Review:

on 2012-03-08 Bertman Said:

With this latest CD, Sir Paul has made good on a long ago promise to Get up and dance to a song that was a hit before youre mother was born. Kisses on the Bottom is largely a collection of older songs, with a few new McCartney penned tunes. This disc of standards is in the vein of Rod Stewarts American Songbook CDs, but most of the tunes are less well known than Rods picks.
The first thing youll notice is Sir Pauls voice. He sounds his age, and thats just fine. Its a voice were all familiar with and he doesnt need to compete with anyone, in particular, his younger self. He more than abley takes on Im Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, Its only a Paper Moon, and The Glory of Love.
Backed by Diana Kralls band the music is warm and sounds live. There is an off the cuff spontaneity to the recordings. Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder,and Diana Krall all make guest appearances.
In the liner notes, PM says these are songs he grew up with and that he wanted to have some less obvious song choices that would be unfamiliar to some people, as well as having influenced his own songwriting. In particular, My Very Good Friend the Milkman, has strong overtones of When Im 64.
Sir Paul isnt done filling the world with silly love songs. And what's wrong with that?

Rating: 7/10