Save Yourself (The Make-Up album)

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Save Yourself
Save Yourself Make-Up.jpg
Studio album by
The Make-Up
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999 (1999-10-26)
StudioPirate Studios, Washington, D.C.
GenrePost-punk, funk
Length35:47
LabelK Records
ProducerBrendan Canty
The Make-Up chronology
In Mass Mind
(1998) 		Save Yourself
(1999) 		I Want Some
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork8.1/10[2]
PopMatters9/10[3]

Save Yourself is the fourth studio album by The Make-Up. It was originally released through K Records in 1999.

Critical reception[]

Justin Stranzl of Popmatters gave the album a 9 out of 10, saying, "Save Yourself is the best party you've ever attended, the best kiss you've ever had, and one of the hottest albums you'll ever hear."[3]

NME named it the 14th best album of 1999.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Save Yourself"3:22
2."White Belts"2:23
3."The Bells"4:41
4."The Prophet"3:23
5."I Am Pentagon"3:39
6."Call Me Mommy"2:34
7."(Make Me a) Feelin' Man"4:04
8."C'Mon, Let's Spawn"3:45
9."Hey Joe"7:56

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Ian Svenonius – vocals
  • James Canty – guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Michelle Mae – bass guiar, vocals
  • Steve Gamboa – drums, percussion
  • Brendan Canty – vibrachime (on "The Bells"), percussion, production, engineering
  • Heather Worley – vocals (on "The Bells" and "Hey Joe")
  • Ted Leo – guitar (on "C'Mon, Let's Spawn")
  • Fred Erskine – trumpet (on "Call Me Mommy", "(Make Me a) Feelin' Man", and "C'Mon, Let's Spawn")
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Steve Raskin – graphic design
  • Pat Graham – photography
  • Garnett Soles – lettering

References[]

  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "Save Yourself - The Make-Up". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (October 26, 1999). "Make-Up: Save Yourself". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Stranzl, Justin. "Make Up: Save Yourself". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999". NME. October 10, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

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