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SILVER CONVENTION started life in Munich in 1974 as Silver Bird Convention when German songwriting and producing partners Michael Kunzte and Sylvester Levay released the single “Save Me” on Jupiter Records, enlisting three session singers to take care of the minimal vocal refrain on the track. With the “Bird” soon dropped from the acts name “Save Me” became an international Disco hit charting at #30 in the U.K. and across the board in the U.S. at #10 Disco and #103 Pop, heralding the start of continued success throughout the 70’s.
With a settled line up of Ramona Wolf, Penny McLean and Linda G. Thompson as Silver Convention the group released this, their eponymously titled debut LP (titled “Save Me” outside of Germany) to great acclaim as the Euro-Disco sound made waves across the world with Giorgio Morodor, also based in Munich, surfing the highest. “Save Me” opens the album with its propulsive rhythms, sweeping horns and strings, yearning vocals and soulful sax solos. Follow up single ‘Fly, Robin, Fly’, a minimal mid- tempo dancer with a very satisfying piano motif and intricate strings, gained heavy rotation on U.S. radio as well as in the clubs, eclipsing the success of “Save Me” by hitting the top spot across the Billboard R&B, Disco and Pop charts and again charting top 30 in the U.K., as well as taking home the Grammy for best R&B Instrumental Performance.
Tracklist
1 Save Me
2 I Like It
3 Fly, Robin, Fly
4 Tiger Baby
5 Son of a Gun
6 Always Another Girl
7 Chains of Love
8 Heart of Stone
9 Please Don't Change the Chords of This Song
10 Fly, Robin, Fly (12" Version)
11 Tiger Baby (12" Version)
12 Always Another Girl (US Promo 12")
13 I Like It (Special Disco Edit)
14 Save Me Again