Save Me
Handcuff artwork variant for German and some other territorial releases (original German vinyl edition pictured), also used for later western European re-releases
Studio album by
Silver Convention
Released1975
Recorded1974
GenreEuro disco
LabelJupiter Records
ProducerStephan Prager
Silver Convention chronology
Save Me
(1975) 		Get Up and Boogie
(1976)
Singles from Save Me
  1. "Save Me"
    Released: 1974 (Germany); February 1975 (International)
  2. "Fly, Robin, Fly"
    Released: September 1975

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
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[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.

In 2018, music critic Vince Aletti topped the album Save Me on his top ten list of albums released in 1975.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager (Michael Kunze) unless indicated otherwise.

  1. "Save Me"
  2. "I Like It"
  3. "Fly, Robin, Fly"
  4. "Tiger Baby"
  5. "Son of a Gun"
  6. "Always Another Girl"
  7. "Chains of Love"
  8. "Heart of Stone" (Levay, Prager, Gary Unwin, Keith Forsey)
  9. "Please Don't Change the Chords of This Song"

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 2× Gold 40,000^
Greece — 30,000[10]
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Silver Convention: Save Me > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r67968
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 28, 2018). "1975 Pazz & Jop: It's Been a Soft Year for Hard Rock". The Village Voice. The title actually uses "Pazz" and "Jop".
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Silver Convention, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Silver Convention, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ^ "RIP/KECA EXTENDS IMAGE" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 August 1976. p. 59. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ John Carr (February 9, 1980). "Greeks Grind To Foreign Product" (PDF). Billboard. p. 32. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Silver Convention – Save Me". Recording Industry Association of America.

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