Can't Keep a Secret

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Can't Keep a Secret
Faber drive can't keep a secret cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
Recorded2009
Studio
  • Discomunky Studios (Mission)
  • Renegade Recording (Vancouver)
  • 604 Studios (Vancouver)
  • Greenhouse (Vancouver)
  • Mountainview Studios (Abbotsford)
  • Armoury (Vancouver)
  • Hipposonic (Vancouver)
  • The Umbrella Factory (Vancouver)
  • Van Howes Studios (Vancouver)
Genre
Length41:34
Label 604 Records
Producer
Faber Drive chronology
Seven Second Surgery
(2007)
Can't Keep a Secret
(2009)
Lost in Paradise
(2012)
Singles from Can't Keep a Secret
  1. "G-Get Up and Dance"
    Released: July 21, 2009 [1]
  2. "Give Him Up"
    Released: November 30, 2009 [2]
  3. "You and I Tonight"
    Released: March 25, 2010 [3]
  4. "The Payoff"
    Released: October 14, 2010 [4]

Can't Keep a Secret (stylized can'T keEp A SecrEt) is the second album by Canadian pop punk band Faber Drive. The first single released from this album was "G-Get Up and Dance". It reached number six on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. Its second single, "Give Him Up", was released on November 30, 2009, and peaked at number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100. Its third single, "You and I Tonight", peaked at number 49. A fourth single, "The Payoff", failed to chart.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Melodic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

AllMusic writer Matthew Chisling praised the new dance-rock approach the band took on the record but was skeptical of their ability to find their own sound and just use the most popular genres instead. He concluded that a track like the Jessie Farrell duet "I'll Be There" "suggest that just because Faber Drive are playing to the sounds of the times doesn't mean they can't produce terrific music that is always funky and fun, if not spectacularly unique." [5] Johan Wippsson from Melodic also gave note of the use of synthesizers throughout the album, but felt that it sounds like two separate bands occupying the same record, with only half of the tracks utilizing said instrument. He concluded that "there's some nice songs here like on the debut and if you're into lightweight modern rock Can't Keep a Secret is worth checking up." [6]

At the 2011 Juno Awards, Can't Keep a Secret was nominated for Pop Album of the Year, ultimately losing to Justin Bieber's My World 2.0 . [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Payoff"
  • Faber
  • Krikit
  • Faber
  • Colin 'Crocker' Friesen
3:03
2."G-Get Up and Dance!"
  • Faber
  • Krikit
  • Ricarda Faber
  • Calvin Lechner
3:09
3."You and I Tonight"
  • Jeff Johnson
  • Faber
  • Krikit
Johnson3:42
4."I'll Be There"
  • Faber
  • Johnson
  • Krikit
  • Johnson
  • Faber
3:28
5."Give Him Up"
Ramsay3:38
6."Our Last Goodbye"
  • Faber
  • Krikit
  • Genn
3:10
7."Lucky Ones" Brian Howes Howes3:13
8."Forever"
  • Faber
  • Lechner
  • Krikit
  • Ramsay
  • David Hinsley
  • Faber
  • Ramsay
  • Krikit
3:35
9."Never Coming Down"
  • Faber
  • Krikit
  • Genn
Genn3:43
10."Just What I Needed" Ric Ocasek Ocasek3:27
11."By Your Side"
  • Faber
  • Krikit
  • Genn
  • Faber
  • Krikit
  • Genn
4:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's booklet. [8]

Faber Drive

Additional musicians

Technical

Imagery

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