My Valentine [2/7] * by Paul McCartney (CD, Feb-2012, Hear Music (Starbucks))

Album Features
Artist:	Paul McCartney
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2012
Record Label:	Hear Music (Starbucks)
Genre:	Pop Vocal, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
2. Home (When Shadows Fall)
3. It's Only a Paper Moon
4. More I Cannot Wish You
5. Glory of Love, The
6. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
7. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
8. My Valentine
9. Always
10. My Very Good Friend the Milkman
11. Bye Bye Blackbird
12. Get Yourself Another Fool
13. Inch Worm, The
14. Only Our Hearts

Details
Playing Time:	49 min.
Producer:	Tommy LiPuma
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt.Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London; Avatar Studios, New York; Capitol Studios, Los Angeles; Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex; Westlake Studios, Hollywood.Paul McCartney's first full-length studio album in four years, Kisses on the Bottom is a collection of vocal standards -- the first of its kind in his discography. The son of a '20s bandleader, McCartney no doubt heard many of these songs while growing up, and this album shows a special kinship between singer and song that goes far beyond the many songbook collections attempted by others of his generation. Produced by jazz and vocal associate Tommy LiPuma, the album features guestwork from the likes of Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, and Diana Krall. The lead-off track (and the inspiration for the album title) is Fats Waller's "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter)."

Editorial Reviews
[McCartney] refreshes 'Bye Bye Blackbird' and Irving Berlin's 'Always' like a cool spring breeze... -- Grade: A
Entertainment Weekly

4 stars out of 5 -- McCartney's voice fits these arrangements....This album is made with care, love and expertise and it shows on every song.
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