Keep On
Keep On is the third studio album by English singer Will Young. It was released on 21 November 2005, debuting at number 2 on the albums chart in the United Kingdom, as the album sold 107,318 copies in its first week. However, its biggest sales were 132,109, in its fifth week when the album placed at number 13. This is also his first album not to go number 1. It is, however, his second best-selling album, with sales of 1,010,000.[1]
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| Released | 21 November 2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 53:07 | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
Allmusic editor Sharon Mawer found that "there was a mixture of styles on Keep On, from the salsa, holiday-inspired "Happiness" to the Justin Timberlake pastiche of "Ain't Such a Bad Place to Be," on which even the Indian-style intro worked well, to the ballads "Save Yourself," "Who Am I," and the final song, "Home," a haunting atmospheric track co-written by Nitin Sawhney. Keep On ran out of steam near the end with three tracks, all again co-written by Young but nothing more than album fillers, none of them having much of a melody [...] Altogether an excellent pop album from an artist who was maturing very nicely as the years went by."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep On" |
| Lipson | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Switch It On" |
| Lipson | 3:47 |
| 3. | "All Time Love" | Jamie Hartman | Lipson | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Ain't Such a Bad Place to Be" |
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| 3:21 |
| 5. | "Think It Over" |
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| 4:38 |
| 6. | "Who Am I" |
| Lipson | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Happiness" | Shawn Lee | Lipson | 5:16 |
| 8. | "Save Yourself" | White |
| 3:21 |
| 9. | "Madness" |
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| 4:27 |
| 10. | "All I Want" |
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| 3:53 |
| 11. | "Think About It" |
| Lipson | 4:50 |
| 12. | "Home" |
|
| 6:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entire album in Enhanced Stereo" | |
| 2. | "Exclusive documentary featuring special performances of "All Time Love" and "Happiness"" | |
| 3. | "Featuring the sketches of: "The French Assassin", "Bollywood Elvis", "Bowler Hat" and "Zeppelin Pump"" | |
| 4. | "Making of the video "Switch It On"" | |
| 5. | "Interview with Will" | |
| 6. | "Switch It On" (video) |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep On" |
| Lipson | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Leave Right Now" | White | Lipson | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Your Game" |
| Lipson, MacKichan | 4:10 |
| 4. | "All Time Love" | Hartman | Lipson | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Switch It On" |
| Lipson | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Ain't Such a Bad Place to Be" |
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| 3:21 |
| 7. | "Think It Over" |
|
| 4:38 |
| 8. | "Who Am I" |
| Lipson | 4:27 |
| 9. | "Happiness" | Lee | Lipson | 5:16 |
| 10. | "Save Yourself" | White |
| 3:21 |
| 11. | "Madness" |
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| 4:27 |
| 12. | "All I Want" |
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| 3:53 |
| 13. | "Home" |
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| 6:22 |
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | 3× Platinum | 1,006,154[1] |
References
- Jones, Alan (25 May 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Will Young's 85% Proof is 100% No.1 on sales of 21,321". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 2 June 2015. (subscription required)
- Mawer, Sharon. Keep On at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- Petridis, Alexis (18 November 2005). "Will Young, Keep On". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Will Young – Keep On" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- "Will Young | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- "2005 UK Year-End Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "British album certifications – Will Young – From Now On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2015. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type From Now On in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.