Save Yourself (The Make-Up album)

Save Yourself is the fourth studio album by The Make-Up. It was originally released through K Records in 1999.

Save Yourself
Studio album by The Make-Up
Released	October 26, 1999 (1999-10-26)
Studio	Pirate Studios, Washington, D.C.
Genre	Post-punk, funk
Length	35:47
Label	K Records
Producer	Brendan Canty
The Make-Up chronology
In Mass Mind (1998) Save Yourself (1999) I Want Some (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Great Indie Discography	7/10
Laut.de
NME
Pitchfork	8.1/10
PopMatters	9/10

Critical reception

Justin Stranzl of Popmatters gave the album a 9 out of 10, saying, "Save Yourself is the best party you've ever attended, the best kiss you've ever had, and one of the hottest albums you'll ever hear."

NME named it the 14th best album of 1999.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Save Yourself"	3:22
2.	"White Belts"	2:23
3.	"The Bells"	4:41
4.	"The Prophet"	3:23
5.	"I Am Pentagon"	3:39
6.	"Call Me Mommy"	2:34
7.	"(Make Me a) Feelin' Man"	4:04
8.	"C'Mon, Let's Spawn"	3:45
9.	"Hey Joe"	7:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Ian Svenonius – vocals
• James Canty – guitar, keyboards, percussion
• Michelle Mae – bass guitar, vocals
• Steve Gamboa – drums, percussion
• Brendan Canty – vibrachime (on "The Bells"), percussion, production, engineering
• Heather Worley – vocals (on "The Bells" and "Hey Joe")
• Ted Leo – guitar (on "C'Mon, Let's Spawn")
• Fred Erskine – trumpet (on "Call Me Mommy", "(Make Me a) Feelin' Man", and "C'Mon, Let's Spawn")
• John Golden – mastering
• Steve Raskin – graphic design
• Pat Graham – photography
• Garnett Soles – lettering

External links

• Save Yourself at Discogs (list of releases)