Kisses on the Bottom

This article is about the Paul McCartney studio album. For the into the Dark episode, see My Valentine (Into the Dark).

Kisses on the Bottom
Cover photo by Mary McCartney
Studio album by
Paul McCartney
Released6 February 2012[1]
RecordedMarch–November 2011
Studio
GenreJazz, traditional pop
Length49:19
LabelHear Music
ProducerTommy LiPuma
Paul McCartney chronology
Ocean's Kingdom
(2011) 		Kisses on the Bottom
(2012) 		iTunes Live from Capitol Studios
(2012)
Paul McCartney studio album chronology
Ocean's Kingdom
(2011) 		Kisses on the Bottom
(2012) 		New
(2013)
Singles from Kisses on the Bottom
  1. "My Valentine"
    Released: 20 December 2011
  2. "Only Our Hearts"
    Released: 7 February 2012

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.

In addition to the standard release, the album was made available in a "Deluxe" edition, which added the songs "Baby's Request"—written by McCartney and originally recorded by Wings for their 1979 album Back to the Egg—and another cover, "My One and Only Love". In November 2012, an expanded edition of Kisses on the Bottom, subtitled Complete Kisses, was released exclusively on the iTunes store. The latter release features the fourteen-track album with four bonus tracks, and the complete iTunes Live from Capitol Studios performance.

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  2. ^ Waddell, Ray (10 February 2012). "Paul McCartney: The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Paul confirms brand new album title and reveals full tracklisting and artwork". PaulMcCartney.com. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2016.