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 | Jerry Wexler, Barry Beckett | |||
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| Re-released cover | ||||
The replaced cover for 'Saved'.
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+ [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C− [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| CCM Magazine | [5] |
Saved is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 20th studio album, released by Columbia Records in June 1980.
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. Many critics dismissed Saved as dogmatic or bombastic.[citation needed] The album hit #3 on the UK charts, but managed to reach only to #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]
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[edit] Cover Art
The cover of 'Saved' originally featured a painting by Tony Wright of God'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]
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Bob Dylan, except where noted.
[edit] Side one
- "A Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes) – 1:57
- "Saved" (Tim Drummond, Dylan) – 4:00
- "Covenant Woman" – 6:02
- "What Can I Do for You?" – 5:54
- "Solid Rock" – 3:55
[edit] Side two
- "Pressing On" – 5:11
- "In the Garden" – 5:58
- "Saving Grace" – 5:01
- "Are You Ready" – 4:41
[edit] Personnel
- Barry Beckett - Producer
- Carolyn Dennis - Vocals
- Tim Drummond - Bass
- Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals
- Gregg Hamm - Engineer
- Bobby Hata - Mastering
- Regina Havis - Vocals
- Jim Keltner - Drums
- Clydie King - Vocals
- Mary Beth McLemore - Assistant Engineer
- Spooner Oldham - Keyboards
- Arthur Rosato - Photography
- Fred Tackett - Guitar
- Jerry Wexler - Producer
- Paul Wexler - Mastering Supervisor
- Tony Wright - Artwork
- Monalisa Young - Vocals
- Terry Young - Keyboards, Vocals
[edit] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Saved (album) at Allmusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Loder, Kurt (1980-09-18). "Rolling Stone : Bob Dylan: Saved : Music Reviews". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20070626070353/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bobdylan/albums/album/175580/review/5944002/saved. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Reviews / Bob Dylan Saved". CCM Magazine 3 (1): 27. July 1980.
