Keep It Natural is the debut album by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 boyband Natural

Natural (band)

Natural was an American boy band who were best known for their debut single and signature song "Put Your Arms Around Me". They were very successful in Germany and the Philippines, releasing two albums and nine singles.-Formation:...

, released on September 23, 2002 on Sony BMG and Transcontinental Records in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The album followed Lou Pearlman

Lou Pearlman

Louis Jay "Lou" Pearlman is a former impresario of the successful 1990s boy bands such as The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Take 5, O-Town and US5. In 2006, it was discovered that Pearlman had perpetrated one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history, leaving more than $300...

's boyband formula of bubblegum pop

Bubblegum pop

Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers, often using unknown singers.Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972...

. Three of the thirteen songs on the album were cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

s, however, "Paradise" was written by the actual band members. Keep It Natural spawned four top forty singles and one airplay-only single. The album was released in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Austria

Austria

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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 as well as Malaysia, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, and 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...

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Censorship

For unknown reasons certain lyrics were changed from the album. "Put Your Arms Around Me" has the original chorus line of Come lay down beside me though for certain video versions it was changed to Always be beside me for an unknown reason, other lyrics such as 'I'll be here when the dawn meets the day' seem more risque then that particular line. The original version is featured on the album. On "I Count the Minutes" the original lyric performed during the FOX Family concert was as sung by J

Michael 'J' Horn

Michael 'J' Horn is an American pop singer formerly of the boyband "Natural". He also acts, writes plays, and teaches.-Early life:...

: My lips are hungry for the taste of you; I cant wait, cuz I live for the love that we make. When the album was released the lyric was changed to My heart is aching cuz I'm missing you; I cant wait, cuz I live for your love every day. No reason was given but it would be assumed it was less risque that way. It is unknown if the single version was changed or not.

Track listing

1. "Will It Ever"
2. "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection
   (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection
   " Love and Affection" is a 1990 Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit single by Nelson. It was released in 1990 on Geffen Records and backed with "Will You Love Me". The song was based on a crush on Cindy Crawford...
   
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3. "Runaway"
4. "Put Your Arms Around Me"
5. "Let Me Count the Ways
   Let Me Count the Ways
   "Let Me Count the Ways" is a pop song performed by American boy band Natural. It was their second single released in Germany.-Background:After success with their debut single, "Put Your Arms Around Me", Lou Pearlman decided to release another teen friendly song for the European market. "Let Me...
   
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6. "I Count The Minutes"
7. "Left 2 Right"
8. "Human Being Human"
9. "Inside Out"
10. "It's Your Love"
11. "Ancient History"
12. "Paradise"
13. "I'll Be Back For More"
14. "Blue" (Japanese Bonus Track)
15. "Still Gotta Live With Myself" (Japanese Bonus Track)

Release history

Country	Date
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	September 23, 2002
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...	November 11, 2002