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1999 studio album by The Make-Up
Save Yourself
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
AllMusic
The Great Indie Discography7/10
Laut.de
NME
Pitchfork8.1/10
PopMatters9/10

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."

NME named it the 14th best album of 1999.

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 guitar, 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. Strong, M. C. (Martin Charles) (January 22, 2003). "The great indie discography". Edinburgh : Canongate – via Internet Archive.
  3. "Rauhes, authentisches 70er- 'Lieb mich in der Obstplantage' -Soundbild". laut.de.
  4. "Save Yourself". September 12, 2005.
  5. DiCrescenzo, Brent (October 26, 1999). "Make-Up: Save Yourself". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Stranzl, Justin. "Make Up: Save Yourself". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  7. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999". NME. October 10, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

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