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Save Yourself (McAuley Schenker Group album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Save Yourself

| type = Studio

| artist = McAuley Schenker Group

| cover = Save Yourself.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 10, 1989

| recorded =

| studio = One on One Recording, Los Angeles, California, USA

| genre = Hard rock, glam metal

| length = 50:45

| label = Capitol / EMI

| producer = Frank Filipetti

| prev_title = Perfect Timing

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = M.S.G.

| next_year = 1992

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Michael Schenker

| type = studio

| prev_title = Perfect Timing

| prev_year = 1987

| title = Save Yourself

| year = 1989

| next_title = Contraband

| next_year = 1991

}}

{{Singles

| name = Save Yourself

| type = studio

| single1 = Anytime

| single1date = April 1990{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/720/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=720 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}

| single2 = Save Yourself

| single2date = 1990

| single3 = This Is My Heart

| single3date = 1990

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/save-yourself-r12629/review | title = McAuley-Schenker Save Yourself review | accessdate = 2011-07-23 | last = Adams | first = Bret | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 5/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 November 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1894959315 | page= 318}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Save Yourself is the sixth full-length studio album recorded by the various M.S.G. lineups, and the second album credited specifically to McAuley Schenker Group. It was released in 1989 on Capitol Records. "Save Yourself", "Anytime" and "This Is My Heart" were all singles released from the record. The album peaked at No. 92 on Billboard 200 Album chart.{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/save-yourself-r12629/charts-awards/billboard-album| title = Save Yourself Billboard Albums | accessdate = 2011-07-29 | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

Track listing

  1. "Save Yourself" (Robin McAuley, Michael Schenker) – 6:16
  2. "Bad Boys" (McAuley, Schenker) – 4:04
  3. "Anytime" (Steve Mann, McAuley) – 5:44
  4. "Get Down to Bizness" (McAuley, Rocky Newton) – 4:22
  5. "Shadow of the Night" (McAuley, Schenker) – 5:20
  6. "What We Need" (McAuley, Schenker) – 4:13
  7. "I Am Your Radio" (Newton, Kenny Stewart) – 4:47
  8. "There Has to Be Another Way" (instrumental) (Schenker) – 1:49
  9. "This Is My Heart" (Newton, McAuley, Schenker, Mann, Bodo Schopf, Allan Nelson) – 4:57
  10. "Destiny" (Mann, McAuley) – 4:33
  11. "Take Me Back" (Newton, Stewart) – 4:50

=2000 Japanese remaster bonus tracks=

  2. "Save Yourself" (single edit) (McAuley, Schenker) – 4:59
  3. "Anytime" (single edit) (Mann, McAuley) – 5:10
  4. "Vicious" (bonus track) (McAuley, Schenker) – 3:38

Personnel

;Band members

  • Robin McAuley – lead & backing vocals
  • Michael Schenker – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
  • Steve Mann – rhythm & acoustic guitars, guitar solos on track 10, middle co-solo on track 3, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Rocky Newton – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bodo Schopf – drums

;Additional musicians

  • Emi Canyn, Donna McDaniel, Dave Amato, Chris Post – additional backing vocals

;Production

Charts

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Chart (1990)

! Peak
position

scope="row"| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts){{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | language= fi}}

| align="center"| 35

{{Album chart|Germany4|47|id=15813|artist= McAuley Schenker Group|album=Save Yourself|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
{{Album chart|Sweden|34|artist=McAuley Schenker Group|album=Save Yourself|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
{{Album chart|Billboard200|92|artist=Michael Schenker|access-date=October 17, 2023|rowheader=true}}

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Anytime

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! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|69|artist=Michael Schenker|access-date=October 17, 2023|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|5|artist=Michael Schenker|access-date=October 17, 2023|rowheader=true}}

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References

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Category:1989 albums

Category:McAuley Schenker Group albums

Category:Capitol Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Frank Filipetti