Ten Years After is Tommy Keene's fourth studio album, released in 1996. It was his first for Matador Records (Catalog #OLE 177).

Production The album was produced by Adam Schmitt.

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a must for longtime fans, as well as anyone who appreciates intelligent and well-crafted pop/rock that maintains a sharp edge." Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Keene's smart lyrics and considerable melodic sense are intact but dated — the album is like a flower fossilized in amber." Washington City Paper wrote that the album "finds Keene fulfilling the romantic bard's duty to toy with emotional calamity; the result is a series of dispatches on the skimpy rewards of rekindling a relationship that was doomed from the get-go." CMJ New Music Monthly called it "a solid and inviting, relentlessly tuneful record."

Track listing All songs written by Tommy Keene, except where noted.

"Going Out Again" – 2:19 "Turning on Blue" – 4:16 "Today and Tomorrow" – 4:29 "Your Heart Beats Alone" – 4:03 "If You're Getting Married Tonight" – 2:21 "On the Runway" – 2:55 "We Started Over Again" – 3:14 "Silent Town" – 4:02 "Good Thing Going" – 2:54 "Compromise" – 3:03 "You Can't Wait for Time" – 2:11 "Before the Lights Go Down" – 3:57 "It's Not True" (Pete Townshend) – 1:28 Originally recorded by the Who in 1965, this song does not appear on the CD's or LP's track list.

Personnel The band Tommy Keene – vocals, guitar, keyboards Brad Quinn – bass, backing vocals John Richardson – drums, percussion

Additional musicians Adam Schmitt – bass guitar on "Silent Town", backing vocals on "Going Out Again" and "Compromise" Jay Bennett – guitar on "Turning on Blue" and "We Started Over Again" Justin Hibbard – guitar on "You Can't Wait for Time" and "Before the Lights Go Down" Eric Peterson – guitar on "Your Heart Beats Alone" Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar on "If You're Getting Married Tonight"

Production Adam Schmitt – recording, mixing, mastering Jonathan Pines – mastering, assistant engineer Bob DeMaa – assistant engineer Steve Carr – recording, mixing

Additional credits Recorded, mixed and mastered at Private Studios, Urbana, Illinois, and Pachyderm, Cannon Falls, Minnesota Recorded and mixed at Hit and Run, Rockville, Maryland Tommy Keene – photography Arlene Elkins – photography (live shot) Mike Lundsgaard – photography (tube station) Tannis Root – art direction, design

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