Save Me is the third studio album recorded by the Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, based Pat McGee Band

Pat McGee Band

The Pat McGee Band is a rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed by frontman Pat McGee, who attended Longwood University in Farmville, VA. On the heels of his solo release From the Wood in 1995, the Pat McGee Band signed with Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Giant Records in 1999...

. It is a marked departure from the band's previous records as the familiar acoustic guitars and three part harmonies were eschewed in favor of a more raw, electric sound. Four tracks were produced in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 with Marti Frederiksen, who had collaborated on their writing. The remainder of the album was laid down in Avatar Studios

Avatar Studios

Avatar Studios, formerly known as The Power Station, is a recording studio at 441 West 53rd Street in Manhattan, New York City.The building was originally a Consolidated Edison power plant; but after a period of vacancy, it was used as a sound stage for the television game show Let's Make a Deal...

 during late 2003.

WBR release

The Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

 version of Save Me was released on April 6, 2004. It was at once both praised and criticized by long-term fans of the band. http://www.amazon.com/dp/customer-reviews/B0001LYGB2?customer-reviews.sort%5Fby=-SubmissionDate
"Beautiful Ways" was the lead single from the album and was released to radio in July; it failed to break into the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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 Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 but climbed as high as #36 on the Billboard adult top 40 chart.
http://www.pmboard.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7288&highlight=billboard http://www.bostonlive.net/patmcgee.htm

Track listing

1. "Beautiful Ways" 3:53
2. "Must Have Been Love" 4:27
3. "You and I" 3:59
4. "Now" 3:43
5. "Don't Give Up" 4:24
6. "At It Again" 3:24
7. "Annabel" 3:58
8. "Never Around" 4:23
9. "Wonderful" 3:11
10. "Set Me Free" 3:53
11. "Shady" 4:55

Enhanced content

Save Me is an Enhanced CD

Enhanced CD

Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....

 that contains a 12 minute QuickTime

QuickTime

QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. The classic version of QuickTime is available for Windows XP and later, as well as Mac OS X Leopard and...

 video showing the making of the album. It's a mix of behind-the-scenes studio footage and live concert excerpts that were filmed at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston

Boston

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. Guitarist Brian Fechino

Brian Fechino

Brian Fechino is an American guitarist most known for being a member of the Pat McGee Band; for his own instrumental music, being a studio musician and for being a music producer.-Biography:...

 mixed the audio for the movie.

Kirtland re-release

In the fall of 2004, WBR officially stopped supporting Save Me and the band was dropped from the label. The band was still allowed ownership of the tapes and used them to shop for a new label. Kirtland Records

Kirtland Records

Kirtland Records is a record label based in Dallas, Texas. It was founded by John Kirtland, who was formerly the drummer for Deep Blue Something.-Artist roster:*Burden Brothers*Bush*Bril*The Flys*The Hourly Radio*Sarah Jaffe*Pat McGee Band...

 signed the band in April 2005 and repackaged and re-released Save Me on June 28, 2005, with five new acoustic bonus tracks. "Must Have Been Love" was remixed and became the album's second single, released in May approximately one month ahead of the album's street date. A music video was also filmed for "Must Have Been Love" but it has not been seen much outside of internet music sites.

Track listing

1. "Beautiful Ways" 3:53
2. "Must Have Been Love" 4:05
3. "You and I" 3:59
4. "Now" 3:43
5. "Don't Give Up" 4:24
6. "At It Again" 3:24
7. "Annabel" 3:58
8. "Never Around" 4:23
9. "Wonderful" 3:11
10. "Set Me Free" 3:53
11. "Shady" 4:55
12. "Annabel" (acoustic) 4:20
13. "Don't Give Up" (acoustic) 4:17
14. "Now" (acoustic) 3:45
15. "You and I" (acoustic) 3:54
16. "At It Again" (acoustic) 3:24

Enhanced content

The Kirtland Save Me is also an enhanced CD, but has entirely different content from the WBR version. A new Flash menu, similar in design to the new album cover, has a small Flash video containing one of the first cuts of the "Must Have Been Love" music video.

Personnel

• Pat McGee
  Pat McGee (musician)
  Pat McGee is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Annandale, Virginia, and is a founding member and frontman of the Pat McGee Band.-Biography:...
  
  : lead vocals and guitar
• Chardy McEwan: percussion
• Chris Williams: drums
• Brian Fechino
  Brian Fechino
  Brian Fechino is an American guitarist most known for being a member of the Pat McGee Band; for his own instrumental music, being a studio musician and for being a music producer.-Biography:...
  
  : lead guitar
• Jonathan WIlliams: keyboards and backing vocals
• John Small: Bass
• Marti Fredriksen: Hammond organ on "Annabel"
• Allison and Laura Veltz of Cecilia
  Cecilia (band)
  Cecilia is a pop-rock band based in New York. The band was originally from the Washington, D.C. area, but now all band members live in Astoria, Queens...
  
  : backup vocals
• String section on "You and I":
  • Adam Grabois: cello
  • Joyce Hammann: violin
  • Conay Kuo: viola
  • Victor Lawrence: cello
  • Ale Mahave: viola
  • Todd Reynolds: violin
  • Mary Rowell: violin
  • Laura Seaton: viloin
  • Marti Sweet: violin
  • Paul Woodiel: violin