''Save His Soul'' is the third studio album by American

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Blues Traveler Blues Traveler is an American rock band that formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1987. They are known for their extensive use of segues in live performances, and could be considered a key part of the re-emerging jam band scene of the 1990s, sp ...

, released on April 6, 1993, by

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Track listing

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directly into the next track. #"Trina Magna" (

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

Personnel

– 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 *

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–

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*Avram Lavinsky – string arrangements Background vocals: *Pamela Landrum *Pat Bickham *Cher Levis *Mari Serpas Strings: *Clay Ruede *Mitchell Stern *Roberta Cooper *Ronald Carbone *Jeff Carney

Certifications

Miscellaneous

*"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

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. *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

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