Keep You Close

Keep You Close
Studio album by dEUS
Released 17 September 2011
Recorded Motor Music
(Mechelen, Belgium)
Reanimator, Vantage Point Studio
(Antwerp, Belgium)
Genre Indie rock
Length 43:10
Label Universal Music Belgium
Producer David Bottrill
dEUS chronology

Vantage Point
(2008)		 Keep You Close
(2011)		 Following Sea
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
goddeau.com (favourable)[2]
HUMO [3]
Q
Sputnikmusic [4]

Keep You Close is the sixth studio album by Belgian indie rock band dEUS. It was released in Belgium on 17 September 2011, in mainland Europe on 19 September and in the United Kingdom on 3 October. On its first day of release, the album was certified gold in Belgium for sales of 10,000 copies.[5] It was eventually certified platinum on 7 October 2011, denoting sales in excess of 20,000 copies.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tom Barman, all music composed by dEUS.

No. Title Length
1. "Keep You Close"   5:16
2. "The Final Blast"   4:39
3. "Dark Sets In"   4:54
4. "Twice (We Survive)"   4:34
5. "Ghost"   4:37
6. "Constant Now"   3:48
7. "The End of Romance"   4:39
8. "Second Nature"   4:04
9. "Easy"   6:40

Personnel

Band
Additional

  • Els Becu – marimba, vibraphone (tracks 1, 3)
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Jon Birdsong – bugle, horns, trumpet (tracks 6, 9)
  • C. J. Bolland – additional engineer, additional programming
  • Esmé Bos – backing vocals (track 1)
  • David Bottrill – producer
  • Stefan Bracaval – extended flutes (track 9)
  • Greg Dulli – vocals (tracks 3, 4)
  • Olaf Heine – band photography
  • Anton Janssens – Rhodes piano (tracks 5, 7)
  • Roos Janssens – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Trijn Janssens – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Sabine Kabongo – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Mark Steylaerts Ensemble – strings (tracks 1, 7, 9)
  • Adam Noble – co-producer, engineer, mixing
  • Matthew Oates – cover photography
  • Charlotte Timmers – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Uber and Kosher – artwork
  • Piet Van Bockstal – oboe (track 1)
  • Bram Van Houtte – assistant engineer
  • Tim Vanhamel – vocals (track 5)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 56
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[9] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[10] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 3
French Albums Chart[12] 32
German Albums Chart[13] 67
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 38

Certifications

Country Certification
Belgium Platinum[6]

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[15] 11
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[16] 91
Dutch Albums Chart[17] 82

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "Keep You Close – dEUS". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ van Meer, Maarten (16 September 2011). "dEUS :: Keep You Close" (in Dutch). goddeau.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Becker, Jürgen (20 September 2011). "dEUS – Keep You Close". HUMO (in Dutch). Sanoma. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. ↑ De Clercq, O (12 September 2011). "Keep You Close – dEUS". Sputnikmusic.
  5. ↑ "Meteen goud voor Keep You Close van dEUS" [Immediate gold for Keep You Close by dEUS]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Corelio. 20 September 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Gold and platinum certifications – Albums – 2011". Belgian Entertainment Association. Hung Medien. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Keep You Close by dEUS". iTunes Store Belgium. Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "dEUS – Keep You Close" (in German). IFPI Austria. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "dEUS – Keep You Close" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "dEUS – Keep You Close" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "dEUS – Keep You Close" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "dEUS – Keep You Close" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "dEUS, Keep You Close" (in German). Media Control. charts.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "dEUS – Keep You Close". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2011" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Rapports annuels 2011" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  17. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2011" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.