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Yours to Keep
Studio album by Albert Hammond Jr.
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
Albert Hammond Jr. chronology
Yours to Keep (2006) ¿Cómo Te Llama? (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(84%)
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B+
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Guardian
NME	(8/10)
Pitchfork Media	(6.9/10)
Rolling Stone

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" (U.S. and Canadian bonus track)

Chart performance

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

References

1. AbsolutePunk review
2. Phares, Heather. Yours to Keep at AllMusic
3. The A.V. Club review
4. Blender review
5. Entertainment Weekly review
6. The Guardian review
7. NME review
8. Pitchfork Media review
9. Rolling Stone review

• 2006 debut albums
• New Line Records albums
• Albert Hammond Jr. albums