Save His Soul

Save His Soul is the third studio album by American jam band Blues Traveler, released on April 6, 1993 (see 1993 in music).

Save His Soul
Studio album by Blues Traveler
Released	April 6, 1993
Genre	Rock
Length	67:13
Label	A&M
Producer	Dave Swanson Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler chronology
Travelers & Thieves (1991) Save His Soul (1993) Four (1994)
Singles from Save His Soul
"Conquer Me" Released: June 29, 1993 "Defense & Desire" Released: 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Track listing

">" indicates a segue directly into the next track.

1. "Trina Magna" (John Popper) – 5:49
2. "Love and Greed" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 4:14
3. "Letter from a Friend" (Popper, Bobby Sheehan) – 4:39
4. "Believe Me" (Kinchla, Popper) – 3:33
5. "Go Outside and Drive" > (Popper) – 4:50
6. "Defense & Desire" (Popper, Sheehan) – 3:58
7. "Whoops" (Popper) – 8:17
8. "Manhattan Bridge" (Kinchla) – 2:47
9. "Love of My Life" (Popper) – 5:39
10. "NY Prophesie" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:35
11. "Save His Soul" (Brendan Hill) – 3:12
12. "Bullshitter's Lament" > (Popper) – 3:28
13. "Conquer Me" > (Popper, Sheehan) – 5:09
14. "Fledgling" (Popper) – 7:25

Personnel

• John Popper – vocals, harmonica, electric and 12-string acoustic guitars, Irish whistle, string arrangements
• Bobby Sheehan – bass guitar
• Brendan Hill – percussion, drums
• Chan Kinchla – electric and 12-string acoustic guitars
• Paul Shaffer – Hammond organ
• Avram Lavinsky – string arrangements

Background vocals:

• Pamela Landrum
• Pat Bickham
• Cher Levis

Strings:

• Clay Ruede
• Mitchell Stern
• Roberta Cooper
• Ronald Carbone
• Jeff Carney

Miscellanea

• "Letter from a Friend" was written for Dave Graham, the son of famed music promoter Bill Graham, following his death in 1991.
• "Defense and Desire" is about the Nightingale Bar in Manhattan.
• Kyle Duke is the child featured on the album cover.
• In the liner notes, Popper is also listed as "playing" a 12-gauge shotgun and a 9 mm pistol; a gunshot is heard at the end of "Save His Soul."

References

1. Parisien, Roch. "Save His Soul – Blues Traveler". Allmusic. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
2. Frost, Deborah (April 16, 1993). "Save His Soul Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 88. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone blues traveler album guide.