According to the album's press release, Paul McCartney suggested John Pizzarelli perform tracks from his canon, and offered the title.[2][3] Pizzarelli had previously performed Beatles songs in his 1996 album Meets the Beatles.[4]
Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the source material, but commented the "key to the record's success is Pizzarelli himself, who delivers upon the laid-back promise of the title but is savvier than he needed to be, which is why Midnight McCartney satisfies."[1]
Christopher Loudon wrote for JazzTimes that "the set’s not all midnight lace. Indeed, lovely as everything wrapped in Pizzarelli’s trademark silken lilt is, the more adventurous selections are more interesting."[2]
The Times music critic Chris Pearson described the album as "delightful."[3]
In an interview with Pizzarelli, James Wood from Guitar World commented the tracks were "all tastefully done in Pizzarelli’s trademark style."[6]
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