Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 2011, when Paul McCartney was 69 years old)
Master release
“Hope” is a song written by Paul McCartney and reportedly recorded during the sessions for “Kisses On The Bottom“. The song was copyrighted, but remained unreleased.
To be noticed that Paul McCartney released a song named “Hope For The Future” in 2014 ; it is not known if those two songs are related or not.
About 24 tracks were recorded during the “Kisses On The Bottom” sessions. 17 have been released (16 on the “Kisses On the Bottom (Deluxe version)“, and “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)” released some months later). The following songs were reported to have been recorded:
- “Hope“, as explained above
- “If I Take You Home Tonight“, another original song by Paul McCartney, recorded and released by Diana Krall in 2015.
- “Cheek To Cheek” from Irving Berlin
- “Goodnight Princess“, an instrumental song released on the 1984 album “Give My Regards To Broad Street“, apparently covered during the sessions with lyrics added.