''Keep On'' is the third

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by English singer

Will Young William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 Pop Idol (series 1), inaugural series of the ITV (TV network), ITV talent contest ''Pop Idol'', making him the f ...

. It was released on 21 November 2005, debuting at number 2 on the albums chart in the

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, 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.

Critical reception

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editor Sharon Mawer found that "there was a mixture of styles on ''Keep On'', from the salsa, holiday-inspired "Happiness" to the

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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."

Track listing

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

2005 albums Will Young albums Albums produced by Robin Thicke Albums produced by Stephen Lipson 19 Recordings albums Sony BMG albums {{2000s-pop-album-stub