Keep You Close

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Clash	7/10^[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10^[4]
goddeau.com	Favourable^[5]
HUMO	^[6]
Knack	^[7]
Q
Sputnikmusic	^[8]

Keep You Close is the sixth studio album by Belgian 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.^[9] It was eventually certified platinum on 7 October 2011, denoting sales in excess of 20,000 copies.^[10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tom Barman; all music is 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

Belgian iTunes Store bonus track^[11]
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Constant Now" (live at Sudoeste, Zambujeira, Portugal)	3:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Keep You Close.^[12]

Deus

Tom Barman – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Klaas Janzoons – violin, keyboards, vocals, percussion, string arrangements
Stéphane Misseghers – drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards
Mauro Pawlowski – guitar, vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
Alan Gevaert – bass, vocals, guitar, mandolin

Additional personnel

Els Becu – marimba, vibraphone (tracks 1, 3)
Dick Beetham – mastering
Jon Birdsong – bugle, horns, trumpet (tracks 6, 9)
C. J. Bolland – additional programming, additional recording
Esmé Bos – backing vocals (track 1)
David Bottrill – production
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-production, engineering, mixing
Matthew Oates – cover photography
Charlotte Timmers – backing vocals (track 6)
Uber and Kosher – artwork
Piet Van Bockstal – oboe (track 1)
Bram Van Houtte – engineering assistance
Tim Vanhamel – vocals (track 5)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Keep You Close*
Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[13]	56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[14]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[15]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	3
French Albums (SNEP)^[17]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	67
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	38

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Keep You Close*
Chart (2011)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[20]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[21]	91
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[22]	82

Certifications

Certifications for *Keep You Close*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)^[10]	Platinum	30,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Keep You Close by dEUS Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ O'Brien, Jon. "Keep You Close – dEUS". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "dEUS - Keep You Close". Clash. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ Gourlay, Dom (3 October 2011). "Album Review: dEUS - Keep You Close". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ van Meer, Maarten (16 September 2011). "dEUS :: Keep You Close" (in Dutch). goddeau.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^ Becker, Jürgen (20 September 2011). "dEUS – Keep You Close". HUMO (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^ Byloo, Vincent (12 September 2011). "dEUS: Warmer dan ooit" [dEUS: Warmer than ever]. Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^ De Clercq, O (12 September 2011). "Keep You Close – dEUS". Sputnikmusic.
^ "Meteen goud voor Keep You Close van dEUS" [Immediate gold for Keep You Close by dEUS]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2011". Ultratop. Hung Medien. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Keep You Close by dEUS". iTunes Store (Belgium). Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ Keep You Close (liner notes). Deus. Universal Music Belgium. 2011. 277 8395.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Austriancharts.at – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Ultratop.be – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Ultratop.be – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Lescharts.com – dEUS – Keep You Close". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ "Swisscharts.com – dEUS – Keep You Close". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2011 – Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Rapports annuels 2011 – Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2011" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[MC-1] "Keep You Close by dEUS Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[2] O'Brien, Jon. "Keep You Close – dEUS". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[Clash-3] "dEUS - Keep You Close". Clash. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[DiS-4] Gourlay, Dom (3 October 2011). "Album Review: dEUS - Keep You Close". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[5] van Meer, Maarten (16 September 2011). "dEUS :: Keep You Close" (in Dutch). goddeau.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

[6] Becker, Jürgen (20 September 2011). "dEUS – Keep You Close". HUMO (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2011.

[7] Byloo, Vincent (12 September 2011). "dEUS: Warmer dan ooit" [dEUS: Warmer than ever]. Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2011.

[8] De Clercq, O (12 September 2011). "Keep You Close – dEUS". Sputnikmusic.

[9] "Meteen goud voor Keep You Close van dEUS" [Immediate gold for Keep You Close by dEUS]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[bea-10] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2011". Ultratop. Hung Medien. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[11] "Keep You Close by dEUS". iTunes Store (Belgium). Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[12] Keep You Close (liner notes). Deus. Universal Music Belgium. 2011. 277 8395.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Austria_dEUS-13] "Austriancharts.at – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[ac_Flanders_dEUS-14] "Ultratop.be – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[ac_Wallonia_dEUS-15] "Ultratop.be – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[ac_Netherlands_dEUS-16] "Dutchcharts.nl – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[ac_France_dEUS-17] "Lescharts.com – dEUS – Keep You Close". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[ac_Germany_dEUS-18] "Offiziellecharts.de – dEUS – Keep You Close" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[ac_Switzerland_dEUS-19] "Swisscharts.com – dEUS – Keep You Close". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[20] "Jaaroverzichten 2011 – Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[21] "Rapports annuels 2011 – Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[22] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2011" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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v t e dEUS
Tom Barman Klaas Janzoons Stéphane Misseghers Alan Gevaert Mauro Pawlowski Stef Kamil Carlens Rudy Trouvé Jules de Borgher Danny Mommens Craig Ward Tim Vanhamel
Albums	Worst Case Scenario In a Bar, Under the Sea The Ideal Crash Pocket Revolution Vantage Point Keep You Close Following Sea
EPs	Zea My Sister = My Clock
Compilations	No More Loud Music
Associated acts	C.J. Bolland DAAU Dead Man Ray Evil Superstars Magnus Millionaire Vive la Fête X-Legged Sally Zita Swoon

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