Keep It Hid

Keep It Hid
Studio album by Dan Auerbach
Released	February 10, 2009
Genre	Blues rock garage rock indie folk neo-psychedelia
Length	50:43
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach chronology
Keep It Hid (2009) Waiting on a Song (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	B+ [1]
allmusic	[2]
Austinist	A− [3]
In Review Online	[4]
Now Magazine	[5]
Paste Magazine	8.5/10 [6]
Pitchfork Media	6.2/10 [7]
PopMatters	[8]
Spin	[9]

Keep It Hid is the debut solo album by the American blues-rock musician Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, released on February 10, 2009, through Nonesuch Records. The second track, "I Want Some More", was featured in season 2, episode 2 of Peaky Blinders . "Heartbroken, in Disrepair" was featured on the 2011 video game Need for Speed: The Run . The final track, "Goin' Home", was included in the soundtrack of the 2009 film Up in the Air .

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Auerbach, except where noted.

1. "Trouble Weighs a Ton" – 2:19
2. "I Want Some More" (Wayne Carson Thompson) – 3:49
3. "Heartbroken, in Disrepair" – 3:21
4. "Because I Should" (D. Auerbach, Mark Neill) – 0:53
5. "Whispered Words (Pretty Lies)" (Charles Auerbach) – 4:06
6. "Real Desire" – 4:26
7. "When the Night Comes" (D. Auerbach, C. Auerbach) – 4:11
8. "Mean Monsoon" – 3:47
9. "The Prowl" – 3:18
10. "Keep It Hid" – 3:41
11. "My Last Mistake" – 3:14
12. "When I Left the Room" – 4:02
13. "Street Walkin'" – 3:52
14. "Goin' Home" – 4:57

Personnel

• Dan Auerbach – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, drum loops, sound effects, producer
• Bob Cesare  – drums on tracks (2, 3, 5, 8-13), rhythm guitar on "Goin' Home
• Dave Huddleston – upright bass on "Whispered Words"
• Rob "Thorny" Thorsen – upright bass on "Mean Monsoon"
• James Quine  – electric rhythm guitar on "Mean Monsoon" and "Street Walkin'",
  harmony vocals on "Trouble Weighs A Ton" and "Heartbroken, in Disrepair"
• Jessica Lea Mayfield  – harmony vocals on "When the Night Comes"
• Mark Neill  – maracas on "Heartbroken, in Disrepair"
• James Quine – photography
• Amy Burrows – album cover design
• Bob Cesare – assistant engineer
• Mark Neill – mixer
• Jim Demain – mastering

Tracks 4 and 7 recorded and engineered by Mark Neill for Soil of the South Productions

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [10]	91

References

1. Bevan, David (February 10, 2009). "Dan Auerbach: Keep It Hid". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
2. Keep It Hid at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
3. Courtright, Nick (February 25, 2009). "The Morning After: Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys)". Austinist. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
4. Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
5. Perlich, Tim (February 11, 2009). "NOW Magazine // Music // Dan Auerbach". Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
6. "Dan Auerbach: Keep It Hid :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. February 11, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
7. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Dan Auerbach: Keep It Hid". Pitchforkmedia.com. February 12, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
8. Murphy, Sean. "Dan Auerbach: Keep It Hid < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
9. Zimmerman, Shannon (January 28, 2009). "Dan Auerbach, 'Keep It Hid' (Nonesuch)". SPIN.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 21.