Sessions with Mick

Sessions With Mick is a demo album by American actor Val Kilmer and multi-instrumentalist Mick Rossi. Kilmer sold the songs via his MySpace page[1] and attempted to court record labels circa 2007.[2] Per The New York Observer, the album consists of "seven songs co-written by the duo that run the gamut from foot-stompin' rock to moody, guttural ballads" and includes a Christmas song that "brims with holiday spirit".[3] The album was sold in support of charities V-Day and The Wild Life Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[4][5]

Sessions With Mick
Kilmer's signature written in off-white on a black surface. "40/80" is written below it. The artist's and album's names are typed above, and a copyright message for "Kilmer/Rossi 2007" is in the bottom-right corner.
Demo album by
Val Kilmer and Mick Rossi
Released2007
GenreRock
Length28:04

Reception

The New York Observer and Paste both noted the project's lyrics, with the latter surmising that perhaps "even [Kilmer's] publicist can't get behind lyrics like these."[3][1] Listverse writer Edward Lola called "Frontier Justice" "eerie but well produced" and said "Kilmer actually has a decent singing voice."[6] Miami New Times's Ben Westhoff noted "influences of Neil Young, Elton John, and [Kilmer's] friend Sean Lennon", praised "the opera-trained Juilliard grad" Kilmer's voice and said "his mostly acoustic guitar tunes are often hummable", but that "his songwriting leaves a bit to be desired."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Val Kilmer and Mick Rossi

Sessions With Mick track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pigtails"5:03
2."True Friend"4:13
3."Frontier Justice"3:56
4."Christmas Is Calling"4:09
5."All Children Are Beautiful"3:33
6."We All Need"3:38
7."A Song Beyond Your Years"3:32
Total length:28:04

Personnel
  • Val Kilmer – vocals
  • Mick Rossi – keyboards, percussion

References
  1. Maddux, Rachael (December 21, 2007). "Val Kilmer Covers Neil Young, Courts Labels". Paste. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Michaels, Sean (December 13, 2007). "Kilmer me softly: actor's unlikely album". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. Morgan, Spencer (December 11, 2007). "The Iceman Crooneth: Tub-Bucket Val Kilmer, Late-80's Heartthrob and Morrison Manque, Sings". The New York Observer. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. Bonner, Dawn (October 10, 2007). "Val Kilmer, Sessions with Mick". The Solano Tempest. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Westhoff, Ben (October 10, 2007). "Renaissance Man Val Kilmer May Have Met His Match". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. Lola, Edward (December 7, 2019). "Celebrities and the (Mostly) Hilariously Bad Songs They Released". Listverse. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  7. Westhoff, Ben (October 11, 2007). "The Iceman Cometh". Miami New Times. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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