First Kiss (Kid Rock album)

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First Kiss
Kid Rock - First Kiss (Album).png
Studio album by Kid Rock
Released February 24, 2015
Recorded 2014
Studio The Allen Roadhouse, Clarkston, Michigan Blackbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length 44:44
Label
Producer
Kid Rock chronology
Rebel Soul
(2012)		 First Kiss
(2015)		 Sweet Southern Sugar
(2017)
Singles from First Kiss (Kid Rock album)

First Kiss is the tenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Kid Rock. The album was released on February 24, 2015, through Warner Bros. Records and Top Dog Records, and is his first and only with Warner Bros. after leaving sister label Atlantic Records in 2014.[5][6][7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 61/100[9]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Billboard 3.5[2]
Entertainment Weekly B[4]
The Guardian 1/5 stars[10]
New York Daily News 2/5 stars[11]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[3]

First Kiss received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 61, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 9 reviews.[9] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said, "It's a bit bumpy and sometimes sleepy but it finds old Bob Ritchie settling into his comfort zone, knowing that he's in it for the long haul."[1] Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone said, "First Kiss presents few surprises, mostly because Kid Rock's journey from abrasive rap metal to unreconstructed heartland rock has landed him in a sweet spot: big guitars, big drums, big choruses and gravelly vocals."[3] Richard Bienstock of Billboard said, "First Kiss is hardly his most adventurous project, but it is perhaps his most easygoing, tuneful one. The production is crisp and clean, the guitars are sparkling, the vibe is rollicking but relaxed. He sounds better here than he has in a long time."[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with sales of 137,000 copies in the United States.[12] As of December 2015, First Kiss has sold more than 354,000 copies in the United States.[13] The album also debuted at number two in Canada on the Canadian Albums Chart, with sales of 8,000.[14]

Track listing

All songs were produced by Kid Rock, except "First Kiss" and "Drinking Beer With Dad" were produced by Kid Rock and Dan Huff.

No. Title Length
1. "First Kiss"   4:40
2. "Good Times, Cheap Wine"   4:37
3. "Johnny Cash"   4:41
4. "Ain't Enough Whiskey"   3:37
5. "Drinking Beer with Dad"   4:38
6. "Good Time Lookin' for Me"   4:33
7. "Best of Me"   4:48
8. "One More Song"   4:26
9. "Jesus and Bocephus"   3:51
10. "FOAD"   4:53
Clean edition
No. Title Length
10. "Say Goodbye" (reworked version of "FOAD" co-written by Bob Seger[15]) 4:53

Personnel

Kid Rock

Additional personnel

Hornists

Backing vocalists

  • Barbara Payton - background vocals
  • Herschel Boone - background vocals
  • Jessica Wagner-Cowan - background vocals
  • Laura Creamer - background vocals
  • Russell Terrell - background vocals
  • Shannon Curfman - background vocals
  • Shaun Murphy - background vocals
  • Stacy Michelle - background vocals

Drummers

  • Dorian Crozier
  • Richard Millsap

Others

Guitarists

Pianists

Violists

  • Vivek Kamath - viola
  • Shmuel Katz
  • Remi Pelletier

Violinists

  • Larry Frautchi - violin
  • Lisa Kim - violin
  • Hyunju Lee - violin
  • Liz Kim - violin
  • Joanna Maurer - violin
  • Annaliesa Place - violin
  • Sharon Yamada - violin
  • Jung Sun Yoo - violin
  • Suzanne Ornstein - violin
  • David Southern - violin

Cellists

  • Mihai Marica - cello
  • Alan Stepansky - cello
  • Wendy Sutter - cello

Bassists

Charts

References

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  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kid Rock – First Kiss" (in German). Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Kid Rock – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Kid Rock.
  19. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  20. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2015. 9. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kid Rock – First Kiss". Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Kid Rock | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  23. ↑ "Kid Rock – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kid Rock.
  24. ↑ "Kid Rock – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Kid Rock.
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