''Keep It Hid'' is the debut solo album by the American blues-rock musician

Dan Auerbach Daniel Quine Auerbach (; born May 14, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. As a member of the group, Auerbach has ...

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, released in 2009 on

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. The second track, "I Want Some More", was featured in season 2, episode 2 of ''

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''. "Heartbroken, in Disrepair" was featured on the 2011 video game '' Need for Speed: The Run''. The final track, "Goin' Home", was included in the soundtrack of the 2009 film '' Up in the Air''.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Auerbach, except where noted. # "Trouble Weighs a Ton" – 2:19 # "I Want Some More" (

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) – 3:49 # "Heartbroken, in Disrepair" – 3:21 # "Because I Should" (D. Auerbach,

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) – 0:53 # "Whispered Words (Pretty Lies)" (Charles Auerbach) – 4:06 # "Real Desire" – 4:26 # "When the Night Comes" (D. Auerbach, C. Auerbach) – 4:11 # "Mean Monsoon" – 3:47 # "The Prowl" – 3:18 # "Keep It Hid" – 3:41 # "My Last Mistake" – 3:14 # "When I Left the Room" – 4:02 # "Street Walkin'" – 3:52 # "Goin' Home" – 4:57

Personnel

*Dan Auerbach – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, drum loops, sound effects, producer *

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on tracks (2, 3, 5, 8-13), rhythm guitar on "Goin' Home *Dave Huddleston –

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on "Whispered Words" *Rob "Thorny" Thorsen –

on "Mean Monsoon" *

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– electric rhythm guitar on "Mean Monsoon" and "Street Walkin'",
harmony

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on "Trouble Weighs A Ton" and "Heartbroken, in Disrepair" *

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– harmony

on "When the Night Comes" *

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on "Heartbroken, in Disrepair" *James Quine –

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*Amy Burrows – album cover design *Bob Cesare – assistant engineer *Mark Neill – mixer *Jim Demain – mastering Tracks 4 and 7 recorded and engineered by Mark Neill for Soil of the South Productions

Charts

References

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