2012 Paul McCartney – Kisses On The Bottom
Kisses On The Bottom is the fifteenth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, consisting primarily of covers of traditional pop music and jazz, ranging from the 1920s to the 1950s. Released in February 2012 on Starbucks’ Hear Music label, it was McCartney’s first studio album since Memory Almost Full in 2007. The album was produced by Tommy LiPuma and includes just two original compositions by McCartney: “My Valentine” and “Only Our Hearts”. The former features jazz drummer Karriem Riggins. Kisses on the Bottom peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and number 5 on the US Billboard 200, while also topping Billboard magazine’s Jazz Albums chart.
Tracks
1 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Fred Ahlert; Joe Young) 02:35
2 Home (When Shadows Fall) (Peter Van Steeden; Jeff Clarkson; Harry Clarkson) 04:04
3 It’s Only A Paper Moon (Harold Arlen; EY Harburg; Billy Rose) 02:34
4 More I Cannot Wish You (Frank Loesser) 03:03
5 The Glory Of Love (Billy Hill) 03:45
6 We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (Dick Robertson; Nelson Cogane; Sammy Mysels) 03:21
7 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (Harold Arlen; Johnny Mercer) 02:31
8 My Valentine (Paul McCartney) 03:14
9 Always (Irving Berlin) 03:49
10 My Very Good Friend The Milkman (Johnny Burke; Harold Spina) 03:03
11 Bye Bye Blackbird (Mort Dixon; Ray Henderson) 04:25
12 Get Yourself Another Fool (Haywood Henry; Monroe Tucker) 04:41
13 The Inch Worm (Frank Loesser) 03:42
14 Only Our Hearts (Paul McCartney) 04:20
Biography
Musicians
1 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
2 Home (When Shadows Fall)
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vibraphone | Mike Mainieri |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
3 It’s Only a Paper Moon
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Guitar | Bucky Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Violin | Andy Stein |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
4 More I Cannot Wish You
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vibraphone | Mike Mainieri |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
5 The Glory of Love
| Bass | John Clayton |
| Drums | Jeff Hamilton |
| Guitar | Anthony Wilson |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vibraphone | Mike Mainieri |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
6 We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Guitar | Bucky Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vibraphone | Mike Mainieri |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
7 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
8 My Valentine
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | Eric Clapton |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
9 Always
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
10 My Very Good Friend the Milkman
| Bass | John Clayton |
| Drums | Jeff Hamilton |
| Guitar | Anthony Wilson |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Trombone | Ira Nepus |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
11 Bye Bye Blackbird
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
12 Get Yourself Another Fool
| Bass | Christian McBride |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Guitar | Eric Clapton |
| Guitar | Anthony Wilson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Paul McCartney |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
13 The Inch Worm
| Bass | Robert Hurst |
| Drums | Karriem Riggins |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Piano | Diana Krall |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
14 Only Our Hearts
| Bass | Chuck Berghofer |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Tamir Hendelman |
| Harmonica | Stevie Wonder |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
Other Musicians
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 8, 9, 11, 12)
Children's Choir
Chloe Arzy, Delany Meyer, Evyn Johnson, Ilsey Moon, Makiah Johnson, Michael Johnson, Sabrina Walden, Sasha Walden (Track 13)
Liner Notes
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Diana Krall (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Johnny Mandel (Track 14)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Alan Broadbent (Tracks 2, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Johnny Mandel (Tracks 4, 6, 13, 14)
Conductor (Orchestra) – Alan Broadbent (Track 2)
Conductor (Orchestra) – Eddie Karam (Track 4, 6, 13)
Conductor (Children’s Choir) – Scottie Haskell (Track 13)
Concertmaster – Assa Drori (Tracks 4, 6, 13, 14)
Concertmaster – Roman Simovic (Track 2, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Engineer (Additional) – Elliot Scheiner, Brian Montgomery, Steve Genewick
Engineer (Assistant) – Marcus Johnson, Gordon Davidson, Kris Burton, Paul Pritchard, Sam Okell, Fernando Lodeiro Eddie Klein, Jamie Kirkham, Keith Smith
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Sangwook Nam
Mixed By – Al Schmitt
Recorded By – Al Schmitt
Design – Debut Art, Matthew Cooper,Jonathan Schofield
Photography – Mary McCartney
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At Avatar Studios
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Hog Hill Mill
Recorded At Westlake Studios
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