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Kisses on the Bottom is an album of covers of traditional pop music by Paul McCartney, his fifteenth studio album and his first since 2007's Memory Almost Full. It was released on Starbucks label Hear Music on 6 February 2012 in the UK and 7 February in the US, on LP and CD.[2][3]

History

The album's title comes from the lead track "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter", originally a hit for Fats Waller in 1935.[1] Said McCartney in the liner notes, "I worked with Diana Krall, and great jazz musicians like John Clayton. This is an album very tender, very intimate. This is an album you listen to at home after work, with a glass of wine or a cup of tea."[4] The disc was helmed by jazz producer Tommy LiPuma who has previously worked with Miles Davis and Barbra Streisand, among others.[5][6]

McCartney said, "For years I've been wanting to do some of the old songs that my parents' generation used to sing at New Year...But we tried to work out a slightly different approach, and used a selection of songs that wouldn't be the obvious ones...that everyone tends to cover." McCartney also said working with LiPuma reminded him of his Beatles days with former producer, George Martin, in that both were knowledgeable and influential veterans in the music industry.

"My Valentine", composed by McCartney, the first song released from the album, features Eric Clapton on guitar. Stevie Wonder plays harmonica on "Only Our Hearts".[7][8] McCartney plays acoustic guitar on "Get Yourself Another Fool" and "The Inch Worm", but otherwise contributes only vocals.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young2:36
2."Home (When Shadows Fall)"Peter van Steeden, Jeff Clarkson, Harry Clarkson4:04
3."It's Only a Paper Moon"Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose2:35
4."More I Cannot Wish You"Frank Loesser3:04
5."The Glory of Love"Billy Hill3:46
6."We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)"Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson, Nelson Cogane3:22
7."Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"Arlen, Johnny Mercer2:32
8."My Valentine"Paul McCartney3:14
9."Always"Irving Berlin3:50
10."My Very Good Friend the Milkman"Harold Spina, Johnny Burke3:04
11."Bye Bye Blackbird"Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon4:26
12."Get Yourself Another Fool"Haywood Henry, Monroe Tucker4:42
13."The Inch Worm"Loesser3:43
14."Only Our Hearts"McCartney4:21

Deluxe edition

The deluxe version of the album includes two additional tracks (including "Baby's Request", a cover of a Wings song from the Back to the Egg album), a download code for access to an exclusive live show available from McCartney's website a week after the album's release, and longer liner notes and expanded album packaging, including three postcards.[1] The US deluxe edition of the CD comes in two versions: one with fourteen tracks, and the other with sixteen and available exclusively through Target stores.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Baby's Request"McCartney3:30
16."My One and Only Love"Guy Wood, Robert Mellin3:50
Live From Capitol Studios
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young2:42
2."Home (When Shadows Fall)"Peter van Steeden, Jeff Clarkson, Harry Clarkson4:45
3."Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"Arlen, Johnny Mercer2:51
4."My Valentine"McCartney3:22
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [10]
The A.V. Club(C+)[11]
BBCfavourable[12]
Chicago Tribune[13]
Contact Music(mixed) [14]
The Daily Telegraph [15]
Drowned in Sound(5/10)[16]
The Guardian[17]
The Independent[18]
KPCC(positive) [19]
Los Angeles Times[20]
NPR(positive) [21]
The Observer[22]
PopMatters(6/10)[23]
Rolling Stone[24]

Reception

According to Rolling Stone, "like Rock 'n' Roll, John Lennon's 1975 album of primal rock gems, Kisses on the Bottom is the sound of a musician joyfully tapping his roots; and like his former song writing partner, McCartney is better transforming influences than mirroring them. But it's fun, and touching, to hear him crooning his way through the great American songbook."[24] In a review of the album for BBC Music, writer Patrick Humphries referred to the collection as "an album of neglected dishes from the great banquet of American popular music", before concluding that "what McCartney accomplishes here, in the best possible sense, is an album ideally made for Easy Listening".[12]

Neil McCormick, reviewing the album for The Daily Telegraph, noted that of McCartney's two original compositions on the album it is "impossible to pick them out as contemporary songs amongst the standards" and that whilst "Only Our Hearts" is "unremarkable", the album's other original, "My Valentine", "has the ring of a classic".[15]

Release and promotion

A stream free live performance was hosted by iTunes on 9 February 2012. McCartney performed live from Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, where much of the album was recorded. People tuned into the show by accessing iTunes on their PCs or Macintosh computers.[25] McCartney performed "My Valentine" live at the 2012 Grammy Awards with Diana Krall and Joe Walsh. The single climbed to #20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart after its debut at #28. "My Valentine" reached #23 on the Japan Hot 100, #1 on the Billboard Jazz Digital Songs chart, and #23 on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs chart.[26] "Only Our Hearts", which features Stevie Wonder on harmonica, debuted at #84 on the Japan Hot 100.

Kisses on the Bottom has debuted at #3 on the UK album chart and #5 on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, 48 years to the month after the album Meet The Beatles! cracked the US Top Ten in February 1964. It also debuted at #17 on the Billboard Jazz Album Chart in the US. In its second week on said chart, it jumped seventeen places to #1. The album also hit #2 on the Billboard Tastemaker Albums Chart, just behind Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth and ahead of Adele's 21, the album also debuted at #5 on Billboard's Digital Album Chart. Kisses on the Bottom was McCartney's eighteenth Top Ten charting album in the US as a solo artist, giving him a Top Ten album in five consecutive decades as a solo artist, and six consecutive decades including his tenure with The Beatles.

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[27] 15
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[28] 8
Brazilian Albums Chart[29] 24
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[28] 6
Denmark Albums Top 40[30] 3
Dutch Mega Album Top 100[31] 5
Finnish Albums Chart[32] 18
France Albums Top 200[30] 4
German Albums Chart 9
Canadian Albums Chart 4
Hungarian Albums Chart[33] 34
Italian Albums Chart[34] 15
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[35] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[36] 8
UK Albums Chart 3
US Billboard 200 5
US Billboard Jazz albums 1

References

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  5. ^ "Paul McCartney to Release New 'My Valentine' Album". Hilal. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Paul McCartney to Release Tender, Intimate 'My Valentine' on February 7th". Back Page. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Listen: Paul McCartney 'My Valentine (Feat. Eric Clapton)' New Song". Music Feeds. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  8. ^ Jason Lipshutz (19 December 2011). "Paul McCartney To Release New Album in February". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  9. ^ Kisses on the Bottom (Media notes). Hear Music. 2012. p. 7. {{cite AV media notes}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |publisherid= (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)
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  13. ^ Kot, Greg (6 February 2012). "Paul McCartney album review; Kisses on the Bottom reviewed". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  14. ^ Avron, Hayley. "Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom Album Review". contactmusic.com.
  15. ^ a b McCormick, Neil (27 January 2012). "Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom - CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  16. ^ Kennedy, Andrew (6 February 2012). "Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  17. ^ Dave Simpson (2 February 2012). "Paul McCartney: Kisses on the Bottom – review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  18. ^ Andy Gill (3 February 2012). "Album: Paul McCartney, Kisses on the Bottom (Mercury)". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  19. ^ Hochman, Steve. "Still silly after all these years: Paul McCartney tackles classic love songs, delightfully". KPCC.
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  23. ^ Kott, Crispin. "Paul McCartney: Kisses on the Bottom". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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  26. ^ http://www.billboard.com/song/paul-mccartney/my-valentine/27499117#/song/paul-mccartney/my-valentine/27499117
  27. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". ARIA. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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