Den amerikanske 5 ganger Grammy Award vinnende artisten Kid Rock (Robert James Richie) lanserer sitt tiende studioalbum «First Kiss» 24. februar 2015 via sitt plateselskap Warner Bros. Records :
Låtinnhold:
1. «First Kiss»
2. «Good Times, Cheap Wine»
3. «Johnny Cash»
4. «Ain`t Enough Whiskey»
5. «Drinking Beer With Dad»
6. «Good Time Lookin`For Me»
7. «Best Of Me»
8. «One More Song»
9. «Jesus And Bocephus»
10. «FOAD»
Kid Rock hentet inn det amerikanske rockebandet «The Band Of Heathens» til innspilling av de fleste låtene på albumet
«I was like, ‘I really like your band.’ I said, ‘Why don’t you guys come up [to Nashville]? I wrote some new songs, let’s just get in the fucking studio and turn the fucking 24-track fucking on and start cutting.’ So we did.» – Kid Rock
Her kan du allerede nå se musikkvideo fra albumets første låt og singel:
Tekst til låta «First Kiss»:
(R.J. Ritchie/M. Young)
I remember waiting for the school bus
Jenny Clayton was my first crush
And neither one of us had a clue
An old Cheyenne it was my first truck
Rusted, rough and kinda beat up
But when she jumped in it felt brand new
And now these days when I drive through a small town
I turn my stereo up and roll my windows down
?Cause it reminds me of my first kiss
And those days that I always miss
Tom Petty on the radio
Going steady with nowhere to go
No money just time to spend
An old Chevy and a couple friends
Oh how I wish that I could go back in time
Just to love you again
I remember drinking from the same cup
We?d break up just to make up
I remember falling in love with you
Smokin? cigarettes on the tailgate
Man it seems like it was yesterday
When Main Street felt like Park Avenue
And when I?m driving through any ol? small town
I turn my stereo up and roll my windows down
?Cause it reminds me of my first kiss
And those times that I always miss
Tom Petty on the radio
Going steady with nowhere to go
No money just time to spend
An old Chevy and a couple friends
Oh how I wish that I could go back in time
When forever felt like it would never come
And we never thought we?d turn 21
So young we thought this could never end
Oh how I wish we could go back again
And now that time has taken over
And we can?t fight this getting older
But somehow baby we made it through
And every time I?m a lookin? at you
It reminds me of my first kiss
And those days that I always miss
Tom Petty on the radio
Going steady with nowhere to go
No money just time to spend
An old Chevy and a couple friends
Oh how I wish that I could go back in time
Just to love you again
Just to love you again
Just to love you again
Just to love you again
Oh how I wish that I could go back in time
Produced by Kid Rock and Dann Huff
Mixed by Justin Niebank, Al Sutton, and Kid Rock
Recorded at Blackbird Studios by Justin Niebank
Digital Editing by Sean Neff & David Huff
Production Coordination for Dann Huff by Mike ?Frog? Griffith
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
Electric Guitars: Marlon Young, Adam Shoenfeld and Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar: Marlon Young
Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore
Organ: Charlie Judge
Bass: Jimmie Lee Sloas
Drums: Dorian Crozier
Drum Programming: Kid Rock and David Huff
Tambourine: Kid Rock
Background Vocals: Kid Rock, Jimmie Bones, Laura Creamer, Shaun Murphy, Barbara Payton and Russell Terrell
Gordy Quist og hans bandmedlemmer i «The Band Of Heathens» tilbrakte en uke med Kid Rock på hans hjem i Clarkston, Mich.
?He seems to be connected to some pretty interesting people and has done some amazing things. And he?s earned it; he?s worked hard for a long time.? – Gordy Quist
Kid Rock er kjent for å leve rockelivet full ut og ikke spare på noe når det gjelder show og konserter. Det er rock n roll og full rulle med en stor posjon humør når han kjører i gang sine show. Rock er i tillegg til sine egne også kjent for å covre kjente låter med en artige og fengende versjoner. Kid Rocks coverversjon/ remake av Lynyrd Skynyrds megahit «Sweet Home Alabama» under låtnavnet «All Summer Long» er bra eksempel på dette. Kid Rock har solgt totalt over 25 millioner album bare i USA…så langt!