''Save Me'' is the third studio album recorded by the

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. It is a marked departure from the band's previous records as the familiar acoustic guitars and three part harmonies were eschewed in favor of a more raw, electric sound. Four tracks were produced in

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with Marti Frederiksen, who had collaborated on their writing. The remainder of the album was laid down in

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during late 2003.

WBR release

The

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version of ''Save Me'' was released on April 6, 2004. It was at once both praised and criticized by long-term fans of the band

"Beautiful Ways" was the lead single from the album and was released to radio in July; it failed to break into the Billboard (magazine), Billboard

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but climbed as high as #36 on the Billboard adult top 40 chart

Track listing

#"Beautiful Ways" - 3:53 #"Must Have Been Love" - 4:27 #"You and I" - 3:59 #"Now" - 3:43 #"Don't Give Up" - 4:24 #"At It Again" - 3:24 #"Annabel" - 3:58 #"Never Around" - 4:23 #"Wonderful" - 3:11 #"Set Me Free" - 3:53 #"Shady" - 4:55

Enhanced content

''Save Me'' is an

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that contains a twelve-minute

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video showing the making of the album. It is a mix of behind-the-scenes studio footage and live concert excerpts that were filmed at the Paradise Rock Club in

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. Guitarist

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mixed the audio for the film.

Kirtland re-release

In the fall of 2004, WBR officially stopped supporting ''Save Me'' and the Pat McGee Band was dropped from the label. The band was still allowed ownership of the tapes and used them to shop for a new label.

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signed the band in April 2005 and repackaged and re-released ''Save Me'' on June 28, 2005, with five new acoustic bonus tracks. "Must Have Been Love" was remixed and became the album's second single, released in May approximately one month ahead of the album's street date. A music video was also filmed for "Must Have Been Love" but it has not been seen much outside of internet music sites.

Track listing

#"Beautiful Ways" - 3:53 #"Must Have Been Love" - 4:05 #"You and I" - 3:59 #"Now" - 3:43 #"Don't Give Up" - 4:24 #"At It Again" - 3:24 #"Annabel" - 3:58 #"Never Around" - 4:23 #"Wonderful" - 3:11 #"Set Me Free" - 3:53 #"Shady" - 4:55 #"Annabel" (Acoustic) - 4:20 #"Don't Give Up" (Acoustic) - 4:17 #"Now" (Acoustic) - 3:45 #"You and I" (Acoustic) - 3:54 #"At It Again" (Acoustic) - 3:24

Enhanced content

The Kirtland ''Save Me'' is also an enhanced CD, but has entirely different content from the WBR version. A new

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menu, similar in design to the new album cover, has a small Flash video containing one of the first cuts of the "Must Have Been Love" music video.

Personnel

* Pat McGee –

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Chardy McEwan –

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* Chris Williams –

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–

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*Jonathan Williams –

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*John Small –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Marti Frederiksen –

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on "Annabel" *Allison and Laura Veltz of Cecilia – backing vocals * String section on "You and I": **Adam Grabois –

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**Joyce Hammann –

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**Conay Kuo –

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**Victor Lawrence – cello **Ale Mahave – viola **Todd Reynolds – violin **Mary Rowell – violin **Laura Seaton – violin **Marti Sweet – violin **Paul Woodiel – violin

References

Customer reviews of ''Save Me''
Amazon.com. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
PMB onto new charts...
PMBoard, 2004-7-8. Retrieved January 2, 2007. *Valerie Cwiekowski

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