Kid Rock - First Kiss

First Kiss is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kid Rock, released in February 2015 via Warner Bros. Records and Top Dog Records.

This is his first album with Warner Bros. Records after leaving sister label Atlantic Records in 2014.

The album was produced by Kid Rock (with the exception of two songs which were co-produced by Dann Huff) and was recorded at his studio in Michigan.

Following the success of 2012’s Rebel Soul and the accompanying “$20 Best Night Ever Tour,” Kid Rock wasted no time getting back to work in the studio.  The massive touring on the last album cycle allowed Kid Rock to play in front of over 550,000 people in one summer, and left him energized to write and record new material without taking much of a break.

First Kiss signals the continued evolution of one of music’s most versatile performers - a rousing collection of songs with a country rock and southern rock influence.

The album received generally positive reviews upon release.  

Entertainment Weekly wrote "While Nashville stars are diving deeper into pop flourishes and hip-hop beats, former rhyme-slayer Kid Rock now sits firmly entrenched in country-soaked swamp rock on his 10th studio album, an affectionately corny collection of odes to lounging and drinking. It’s no stylistic revolution, but the ambling melodies and smirky hooks of “Johnny Cash” and “Drinking Beer With Dad” make an undeniably solid soundtrack for domestic-beer hoisting."

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."

The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 in the United States and at number two in Canada on the Canadian Albums Chart.  The album reached #45 on the Australian ARIA Albums chart and #52 in the UK.

Check out a couple of tracks from the album:  First Kiss, Johnny Cash and Drinking Beer With Dad.

This LP Record is on 180 Gram Vinyl with Printed Insert Sheet with Lyrics and Bonus CD Album Copy, pressed in Europe.