Keep Your Distance
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| Studio album by Curiosity Killed the Cat | ||||
| Released | April 1987 | |||
| Genre | Sophisti-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 64:13 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
| Curiosity Killed the Cat chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
Keep Your Distance is the debut album by the British band Curiosity Killed the Cat, released in April 1987. It debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart, and is their only album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching #55.
Track listing
All songs written by Curiosity Killed the Cat and Toby Anderson except as indicated. Tracks 10-13 are exclusive to the CD release.
- "Misfit" 4:03
- "Down to Earth" 4:19
- "Free" 4:00
- "Know What You Know" 3:50
- "Curiosity Killed the Cat" 3:20
- "Ordinary Day" 3:51
- "Mile High" 4:04
- "Red Lights" 5:33
- "Shallow Memory" 4:25
- "Misfit" (Extended Version) 7:03
- "Down to Earth" (Extended Version) 5:58
- "Ordinary Day" (Extraordinary Mix) 5:22
- "Mile High" (Mile Long Mix) 8:10
Charts
| Chart (1987)[3][4][5] | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart | 47 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 20 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 9 |
| German Albums Chart | 29 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 8 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 19 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 32 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 7 |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 55 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Platinum | 300,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums Chart[7] | 63 |
| Italian Albums Chart[8] | 26 |
| UK Albums Chart[9] | 24 |
| Preceded by
Now That's What I Call Music 9 by Various Artists
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UK number-one album 9 May 1987 – 22 May 1987 |
Succeeded by It's Better To Travel by Swing Out Sister |
Notes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Keep Your Distance at AllMusic
- ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Curiosity-Killed-The-Cat/Keep-Your-Distance-557
- ↑ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1987.htm
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter Keep Your Distance in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1987&cat=a
- ↑ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1987.htm
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
