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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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Will Young, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Heff Moraes, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer - F. White, Composer, Lyricist - Neil Conti, Drums - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Francis "Eg" White, Guitar - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Tracey Ackerman - Simon Hale, Arranger, Conductor - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Noel Langley, Trumpet - Tom Rees-Roberts - Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Chris "Snake" Davis, Baritone Saxophone, Flute - Pete Beachill, Trombone - Gary Thomas, Engineer - James Stone, Assistant Engineer - Gordon Davidson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Will Young, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Francis "Eg" White, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Programmer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Anne Dudley, Arranger, Keyboards - Greg Wells, Keyboards - John Themis, Guitar - Isobel Griffiths Limited - Steve Barney, Drums - Tracey Ackerman
(P) 2003 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Will Young, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Programmer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Metro Voices - Jenny O'Grady, Chorus Master - Dave Naughton - Isobel Griffiths Ltd. - Taio Cruz, Composer, Lyricist - Blair MacKichan, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Nick Ingman, Arranger
(P) 2003 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Will Young, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Stephen Lipson, Bass Guitar, Producer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Jamie Hartman, Composer, Lyricist, Piano - Tracey Ackerman - Anne Dudley, Arranger, Conductor - Isobel Griffiths Limited - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Will Young, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - R.Peterson, Composer, Lyricist - Karen Poole, Composer, Lyricist - Ronnie Peterson, Guitar - Steve Wolf, Composer, Lyricist, Programmer - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Neil Conti, Drums - Mark Feltham, Harmonica
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Will Young, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Blair MacKichan, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Programmer - Karen Poole, Composer, Lyricist - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Neil Conti, Drums - Luis Jardim, Percussion
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Will Young, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Johnny Douglas, Bass Guitar, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Karen Poole, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Dave Clews, Organ - Neil Conti, Drums - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Simon Hale, Conductor - Noel Langley, Trumpet - Tom Rees-Roberts - Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Chris "Snake" Davis, Baritone Saxophone, Flute - Pete Beachill, Trombone
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Will Young, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - F. White, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Guitar, Producer - Francis "Eg" White, Keyboards, Programmer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Lucie Silvas, Composer, Lyricist - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Neil Conti, Drums - Tracey Ackerman - Simon Hale, Arranger, Conductor - Gary Thomas, Engineer - James Stone, Assistant Engineer - Gordon Davidson, Assistant Engineer - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Gavyn Wright
(P) 2005 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Will Young, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - S. Lee, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Jason Rebello, Piano - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Luis Jardim, Drums, Percussion - Anne Dudley, Arranger, Conductor - Tracey Ackerman
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Will Young, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - F. White, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Guitar, Producer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Francis "Eg" White, Guitar, Programmer, Saxophone - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Neil Conti, Drums - Tracey Ackerman
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Will Young, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Guitar, Producer - J. Gass, Composer, Lyricist - Robin Thicke, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Pro J., Associated Performer, Producer - Sean Hurley, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Cansfield, Guitar - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Gary Thomas, Engineer - Neil Conti, Drums - James Stone, Assistant Engineer - Luis Jardim, Percussion - Gordon Davidson, Assistant Engineer - Simon Hale, Arranger, Conductor - London Session Orchestra, Strings
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Will Young, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Guitar, Producer - Dan Carey, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Neil Conti, Drums
(P) 2005 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Ronagold Ltd.
Will Young, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Karen Poole, Composer, Lyricist - Nitin Sawhney, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Composer, Drums, Lyricist, Piano, Programmer - Gary Thomas, Engineer - James Stone, Assistant Engineer - Gordon Davidson, Assistant Engineer - Simon Hale, Conductor - London Session Orchestra, Strings
(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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