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
Personnel Albert Hammond Jr. – vocals, guitar; toy piano (1), drums (5) Matt Romano – drums (2–4, 6–10) Mikki James – bass (1, 3, 4), melodica (1) Greg Lattimer – Akai MPC (1, 4), bass (3, 4), bells (5), guitar and background vocals (8) Sean Lennon – piano and background vocals (6, 8), bass (2) Josh Lattanzi – bass (6, 7, 9, 10), guitar (2) Julian Casablancas – bass and background vocals (8) Chris Feinstein – bass (8) Roger Greenawalt – ukulele on "Call an Ambulance" Greg Glassman – trumpet (10) Evan Robinson – trombone (10) Alex Levy – shakers (10)
Production Greg Lattimer – producer Gus Oberg – engineer
Chart performance Chart (2006) Peakposition 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
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