Keep You Close

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. It was eventually certified platinum on 7 October 2011, denoting sales in excess of 20,000 copies.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tom Barman; all music is composed by Deus.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Keep You Close.

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

Certifications