Yours to Keep (Albert Hammond Jr. album) explained

Yours to Keep
Type:	Album
Artist:	Albert Hammond Jr.
Cover:	AlbertHJ albumCover.jpg
Released:	October 9, 2006
Recorded:	2006
Genre:	Indie rock, post-punk revival, garage rock, folk rock, baroque pop
Length:	34:52
Label:	Rough Trade Records(UK release) New Line Records/Scratchie Records (US Release)
Producer:	Greg Lattimer
Next Title:	¿Cómo Te Llama?
Next Year:	2008

Yours to Keep, the debut solo album by The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., was released October 9, 2006, in the UK through Rough Trade Records and was released in North America on March 6, 2007, through New Line Records/Scratchie Records. The first single taken from it, "Everyone Gets a Star", was released as download only, and the first full single is "Back to the 101". The album also featured help from Sean Lennon, with whom Albert had attended school at Institut Le Rosey. The album title references the eponymous track from the Guided by voices' album Bee Thousand, with the album also including a cover of their song Postal Blowfish as a bonus track.

Track listing

1. "Cartoon Music for Superheroes" – 2:04
2. "In Transit" – 3:33
3. "Everyone Gets a Star" – 3:05
4. "Bright Young Thing" – 3:13
5. "Blue Skies" – 3:17
6. "Back to the 101" ("101" on the U.S. release) – 3:27
7. "Call an Ambulance" – 3:11
8. "Scared" – 4:42
9. "Holiday" – 3:08
10. "Hard to Live (In the City)" ("Hard to Live in the City" in the U.S.) – 5:23
11. "Postal Blowfish" (U.S. and Canadian bonus track) – 2:20
12. "Well...All Right" (U.S. and Canadian bonus track) – 2:27
13. "101" [Enhanced CD Music Video] (U.S. and Canadian bonus track)

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
French Albums Chart	186
Swedish Albums Chart	48
UK Albums Chart	74
US Billboard 200	117
US Billboard Top Heatseekers	2
US Billboard Independent Albums	11

Personnel

Band

• Albert Hammond Jr. – vocals, lead guitar, drums on "Blue Skies"
• Mikki James – bass, piano, melodica on "Cartoon Music for Superheroes"
• Greg Lattimer – bass, background vocals on "Scared", bells on "Blue Skies"
• Sean Lennon – piano, background vocals and bass on "In Transit", background vocals on "Scared"
• Josh Lattanzi – bass and rhythm guitar on "In Transit"
• Matt Romano – drums
• Julian Casablancas – bass and background vocals on "Scared"
• Chris Feinstein – bass on "Scared"
• Roger Greenawalt – ukulele on "Call an Ambulance"
• Greg Glassman – trumpet on "Hard to Live in the City"
• Evan Robinson – trombone on "Hard to Live in the City"
• Alex Levy – shakers on "Hard to Live in the City"

Production

• Greg Lattimer – producer
• Gus Oberg – engineer