Paul McCartney confirms standards album Kisses On The Bottom

Paul McCartney has officially confirmed that his new standards album will be called Kisses On The Bottom, and not My Valentine as had been assumed. 

The cheeky title comes from the album’s opener I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter. Originally made a big hit by Fats Waller in 1935, the song opens with the lines ‘I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter and make believe it came from you. I’m gonna write words oh so sweet. They’re gonna knock me off of my feet.  A lot of kisses on the bottom , I’ll be glad I got ‘em’.

As previously reported, the album is a collection of standards, as well as two new McCartney compositions My Valentine and Only Our Hearts. It’s produced by Tommy LiPuma, and features Diana Krall and her band, as well as guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder.  Paul does not play any instrument on the record. Listen to My Valentine below:

The full track listing:

Kisses On The Bottom

• 01. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (2:36)
• 02. Home (When Shadows Fall) 4:04
• 03.  It’s Only A Paper Moon (2:35)
• 04. More I Cannot Wish You (3:04)
• 05. The Glory Of Love  (3:46)
• 06. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) 3:22
• 07. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (2:32)
• 08. My Valentine (3:14)
• 09. Always (3:50)
• 10. My Very Good Friend The Milkman (3:04)
• 11. Bye Bye Blackbird (4:26)
• 12. Get Yourself Another Fool (4:42)
• 13. The Inch Worm  (3:43)
• 14. Only Our Hearts (4:21)

Deluxe Editon

A deluxe version will be available, and will feature two bonus tracks, plus access to a download of an exclusive live show (available from Tuesday 14^th February via paulmccartney.com), plus longer liner notes and expanded packaging featuring three postcards)

• 15.  Baby’s Request  (3:30)
• 16.  My One And Only Love (3:50)

Track 15 from this deluxe edition looks to be a re-recording of the Wings song Baby’s Request, from 1979’s much maligned Back To The Egg album. See the video below to hear the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPXnPdsJQOY

The album will released on the 6 Feb (7 Feb in the US) and will also be available digitally.

Although amazon.co.uk currently have the wrong release date, you can pre-order deluxe digipack (UK) here or the standard album here.

For those in the US pre-order deluxe version here, or the standard version here.

Amazon.com also have a VINYL version listed. Link to that is here.