)
Joe Vitale – piano (8), backing vocals (8)
Bruce MacPherson – Hammond organ (5)
Mo Foster – bass guitar (1–4, 6–8, 10), backing vocals (10)
Freebo – tuba (5), bass guitar (5)
John Entwistle – bass guitar (9)
Kenny Edwards – bass guitar (10)
Peter Bunetta – drums (5)
Russ Kunkel – drums (6)
Ray Cooper – percussion (6, 9)
Sam Clayton – percussion (5)
Joe Lala – percussion (5)
Jocko Marcellino – percussion (5)
David Wooford – saxophone (5)
Lee Thornburg – trumpet (5)
Garrett Adkins – trombone (5)
Mark Easterling – backing vocals (1, 7)
Steve Hess – backing vocals (1, 7)
Patrick Maroshek – backing vocals (1, 7)
Barbara Bach – backing vocals (10)