Can't Keep a Secret

Can't Keep a Secret (stylized can'T keEp A SecrEt) is the second album by Canadian pop punk band Faber Drive. The first single released from this album was "G-Get Up and Dance". It reached number six on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. Its second single, "Give Him Up", was released on November 30, 2009, and peaked at number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100. Its third single, "You and I Tonight", peaked at number 49. A fourth single, "The Payoff", failed to chart.

Can't Keep a Secret
Studio album by Faber Drive
Released	November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
Recorded	2009
Studio	Discomunky Studios (Mission) Renegade Recording (Vancouver) 604 Studios (Vancouver) Greenhouse (Vancouver) Mountainview Studios (Abbotsford) Armoury (Vancouver) Hipposonic (Vancouver) The Umbrella Factory (Vancouver) Van Howes Studios (Vancouver)
Genre	New wave pop punk synthpop
Length	41:34
Label	604 Records
Producer	Dave Genn Josh Ramsay Brian Howes Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie Colin 'Crocker' Friesen Jeff Johnson Faber Krikit
Faber Drive chronology
Seven Second Surgery (2007) Can't Keep a Secret (2009) Lost in Paradise (2012)
Singles from Can't Keep a Secret
"G-Get Up and Dance" Released: July 21, 2009[1] "Give Him Up" Released: November 30, 2009[2] "You and I Tonight" Released: March 25, 2010[3] "The Payoff" Released: October 14, 2010[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Melodic	[6]

AllMusic writer Matthew Chisling praised the new dance-rock approach the band took on the record but was skeptical of their ability to find their own sound and just use the most popular genres instead. He concluded that a track like the Jessie Farrell duet "I'll Be There" "suggest that just because Faber Drive are playing to the sounds of the times doesn't mean they can't produce terrific music that is always funky and fun, if not spectacularly unique."^[5] Johan Wippsson from Melodic also gave note of the use of synthesizers throughout the album, but felt that it sounds like two separate bands occupying the same record, with only half of the tracks utilizing said instrument. He concluded that "there's some nice songs here like on the debut and if you're into lightweight modern rock Can't Keep a Secret is worth checking up."^[6]

At the 2011 Juno Awards, Can't Keep a Secret was nominated for Pop Album of the Year, ultimately losing to Justin Bieber's My World 2.0.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Payoff"	Faber Krikit	Faber Colin 'Crocker' Friesen	3:03
2.	"G-Get Up and Dance!"	Faber Krikit Ricarda Faber Calvin Lechner	Faber Friesen Krikit R. Faber Lechner Pierre Bouvier	3:09
3.	"You and I Tonight"	Jeff Johnson Faber Krikit	Johnson	3:42
4.	"I'll Be There"	Faber Johnson Krikit	Johnson Faber	3:28
5.	"Give Him Up"	Faber Krikit Josh Ramsay	Ramsay	3:38
6.	"Our Last Goodbye"	Faber Krikit Lechner Dave Genn	Faber Krikit Genn	3:10
7.	"Lucky Ones"	Brian Howes	Howes	3:13
8.	"Forever"	Faber Lechner Krikit Ramsay David Hinsley	Faber Ramsay Krikit	3:35
9.	"Never Coming Down"	Faber Krikit Genn	Genn	3:43
10.	"Just What I Needed"	Ric Ocasek	Ocasek	3:27
11.	"By Your Side"	Faber Krikit Genn	Faber Krikit Genn	4:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's booklet.^[8]

Faber Drive

• Faber – lead vocals, guitar
• Krikit – bass, backing vocals
• JP – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Stricko – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Colin 'Crocker' Friesen
• Brian Howes
• Jeff Johnson
• Shane Hayes
• Daniel Adair
• Josh Ramsay
• Nik Pesut
• Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie
• Dave Genn
• Darren Parris
• Doug Gorkoff
• Ian Browne
• Paul Laine
• Jay Van Poederooyen
• Jay Bennison

Technical

• Colin 'Crocker' Friesen – producer (1, 2, 10), digital editing (1, 2, 10)
• Dave Genn – producer (6, 9, 11)
• Jeff Johnson – producer (3, 4)
• Josh Ramsay – producer (5, 8), digital editing (5, 8)
• Brian Howes – producer (7)
• Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie – producer (2), mixing (2, 4, 5, 9, 10)
• Mark Needham – mixing (1, 8)
• Mike Fraser – mixing (6, 11)
• Joey Moi – mixing (3)
• Jay Van Poederooyen – mixing, digital editing (7)
• Dean Maher – engineering, digital editing (6, 9, 11)
• Chris 'Hollywood' Holmes – engineering (3, 4)
• Ted Jensen – mastering (1, 3–11)
• Tom Coyne – mastering (2)

Imagery

• Matt Barnes – photography
• Jacqueline Sonegra – logo design
• re:form – design