Saving Abel (album)

Saving Abel is the debut studio album by 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.

Saving Abel
Studio album by Saving Abel
Released	March 11, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Hard rock, post-grunge
Length	42:35
Label	Virgin
Producer	Skidd Mills
Saving Abel chronology
Saving Abel (2008) 18 Days Tour EP (2009)
Singles from Saving abel
"Addicted" Released: March 2008 "18 Days" Released: September 16, 2008 "Drowning (Face Down)" Released: March 24, 2009 "New Tattoo" Released: September 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(90%)[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Tunelab Music	[3]
Only Rock	[4]

The album peaked at #49 on the Billboard 200, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 6, 2009.[5][6]

Track listing

Saving Abel

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New Tattoo"	Null	4:23
2.	"Addicted"	Mills, Null, Weeks	3:43
3.	"She Got Over Me"	Mills, Null, Wallen, Weeks	4:03
4.	"18 Days"	Null, Weeks	3:52
5.	"Drowning (Face Down)"	Mills, Null, Weeks	3:56
6.	"In God's Eyes"	Bartlett, Dixon, Null, Taylor, Weeks	3:56
7.	"Sailed Away"	Mills, Rimer, Weeks	4:19
8.	"Beautiful Day"	Mills, Null, Weeks	4:15
9.	"Out of My Face"	Bartlett, Null	3:41
10.	"Running From You"	Harris, Mills, Null, Weeks	3:29
11.	"Beautiful You"	Mills, Null, Weeks	2:52
Total length:			42:35

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.)

Singles

The first single off the album is "Addicted" which has received airplay across the country. It has reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold over 800,000 copies in the US alone.

The second single, "18 Days", reached #6 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

"Drowning (Face Down)" became their third single and received airplay across the country.

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.

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[5]	49
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums	5
U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums	4
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	1

Members

• Jared Weeks - lead vocals
• Jason Null - lead guitar
• Scott Bartlett - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Eric Taylor - bass
• Blake Dixon - drums

Production

• Producer & Mixing: Skidd Mills
• Mastering: Brad Blackwood

References

1. Frances, Susan (April 21, 2008). "AbsolutePunk.net review". Retrieved July 7, 2011.
2. Leahey, Andrew. Allmusic review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
3. "Review: Saving Abel – 'Saving Abel'". Tunelab Music. March 9, 2008. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
4. "Only Rock review". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20.
5. "Billboard Charting History - Saving Abel". billboard.
6. "Gold and Platinum Database Search".