Saved (album)
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| Studio album by Bob Dylan | ||||
| Released | June 23, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February 11–15, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock, gospel | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler | |||
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Saved is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 23, 1980, by Columbia Records.
Album information
Saved was the second album of Dylan's "Christian trilogy", following his conversion to born-again Christianity. It expanded on themes explored on its predecessor Slow Train Coming, with gospel arrangements and lyrics extolling the importance of a strong personal faith.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+ [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C− [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| CCM Magazine | [5] |
The album hit No. 3 on the UK charts, reached No. 24 on the US charts and did not go gold. CCM Magazine described the album as an "open declaration of Dylan's deepening faith."[5]
Cover art
The cover of Saved originally featured a painting by Tony Wright of Jesus Christ's hand reaching down to touch the hands of his believers. However, this cover was subsequently replaced by a painting of Dylan on stage performing during that time period in order to downplay the overtly religious nature of the original cover. It has since been changed back on some re-releases. A quote inside the sleevenotes reads: "'Behold, the days come, sayeth the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah' (Jeremiah 31:31)".[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Bob Dylan, except where noted.
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Personnel
- Additional musicians
- Carolyn Dennis – vocals
- Tim Drummond – bass guitar
- Regina Havis – vocals
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Clydie King – vocals
- Spooner Oldham – keyboards
- Fred Tackett – Guitar
- Monalisa Young – Vocals
- Terry Young – Keyboards, Vocals
- Technical personnel
- Barry Beckett – production
- Gregg Hamm – engineering
- Bobby Hata – mastering
- Mary Beth McLemore – assistant engineering
- Arthur Rosato – photography
- Jerry Wexler – production
- Paul Wexler – mastering supervision
- Tony Wright – artwork
Releases
Originally released in 1980 on LP and Cassette, a reprint was first done in 1985 and a CD version was first released in 1990 [6]
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Saved (album) at AllMusic
- ↑ "Robert Christgau review".
- ↑ "Entertainment Weekly review". EW.com.
- ↑ Loder, Kurt (September 18, 1980). "Rolling Stone : Bob Dylan: Saved : Music Reviews". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Reviews / Bob Dylan Saved". CCM Magazine 3 (1): 27. July 1980.
- ↑ Saved at Discogs
