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Will Young was growing up. It had been three years since his unexpected win on the first season of Pop Idol and even at the time of his second album, Friday's Child, he had stated his intention to distance himself from the moniker of being a TV reality show winner, especially as the careers of such winners tended to be notoriously short. So there he was on the cover of his third album, Keep On, looking remarkably like the actor Todd Carty, who played the weatherbeaten character of Mark Fowler on BBC-TVs Eastenders. On Keep On, Young was mature enough to write (or at least co-write) most of the tracks, including the first two, "Keep On" and "Switch It On," both quite funky numbers. Then came the album's first ballad, "All Time Love," every bit as tuneful as "Anything Is Possible" or "Evergreen," his debut single and still the best-selling single of the 21st century. 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, "Madness," "All I Want," and "Think About It," all again co-written by Young but nothing more than album fillers, none of them having much of a melody. Three singles were released from Keep On, "Switch It On," "All Time Love," and "Who Am I," all of which either reached or got pretty near the Top Ten, and there were a few other tracks that would have made great singles, too. Altogether an excellent pop album from an artist who was maturing very nicely as the years went by.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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F. White, Composer, Lyricist - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Stephen Lipson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Francis "Eg" White, Guitar - Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Simon Hale, Conductor, Arranger - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Gary Thomas, Engineer - Heff Moraes, Composer, Lyricist, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Tracey Ackerman, Background Vocal - Tom Rees-Roberts, Fluegelhorn - Noel Langley, Trumpet - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Pete Beachill, Trombone - Gordon Davidson, Assistant Engineer - Chris "Snake" Davis, Flute, Baritone Saxophone - Neil Conti, Drums - James Stone, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Greg Wells, Keyboards - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Programmer - John Themis, Guitar - Francis "Eg" White, Guitar - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Anne Dudley, Keyboards - Tracey Ackerman, Background Vocal - Francis White, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Barney, Drums - Isobel Griffiths Limited, AdditionalStudioProducer
(P) 2003 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Stephen Lipson, Producer, Programmer - Taio Cruz, Composer, Lyricist - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Jenny O'Grady, Chorus Master - Metro Voices, Vocal - Blair Mackichan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Programmer, Background Vocal - Dave Naughton, AdditionalStudioProducer - Isobel Griffiths Ltd., AdditionalStudioProducer
(P) 2003 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Stephen Lipson, Producer, Bass Guitar - Jamie Hartman, Composer, Lyricist, Piano - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Anne Dudley, Conductor - Tracey Ackerman, Background Vocal - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Isobel Griffiths Limited, AdditionalStudioProducer
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
R. Peterson, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Programmer - Steve Wolf, Composer, Lyricist, Programmer - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Poole, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Mark Feltham, Harmonica - Neil Conti, Drums - Ronnie Peterson, Guitar
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Stephen Lipson, Producer, Programmer - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Karen Poole, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Blair Mackichan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Neil Conti, Drums
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Stephen Lipson, Producer - Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Simon Hale, Conductor - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Dave Clews, Organ - Johnny Douglas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Karen Poole, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Tom Rees-Roberts, Fluegelhorn - Noel Langley, Trumpet - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Pete Beachill, Trombone - Chris "Snake" Davis, Flute, Baritone Saxophone - Neil Conti, Drums
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Gavyn Wright, AdditionalStudioProducer - F. White, Composer, Lyricist - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Guitar - Francis "Eg" White, Keyboards, Programmer - Simon Hale, Conductor, Arranger - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Gary Thomas, Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Tracey Ackerman, Background Vocal - Gordon Davidson, Assistant Engineer - Lucie Silvas, Composer, Lyricist - Neil Conti, Drums - James Stone, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2005 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Stephen Lipson, Producer - Jason Rebello, Piano - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Anne Dudley, Conductor, Arranger - Tracey Ackerman, Background Vocal - Luis Jardim, Drums, Percussion - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - S. Lee, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
F. White, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Guitar - Francis "Eg" White, Guitar, Programmer, Saxophone - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Tracey Ackerman, Background Vocal - Neil Conti, Drums
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
London Session Orchestra, Strings - Sean Hurley, Composer, Lyricist, Bass Guitar - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Guitar - J. Gass, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Hale, Conductor, Arranger - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Thomas, Engineer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Gordon Davidson, Assistant Engineer - Robin Thicke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards - Neil Conti, Drums - James Stone, Assistant Engineer - Pro J., Producer, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Stephen Lipson, Producer, Guitar - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Neil Conti, Drums
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
London Session Orchestra, Strings - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Simon Hale, Conductor - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Thomas, Engineer - Karen Poole, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - NITIN SAWHNEY, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Programmer - Gordon Davidson, Assistant Engineer - James Stone, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Album review
Will Young was growing up. It had been three years since his unexpected win on the first season of Pop Idol and even at the time of his second album, Friday's Child, he had stated his intention to distance himself from the moniker of being a TV reality show winner, especially as the careers of such winners tended to be notoriously short. So there he was on the cover of his third album, Keep On, looking remarkably like the actor Todd Carty, who played the weatherbeaten character of Mark Fowler on BBC-TVs Eastenders. On Keep On, Young was mature enough to write (or at least co-write) most of the tracks, including the first two, "Keep On" and "Switch It On," both quite funky numbers. Then came the album's first ballad, "All Time Love," every bit as tuneful as "Anything Is Possible" or "Evergreen," his debut single and still the best-selling single of the 21st century. 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, "Madness," "All I Want," and "Think About It," all again co-written by Young but nothing more than album fillers, none of them having much of a melody. Three singles were released from Keep On, "Switch It On," "All Time Love," and "Who Am I," all of which either reached or got pretty near the Top Ten, and there were a few other tracks that would have made great singles, too. Altogether an excellent pop album from an artist who was maturing very nicely as the years went by.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:55
- Main artists: Will Young
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony BMG Music UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) All tracks 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. Except tracks 2 & 3 2003 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive rights licence to Ronagold Ltd.
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