Keep Me Singing received generally positive reviews from music critics, with Metacritic giving the album an average score of 74 / 100 based on ten reviews.[4]Rolling Stone found that "through arrangements elegant to a fault, his mercurial tenor, more supple and restrained, remains a marvel", with his delivery at times being "full of chortles, snarls and gospel-tinged hollers."[10]Hot Press wrote that Morrison's "voice is as strong and expressive as ever, while the songs are a mix of familiar-sounding, soulful ballads and mid-tempo jazz-influenced tunes."[11] His "liquid-smooth voice" is "just as soulful as ever", wrote PopMatters, finding that Morrison "draws on a variety of vocal traditions from Celtic folk to contemporary jazz", and combines them "through the sheer force of his being."[12]Consequence concluded that "[there] are very few constants in life, but another warm record from Van the Man seems par for the course", but noted that it was "pierced with a severe, self-reflective melancholy".[13]
Keep Me Singing debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart, and at number nine on the US Billboard 200.[3] It sold 25,000 units in the US in its first week, with almost all of that figure in traditional album sales.[3] It is his last US Top 10 to date.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Let It Rhyme"
3:53
2.
"Every Time I See a River"
4:43
3.
"Keep Me Singing"
3:39
4.
"Out in the Cold Again"
7:06
5.
"Memory Lane"
4:08
6.
"The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword"
3:51
7.
"Holy Guardian Angel"
6:18
8.
"Share Your Love with Me"
4:11
9.
"In Tiburon"
5:18
10.
"Look Beyond the Hill"
2:28
11.
"Going Down to Bangor"
5:18
12.
"Too Late"
2:48
13.
"Caledonia Swing"
2:52
Personnel
Van Morrison - vocals, guitar (1–3, 6, 7, 11, 12), drums (4, 5), piano (13), alto saxophone (8, 10, 13), blues harp (1, 3, 11).
Dave Keary - acoustic and electric guitar (1, 2, 6, 8–10).
Johnny Scott - electric guitar (3, 11).
Nigel Price - acoustic and electric guitar (4, 5, 12).
