Save Me (Silver Convention album)
Save Me | ||||
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Studio album by Silver Convention | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Genre | Euro disco | |||
Label | Jupiter Records | |||
Producer | Stephan Prager | |||
Silver Convention chronology | ||||
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Save Me (originally released as: Silver Convention) is the debut studio album by Silver Convention, a German Euro disco group consisting of three female vocalists (Linda G. Thompson, Penny McLean and Jackie Carter) and two producers and songwriters (Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager).
Reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
The first track recorded for the album was "Another Girl", with an earlier track called "Save Me" also being included, even though the recording was recorded before the then-current line up of the group had been formed. The album was released in 1975, becoming a dance-floor hit. Although commercial success was mixed, the album did hit number ten on the Billboard Pop Albums chart,[3] and number one on the Billboard Black Albums chart[3] even though only one member of the group at the time was black.
Track listing
All songs written by Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager (Michael Kunze) unless indicated otherwise.
- "Save Me"
- "I Like It"
- "Fly, Robin, Fly"
- "Tiger Baby"
- "Son of a Gun"
- "Always Another Girl"
- "Chains of Love"
- "Heart of Stone" (Levay, Prager, Gary Unwin, Keith Forsey)
- "Please Don't Change the Chords of This Song"
Charts
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 10 |
US Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 1 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
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US Pop |
US Soul |
US Disco | ||
1975 | "Save Me" | — | — | 1 |
"Always Another Girl" | — | — | 7 | |
"Fly, Robin, Fly" | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Samples and covers
- TLC sampled "Fly, Robin, Fly" on their song "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" on their album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip in 1992.
- Ilsa Gold sampled "Fly, Robin, Fly" on their track "Up".
- Too Short sampled "Heart of Stone" on his song "Oakland Style" on his album Get in Where You Fit In in 1993.
- Method Man & Redman sampled "Fly, Robin, Fly" on their song "How High" on their album Blackout! in 1999.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. Silver Convention: Save Me > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 03 September 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Silver Convention: Save Me > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/r67968
- 1 2 "Silver Convention US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "Silver Convention US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Silver Convention – Save Me". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH