''Saving Abel'' is the debut studio album by American
rock
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band
Saving Abel
Saving Abel is an American rock band from Corinth, Mississippi, founded in 2004 by Jared Weeks and Jason Null. The band is named after the biblical story of Cain and Abel, in which a man named Cain kills his brother Abel. Band member Jason Null ...
. It was released on March 11, 2008 and produced by
Skidd Mills
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, producer of their independently released album of the same name.
The album peaked at number 49 on the
''Billboard'' 200, and was certified
Gold
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by the
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on March 6, 2009.
Singles
The first single off the album is "
Addicted" which has received airplay across the country. It has reached number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It sold over 800,000 copies in the US alone.
The second single, "18 Days", reached number 6 on the
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
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chart.
"Drowning (Face Down)" became their third single and received airplay across the country.
Critical reception
The reviews that ''Saving Abel'' received have been generally positive. Only Rock had given the album 3 and 1/2 stars, while
AllMusic
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gave the album 2 and 1/2 stars.
AbsolutePunk
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gave the album a rating of 90% rating, and in another very positive review, Tunelab Music gave the album a rating of 9 out of 10 stars.
Track listing
B-sides
* "Goodbye" – 4:07 ("Goodbye" is also on the 18 Days Tour EP)
* "After All" – 3:16 ("After All" is also on ''
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'' soundtrack)
Personnel
Saving Abel
* Jared Weeks – lead vocals
* Jason Null – lead guitar
* Scott Bartlett – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Eric Taylor – bass
* Blake Dixon – drums
Production
* Skidd Mills – producer and mixing
*
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– mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
2008 debut albums
Saving Abel albums
Virgin Records albums
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