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First Kiss (Kid Rock album)

{{Infobox album

| name = First Kiss

| type = studio

| artist = Kid Rock

| cover = Kid Rock - First Kiss (Album).png

| alt =

| released = February 24, 2015

| recorded = 2014

| venue =

| studio = *The Allen Roadhouse (Clarkston, Michigan)

| genre = {{flatlist|

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| length = 44:44

| label = {{flatlist|

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| producer = {{flatlist|

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| prev_title = Rebel Soul

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Sweet Southern Sugar

| next_year = 2017

| misc = {{Singles

| name = First Kiss

| type = Studio

| single1 = First Kiss

| single1date = January 6, 2015

}}

}}

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.{{cite web|author=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319499/kid-rock-first-kiss-2015-new-album-tour |title=Kid Rock Announces New Album 'First Kiss,' Teases 2015 Tour |publisher=Billboard |date=2014-11-13 |access-date=2017-11-03}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/first-kiss/950436018 |title=First Kiss by Kid Rock on Apple Music |publisher=iTunes |date= 24 February 2015|access-date=2017-11-03}}{{cite web|last=Doyle |first=Patrick |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/7-things-we-know-about-kid-rocks-first-kiss-20141126 |title=7 Things We Know About Kid Rock's 'First Kiss' |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2014-11-26 |access-date=2017-11-03}}

Critical reception

{{ Album ratings

| MC = 61/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/first-kiss/kid-rock |title=First Kiss by Kid Rock Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |date= |access-date=2017-11-03}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/first-kiss-mw0002800745 |title=First Kiss - Kid Rock | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |access-date=2017-11-03}}

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6480283/album-review-kid-rock-first-kiss |title=Album Review: Kid Rock Grows Up and Gives Thanks on 'First Kiss' |publisher=Billboard |date=2015-02-23 |access-date=2015-03-01}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = B{{cite web|author=Kyle Anderson |url=http://www.ew.com/node/2119513 |title='First Kiss,' by Kid Rock |publisher=Ew.com |date=2015-02-18 |access-date=2017-11-03}}

| rev4 = Evening Standard

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/albums-of-the-week-feb-2026-10059965.html|title=Albums of the week (Feb 20-26)|website=Evening Standard|last=Godwin|first=Richard|date=20 February 2015|access-date=21 March 2025}}

| rev5 = Kerrang!

| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}There's a certain dumb fun attached to the gonzo country rock of Drinking Beer With Dad, but, in truth, we'd be lion to you if we said First Kiss was good. [14 Feb 2015, p.53]

| rev6 = The Guardian

| rev6Score = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/19/kid-rock-first-kiss-review |title=Kid Rock: First Kiss review – torturous cliches and constipated insincerity |work=The Guardian |date=2015-02-19 |access-date=2017-11-03}}

| rev7 = The Music

| rev7score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/kid-rock-first-kiss-james-dapice/zNjf3sHAw8I/18-02-15|title=Album Review: Kid Rock - First Kiss|website=The Music|last=d'Apice|first=James|date=18 February 2015|access-date=21 March 2025}}

| rev8 = New York Daily News

| rev8Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/kid-rock-big-sean-album-reviews-article-1.2127483 |title=Kid Rock, Big Sean album reviews |publisher=NY Daily News |date=2015-02-24 |access-date=2015-03-01}}

| rev9 = Q

| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}The first few tracks are like The Black Crowes without the cosmic sophistication. [Apr 2015, p.104]

| rev10 = Rolling Stone

| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=Anthony DeCurtis |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/kid-rock-first-kiss-20150224 |title=First Kiss |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2015-02-24 |access-date=2017-11-03}}

}}

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 nine reviews. 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." 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." 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."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with sales of 137,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web|author=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6487757/big-sean-first-no-1-album-billboard-200 |title=Big Sean Scores His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 |publisher=Billboard |date=2015-03-04 |access-date=2017-11-03}} As of December 2015, First Kiss has sold more than 354,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metallica-ffdp-acdc-among-2015s-biggest-selling-rock-metal-records |title=Metal by Numbers: Metallica, FFDP, AC/DC among 2015's biggest-selling rock, metal records |first=Bram |last=Teitelman |work=MetalInsider.net |date=January 8, 2016 |access-date=January 8, 2016}} The album also debuted at number two in Canada on the Canadian Albums Chart, with sales of 8,000.{{cite web|last=Cross|first=Alan|url=http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-and-analysis-04-march-2015/|title=Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 04 March 2015|date=March 4, 2015|access-date=March 6, 2015}}

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.

{{Track listing

| title1 = First Kiss

| writer1 = Kid Rock, Marlon Young

| length1 = 4:40

| title2 = Good Times, Cheap Wine

| writer2 = Rock, Young

| length2 = 4:37

| title3 = Johnny Cash

| writer3 = Rock

| length3 = 4:41

| title4 = Ain't Enough Whiskey

| writer4 = Rock, Young

| length4 = 3:37

| title5 = Drinking Beer with Dad

| writer5 = Rock

| length5 = 4:38

| title6 = Good Time Lookin' for Me

| writer6 = Rock, Young

| length6 = 4:33

| title7 = Best of Me

| writer7 = Rock, Young

| length7 = 4:48

| title8 = One More Song

| writer8 = Rock

| length8 = 4:26

| title9 = Jesus and Bocephus

| writer9 = Rock, Jeff Orr

| length9 = 3:51

| title10 = FOAD

| writer10 = Rock, Ed Jurdi, Gordy Quist

| length10 = 4:53

}}

{{Tracklist

| headline = Clean edition

| title10 = Say Goodbye

| writer10 = Rock, Ed Jurdi, Gordy Quist

| note10 = reworked version of "FOAD" co-written by Bob Seger{{cite web|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150218/bob-seger-helped-kid-rock-say-goodbye-on-new-album |title=Bob Seger helped Kid Rock "Say Goodbye" on new album |publisher=Theoaklandpress.com |date=2015-02-18 |access-date=2017-11-03}}

| length10 = 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

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Chart (2015)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums/3377|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums|publisher=ARIA|access-date=27 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227100200/http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums/3377|archive-date=27 February 2015}}

| 45

{{album chart|Austria|9|artist=Kid Rock|album=First Kiss|access-date=4 March 2015|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Kid Rock|album=First Kiss|access-date=5 March 2015|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Germany4|16|id=263964|artist=Kid Rock|album=First Kiss|access-date=22 August 2024|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Hungary|12|year=2015|week=9|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2021}}
{{album chart|Scotland|46|date=2015-03-01|rowheader=true|access-date=22 August 2024}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Kid Rock|album=First Kiss|access-date=4 March 2015|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|UK2|52|date=2015-03-01|rowheader=true|access-date=22 August 2024}}
{{album chart|UKDigital|64|date=2015-03-01|rowheader=true|access-date=22 August 2024}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Kid Rock|album=First Kiss|access-date=5 March 2015|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Kid Rock|album=First Kiss|access-date=5 March 2015|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Chart (2015)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2 June 2020}}

| 80

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2 June 2020}}

| 8

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References

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