Keep Calm and Carry On is the seventh studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. Released by Mercury on 16 November 2009, the album debuted at number 11 with sales of 42,771 on the UK Albums Chart, the lowest position for a studio album released by the band. The album was named after a British World War II poster of the same name. Keep Calm and Carry On was the first studio album by the band to feature guitarist Adam Zindani as a permanent member of the band. In the initial months after release, fans could access bonus content from the band's website with their copy of the album. This featured videos of a Track By Track rundown of the album, a Welcome Message from the group, the photoshoot for the album, and live audio of "You're My Star" (Acoustic) and "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up" from the Greatest Hits tour.
Release Region DateUnited Kingdom16 November 2009Taiwan5 February 2010Germany26 February 2010United States11 May 2010
Reception
Critical reception of the album was generally mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 59, based on 8 reviews. The Sunday Times called it "their best album yet" but BBC critic Will Dean wrote "musically it's as solid as you'd expect [...] [b]ut Keep Calm... is unlikely to win Stereophonics any new fans," while Andy Gill, for The Independent, concluded that "overall, what comes across from Keep Calm and Carry On is confusion."
Track listing
Deluxe edition CD/DVD
This deluxe edition of Keep Calm and Carry On, as well as containing the actual album, houses additional pictures and a bonus DVD. The DVD gives a backstage look into the Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics tour, and also footage of the recording process for the album. Hidden live content from Riverside Studios (originally only showcased online by Babelgum) and the Isle of Wight Festival 2009 is also included
Track listing Keep Calm and Carry On - In the Studio Just Looking - Behind the Scenes of the 2008 Greatest Hits Arena Tour
Hidden Content Live at Riverside Studios "Innocent" (Isle of Wight Festival 2009)
Personnel
Stereophonics Kelly Jones – lead vocals, guitar Richard Jones – bass Adam Zindani – guitar, backing vocals Javier Weyler – drums
Additional Niel Cowley – piano, Wurlitzer, organ on track 2, 3, 4, 12 Jim Abbiss – piano, percussion on track 1. Piano on track 2. Organ on track 3, 4, 5. Synthesizer on track 3. Vibraphone on track 5. Arnulf Lindner – cello on track 12
Technical personnel Production – Kelly Jones, Jim Abbiss Production on track 7 – Jones Production on track 8, 9 – Jones, Jim Lowe Mixing – Barny Barnicott Additional mixing – Lowe Mixing on track 9 – Lowe Engineering – Jonathan Shakhovskoy Additional Engineering – Tom Hough, Helen Atkinson, Ian Sherwin Mastering – John Davis
Charts and certifications
+Album charts (weekly)Chart (2009)PeakUK Albums Chart11Irish Albums Chart32
+Singles chart (weekly)YearTitlePeakUK2009 Innocent 542010 Could You Be the One?-
References
External links Keep Calm and Carry On at Stereophonics.com
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