Keys to the World is the third studio album

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 by English

England

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 singer-songwriter

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 Richard Ashcroft

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. It was released 23 January 2006, reaching number 2 in the UK Albums Chart

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 (see 2006 in British music

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). Ashcroft worked at the album at State of the Ark

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 studios and Julian Kershaw wrote string arrangements for some of the songs later recorded by London Metropolitan Orchestra

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. Strings are featured on 8 songs on the album which also features electric viola on some tracks - played by Bruce White

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. The engineer/producer was Chris Potter

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Ashcroft, except where noted.

1. "Why Not Nothing?
   Why Not Nothing? / Sweet Brother Malcolm
   "Why Not Nothing?" and "Sweet Brother Malcolm" are songs by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and are featured on his 2006 album, Keys to the World...
   
   " – 4:09
2. "Music Is Power
   Music Is Power
   "Music Is Power" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the second track on his 2006 album Keys to the World. The song features a sample from Walter Jackson's "It's All Over", written by Curtis Mayfield. It was also released as the second single from that album on 17 April...
   
   " (Ashcroft, Curtis Mayfield
   Curtis Mayfield
   Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
   
   ) – 3:58
3. "Break the Night with Colour
   Break the Night with Colour
   "Break the Night with Colour" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the third track on his 2006 album Keys to the World...
   
   " – 3:56
4. "Words Just Get in the Way
   Words Just Get in the Way
   "Words Just Get in the Way" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is featured on his 2006 album, Keys to the World. It was released 10 July 2006 as the third single from that album, charting at #40 in the UK Singles Chart .The music video features footage of Richard's...
   
   " – 4:53
5. "Keys to the World" – 4:42
6. "Sweet Brother Malcolm
   Why Not Nothing? / Sweet Brother Malcolm
   "Why Not Nothing?" and "Sweet Brother Malcolm" are songs by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and are featured on his 2006 album, Keys to the World...
   
   " – 4:51
7. "Cry Til the Morning" – 5:04
8. "Why Do Lovers?" – 4:45
9. "Simple Song" – 4:05
10. "World Keeps Turning" – 3:55

Bonus DVD (UK, US)

1. "Keys to the World" (The Interview)
2. "Break the Night With Colour" (live video)
3. "Why Not Nothing?" (live video)
4. "Words Just Get In the Way" (live video)
5. "Break the Night With Colour" (video)

Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	12 January 2006	Toshiba-EMI Toshiba-EMI (formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...	CD	TOCP-66502 / 4988006838161
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	23 January 2006	Parlophone	CD	3483732 / 0946 3 48373 2 3
			CD/DVD (CD)	3545202 / 0946 3 54520 2 0
			CD/DVD (DVD)	3503812 / 0946 3 50381 9 4
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	6 February 2006	Capitol Records Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...	Copy controlled Copy Control Copy Control was the generic name of a copy prevention system, used from 2001 until 2006 on several digital audio disc releases by EMI Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment in several regions...  CD	3531382 / 0946 3 53138 2 6
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	7 February 2006	Parlophone	CD	0946 3 48373 2 3
Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	7 March 2006		Copy controlled CD	0946 3 53138 2 6
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	21 March 2006	Virgin Records Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...	CD/DVD	0946 3 54523 2 7