Save Me (Silver Convention album)
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Save Me is the debut album of Silver Convention
a disco group consisting of three female vocalists (Linda G. Thompson, Penny McLean and Ramona Wulf) and two producers/songwriters (Sylvester Levay
and Michael Kunze).
" 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, and number one on the Billboard Black Albums chart even though only one member of the group at the time was black.
Silver Convention
Silver Convention was a German euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention, or Silver Bird.-Career:...
a disco group consisting of three female vocalists (Linda G. Thompson, Penny McLean and Ramona Wulf) and two producers/songwriters (Sylvester Levay
Sylvester Levay
Sylvester Levay is a Hungarian composer. He was born 16 May 1945 in Subotica , in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Yugoslavia ; his name is pronounced in English similarly to "lave-ah-ee."...
and Michael Kunze).
Reception
The first track recorded for the album was "Another Girl", with an earlier track called "Save MeSave Me (Silver Convention song)
"Save Me" is a 1975 single by Silver Convention, which became a hit in Germany. It also was heavily played in disco clubs in many countries. Silver Convention later re-recorded the song as Save Me '77. Today the original version of the song has appeared on several 70s disco compilations, as well as...
" 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, and number one on the Billboard Black Albums chart even though only one member of the group at the time was black.
Track listing
- "Save MeSave Me (Silver Convention song)"Save Me" is a 1975 single by Silver Convention, which became a hit in Germany. It also was heavily played in disco clubs in many countries. Silver Convention later re-recorded the song as Save Me '77. Today the original version of the song has appeared on several 70s disco compilations, as well as...
" (Levay-Prager) - "I Like It" (Levay-Prager)
- "Fly, Robin, FlyFly, Robin, Fly"Fly, Robin, Fly" is a 1975 record by the German group Silver Convention. The song was released as a single from their 1975 album Save Me. In the United States, it rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1975, staying there for three weeks. The single also was #1 on the soul singles chart...
" (Levay-Prager) - "Tiger Baby" (Levay-Prager)
- "Son of a Gun" (Levay-Prager)
- "Another Girl" (Levay-Prager)
- "Chains of Love" (Levay-Prager)
- "Heart of Stone" (Levay-Prager-Unwin-Forsey)
- "Please Don't Change the Chords of This Song" (Levay-Prager)
Charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
10 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1975 | "Fly, Robin, Fly" | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| "Another Girl" | - | - | 7 | |
| "Save Me" | - | - | 1 | |
| "I Like It" | - | - | 1 | |
Samples & Covers
- TLCTLC (band)TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
sampled "Fly, Robin, Fly" on their song "Ain't 2 Proud 2 BegAin't 2 Proud 2 Beg"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" is a song by American R&B/Hip hop group TLC from their debut album, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip. It was released by LaFace Records in February 1992, and is the groups first single...
" on their album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip in 1992. - Too Short sampled "Heart of Stone" on his song "Oakland Style" on his album Get in Where You Fit InGet In Where You Fit InGet In Where You Fit In is the 8th Jive Records album by Oakland based rapper, Too Short. It featured the songs "I'm a Player" and "Blowjob Betty", plus guest appearances by Ant Banks and Dangerous Crew, as well as Rappin' Ron and Ant Diddley Dog of Bad-N-Fluenz and Father Dom. This album was...
in 1993. - Method Man & RedmanMethod Man & RedmanMethod Man & Redman, also referred to as Red & Meth, Meth & Red, Doc & Meth or Mr. Mef and Funk Doc, are an American hip hop duo, consisting of rap superstars Method Man and Redman ....
sampled "Fly, Robin, Fly" on their song "How High" on their album Blackout!Blackout!Blackout! is the debut album by hip hop artists Method Man & Redman. It is the first full-length release by Method Man and Redman after many collaborations. The album continued a string of highly successful Def Jam releases in the late 1990s. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and...
in 1999.