KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

Keep Your Distance
Keep Your Distance
Studio album by Curiosity Killed the Cat
Released	27 April 1987; 3 August 1987 (US)
Recorded	1986–1987
Genre	Sophisti-pop
Length	37:25; 63:58 (with original bonus tracks)
Label	Mercury
Producer	Stewart Levine (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7-9); Sly & Robbie (track 3); Pete Smith (track 5); Paul Staveley O'Duffy (track 6);
Curiosity Killed the Cat chronology
Singles from Keep Your Distance
	" Misfit"; Released: 8 August 1986; re-released in June 1987; " Down to Earth"; Released: 7 November 1986; " Ordinary Day"; Released: 23 March 1987; "Free"; Released: September 1987;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Number One	^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Curiosity Killed the Cat and Toby Andersen

No.	Title	Length
1.	" Misfit"	4:03
2.	" Down to Earth"	4:19
3.	"Free"	4:00
4.	"Know What You Know"	3:50
5.	"Curiosity Killed the Cat"	3:20
6.	" Ordinary Day"	3:51
7.	"Mile High"	4:04
8.	"Red Lights"	5:33
9.	"Shallow Memory"	4:25
Total length:		37:25

Original CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Misfit" (extended version)	7:03
11.	"Down to Earth" (extended version)	5:58
12.	"Ordinary Day" (extraordinary mix)	5:22
13.	"Mile High" (mile long mix)	8:10
Total length:		63:58

2010 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Bullet"	3:40
15.	"Man"	3:33
16.	"Corruption" (dub)	5:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report)^[7]	47
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria)^[8]	20
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100)^[9]	9
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	29
Icelandic Albums ( Tónlist)^[11]	7
Italian Albums ( FIMI)^[12]	8
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ)^[13]	19
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	32
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	7
UK Albums ( OCC)^[5]	1
US Billboard 200^[6]	55

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	63
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[17]	26
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	24

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI)^[19]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Billboard" (PDF). Vol. 99, no. 31. 1 August 1987. p. 82. {{ cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= ( help)
^ Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
^ Keep Your Distance at AllMusic
^ Simper, Paul (2 May 1987). "Review: Curiosity Killed the Cat — Keep Your Distance (Phonogram)". Number One. No. 202. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 39. ISSN 0266-5328. Retrieved 6 November 2022 – via Flickr.
^ ^a ^b "Curiosity Killed the Cat | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
^ ^a ^b "Curiosity Killed the Cat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 80. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance" (in German). Hung Medien.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^ "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1987" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance". Hung Medien.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance". Hung Medien.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance". Hung Medien.
^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
^ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1987".
^ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Albums". Record Mirror. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 37. 23 January 1988.
^ "British album certifications – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[1] "Billboard" (PDF). Vol. 99, no. 31. 1 August 1987. p. 82. {{ cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= ( help)

[2] Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

[3] Keep Your Distance at AllMusic

[NumberOneReview-4] Simper, Paul (2 May 1987). "Review: Curiosity Killed the Cat — Keep Your Distance (Phonogram)". Number One. No. 202. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 39. ISSN 0266-5328. Retrieved 6 November 2022 – via Flickr.

[UK-5] "Curiosity Killed the Cat | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.

[Billboard-6] "Curiosity Killed the Cat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[aus-7] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 80. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Austria_Curiosity_Killed_the_Cat-8] "Austriancharts.at – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance" (in German). Hung Medien.

[ac_Netherlands_Curiosity_Killed_the_Cat-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Germany4_Curiosity_Killed_the_Cat-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

[11] "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[12] "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1987" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Curiosity_Killed_the_Cat-13] "Charts.nz – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance". Hung Medien.

[ac_Sweden_Curiosity_Killed_the_Cat-14] "Swedishcharts.com – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance". Hung Medien.

[ac_Switzerland_Curiosity_Killed_the_Cat-15] "Swisscharts.com – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance". Hung Medien.

[16] "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".

[17] "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1987".

[18] "Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Albums". Record Mirror. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 37. 23 January 1988.

[United_KingdomCuriosity_Killed_the_CatKeep_Your_DistancealbumCertRef-19] "British album certifications – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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v t e Curiosity Killed the Cat
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot Julian Brookhouse Nick Thorpe Migi Drummond
Studio albums	Keep Your Distance Getahead
Singles	" Misfit" " Down to Earth " Ordinary Day" " Name and Number" " Hang On in There Baby"

v t e Curiosity Killed the Cat
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot Julian Brookhouse Nick Thorpe Migi Drummond
Studio albums	Keep Your Distance Getahead
Singles	" Misfit" " Down to Earth " Ordinary Day" " Name and Number" " Hang On in There Baby"

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