Name: First Kiss by Kid Rock
Brand: Kid Rock
SKU: 093624930273
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (70 reviews)

ALBUM

Kid Rock gives away the game in his album titles, making it plain on 2015's First Kiss that he's taking a sepia-tinted look back at his past, thinking back fondly to lost love and old tunes. In short, he's tapping into the nostalgia that coursed through his last big hit, 2008's "All Summer Long," and turning it into a full album. Generally, this means leaning hard on his longstanding Bob Seger infatuation and ratcheting up the country inclinations that turned a little too stuffy on the Rick Rubin-produced Born Free. First Kiss is looser than that 2010 affair and, lacking such monuments to tackiness as "Cucci Galore," it's not as raunchy as 2012's Rebel Soul but, bless his heart, Kid hasn't gotten tasteful. When he sings about "Johnny Cash," he's envisioning himself as the Man in Black to his paramour's June Carter, he still snarls out the F-word with a smirk and has the best time singing blues songs about booze. Regrettably, his tackiness ripens into mawkishness whenever the tempo slows, which it does on the back half of the record. As long as he sticks to a bit of a Southern-fried soul groove, as he does on "Best of Me," he still works up a pulse, but the seemingly blasphemous backporch pair of "Jesus and Bocephus" and "FOAD" don't make nearly as deep an impression as "Drinking Beer with Dad," a heartfelt ode to tradition from the former rebel. Earlier on the album, Kid Rock admits "we can't fight this getting older" and that weary yet warm acceptance of his middle age is why First Kiss works: 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. There are two versions of the ten-track CD: the tenth track on one is a "clean" one with "Say Goodbye"; the tenth track on the other is the profanity-laced "FOAD."

1. First Kiss

by Kid Rock

Acoustic Guitar: Dann Huff; Performer
Background Vocals: Barbara Payton
Russell Terrell
Jimmie Bones
Laura Creamer
Shaun Murphy
Kid Rock; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Justin Niebank
Al Sutton
Kid Rock; Production
Bass Guitar: Jimmie Lee Sloas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jimmie Lee Sloas; Performer
Drum Programming: David Huff
Kid Rock; Performer
Drums: Dorian Crozier; Performer
Editing Engineer: David Huff
Sean Neff; Production
Electric Guitar: Dann Huff
Adam Shoenfeld
Marlon Young; Performer
Guitar: Dan Dugmore; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Organ: Charlie Judge; Performer
Tambourine: Kid Rock; Performer
Composer: Marlon R. Young
Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Recording: Justin Niebank; Production
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Producer: Dann Huff
Kid Rock; Production

2. Good Times, Cheap Wine

by Kid Rock

Acoustic Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Background Vocals: Stacy Michelle
Shannon Curfman
Jessica Wagner-cowan
Herschel Boone; Performer
Additional Engineer: Seth Morton; Other
Additional Guitar: Kid Rock; Other
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Drum Programming: Kid Rock; Performer
Drums: Dorian Crozier; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kid Rock
Gordy Quist; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Al Sutton
Kid Rock; Production
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Horn: Dave Mcmurray
Reyse Biggs; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Piano: Trevor Nealon; Performer
Shaker: Kid Rock; Performer
Slide Guitar: Ed Jurdi; Performer
Composer: Marlon R. Young
Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Recording: Al Sutton
Mike E. Clark; Production
Producer: Kid Rock; Production
Tambourine: Kid Rock; Performer

3. Johnny Cash

by Kid Rock

Acoustic Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Background Vocals: Shannon Curfman
Jessica Wagner-cowan
Stacy Michelle
Herschel Boone; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Drums: Kid Rock; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Al Sutton
Kid Rock; Production
Recording: Al Sutton
Mike E. Clark; Production
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Piano: Kid Rock; Performer
Shaker: Kid Rock; Performer
Tambourine: Kid Rock; Performer
Composer: Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Producer: Kid Rock; Production

4. Ain't Enough Whiskey

by Kid Rock

Background Vocals: Jessica Wagner-cowan
Stacy Michelle
Herschel Boone
Shannon Curfman; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Drums: Richard Millsap; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Electric Piano: Trevor Nealon; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Organ: Trevor Nealon; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Al Sutton
Kid Rock; Production
Recording: Mike E. Clark
Al Sutton; Production
Slide Guitar: Ed Jurdi; Performer
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Tambourine: Kid Rock; Performer
Composer: Marlon R. Young
Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Producer: Kid Rock; Production

5. Drinking Beer with Dad

by Kid Rock

Accordion: Charlie Judge; Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Kid Rock
Al Sutton
Justin Niebank; Production
Background Vocals: Herschel Boone
Jessica Wagner-cowan
Shannon Curfman; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jimmie Lee Sloas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jimmie Lee Sloas; Performer
Drum Programming: Kid Rock
David Huff; Performer
Drums: Dorian Crozier; Performer
Electric Guitar: Adam Shoenfeld
Marlon Young
Dann Huff; Performer
Guitar: Dan Dugmore; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Mandolin: Dann Huff; Performer
Editing Engineer: David Huff
Sean Neff; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Organ: Charlie Judge; Performer
Piano: Jimmie Bones; Performer
Tambourine: Kid Rock; Performer
Composer: Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Recording: Justin Niebank; Production
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Producer: Kid Rock
Dann Huff; Production

6. Good Time Lookin' for Me

by Kid Rock

Acoustic Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Background Vocals: Herschel Boone
Kid Rock; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Drum Programming: Kid Rock; Performer
Drums: Dorian Crozier; Performer
Electric Guitar: Adam Shoenfeld; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin; Performer
Horn: Dave Mcmurray; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Kid Rock
Al Sutton; Production
Piano: Charlie Judge; Performer
Shaker: Kid Rock; Performer
Tambourine: Kid Rock; Performer
Composer: Marlon R. Young
Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Producer: Kid Rock; Production
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Additional Engineer: Seth Morton; Other
Recording: Al Sutton
Mike E. Clark; Production

7. Best of Me

by Kid Rock

Acoustic Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Background Vocals: Shannon Curfman
Herschel Boone
Jesica Wagner-cowan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Drums: Richard Millsap; Performer
Electric Guitar: Gordy Quist
Ed Jurdi
Marlon Young; Performer
Electric Piano: Trevor Nealon; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Kid Rock
Al Sutton; Production
Recording: Al Sutton
Mike E. Clark; Production
Shaker: Kid Rock; Performer
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Synthesizer: Kid Rock; Performer
Composer: Marlon R. Young
Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Producer: Kid Rock; Production

8. One More Song

by Kid Rock

Acoustic Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Background Vocals: Jessica Wagner-cowan
Herschel Boone
Shannon Curfman; Performer
Cuts By: Kid Rock; Other
Bass Guitar: Darrel "peanut" Smith; Performer
Bass Guitar: Darrel "peanut" Smith; Performer
Drum Programming: Kid Rock; Performer
Drums: Kid Rock; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Horn: Reyse Biggs
Dave Mcmurray; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Kid Rock
Al Sutton; Production
Recording: Al Sutton
Mike E. Clark; Production
Tambourine: Kid Rock; Performer
Turntable(s): Kid Rock; Performer
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Wah Wah Guitar: Kid Rock; Performer
Composer: Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Producer: Kid Rock; Production
Cuts By: Kid Rock; Other

9. Jesus and Bocephus

by Kid Rock

Acoustic Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Background Vocals: Kid Rock
Stacy Michelle; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin; Performer
Keyboard: Kid Rock; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Organ: Charlie Judge; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Kid Rock
Al Sutton; Production
Piano: Kid Rock; Performer
Composer: Jeffrey Lee Orr
Robert J. Ritchie; Composer
Producer: Kid Rock; Production
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Additional Engineer: Seth Morton; Other
Recording: Al Sutton
Mike E. Clark; Production

10. Say Goodbye

by Kid Rock

Acoustic Guitar: Kid Rock; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Al Sutton
Kid Rock; Production
Background Vocals: Stacy Michelle
Jessica Wagner-cowan
Shannon Curfman
Herschel Boone; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Cello: Wendy Sutter
Alan Stepansky
Mihai Marica; Performer
Drum Programming: Kid Rock; Performer
Concert Master: Lisa Kim; Production
Conductor: Rob Mathes; Conductor
Drums: Kid Rock; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marlon Young; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kid Rock; Performer
Percussion: Kid Rock; Performer
Piano: Trevor Nealon; Performer
Strings: Rob Mathes; Performer
Viola: Vivek Kamath
Remi Pelletier
Shmuel Katz; Performer
Violin: Laura Frautchi
Liz Lim
Lisa Kim
Sharon Yamada
Hyunju Lee
David Southorn
Suzanne Ornstein
Annaliesa Place
Jung Sun Yoo
Joanna Maurer; Performer
Composer: Quist Gordy
Edward Jurdi
Robert J. Ritchie
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
The Silver Bullet Band
Bob Seger; Composer
Contractor: Sandra Park; Production
Engineer: Aki Nishimura
Alex Venguer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Recording: Mike E. Clark
Al Sutton; Production
Primary Artist: Kid Rock; Main Performer
Producer: Kid Rock; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

44 minutes and 46 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Available in PDF format

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, American Trad Rock, Contemporary Hard Rock

Label

Warner Records

Music Distribution Service

WMG Mora

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Feb 23, 2015

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

93624930273

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First Kiss