Saving Abel is the debut studio album by the American rock band Saving Abel. It was released on March 11, 2008 and produced by Skidd Mills, producer of their independently released album of the same name.
The album peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200, and was certified Gold by the RIAA 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 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 gave the album 2 and 1/2 stars. AbsolutePunk 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 NCIS 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, mixing, audio engineer Brad Blackwood – mastering at Euphoria Masters Scott Hardin – assistant engineer Additional personnel
Skidd Mills – guitar, bass, hammond B3 organ, strings arranger, programming Scott Hardin – piano Anna Acosta – violin Richard Thomas Jr. – cello Jackie Johnson – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Saving Abel Chart (2008–2009) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 80
Year-end charts +2008 year-end chart performance for Saving Abel Chart (2008) Position US Billboard 200189 +2009 year-end chart performance for Saving AbelChart (2009)Position US Billboard 200122 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)49
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