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{{Infobox single
{{Short description|1994 single by Eternal}}
{{Infobox song
| Name = Save Our Love
| Cover = Eternal_saveourlove.jpg
| name = Save Our Love
| Artist = [[Eternal (band)|Eternal]]
| cover = Eternal_saveourlove.jpg
| alt =
| Album = [[Always and Forever (Eternal album)|Always & Forever]]
| type = single
| B-side = “If You Need Me Tonight", "Hey Baby"
| Released = 4 January 1994
| artist = [[Eternal (group)|Eternal]]
| Format = CD, 7” vinyl, 12" vinyl
| album = [[Always and Forever (Eternal album)|Always & Forever]]
| B-side = "If You Need Me Tonight", "Hey Baby"
| Recorded = 1992
| released = {{start date|1994|1|4|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Save-Our-Love-Eternal/dp/B000057ALZ|title=Save Our Love|publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
| Genre = [[R&B music|R&B]], [[new jack swing]]
| Length = 3:46
| recorded =
| Label = [[EMI]]
| studio = Prime Time (Los Angeles)
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| Writer = [[Scott Cutler]], [[Anne Preven]], [[Eddie Chacon]]
| Producer = Scott Cutler
| length = 3:46
| label = [[EMI Records|EMI]], [[First Avenue Records|1st Avenue]]
| Certification =
| writer = [[Scott Cutler]], [[Anne Preven]], [[Eddie Chacon]]
| Chart position =
| producer = Scott Cutler
| Last single = "[[Stay (Eternal song)|Stay]]"<br>(1993)
| prev_title = [[Stay (Glenn Jones song)#Eternal version|Stay]]
| This single = "'''Save Our Love'''"<br>(1994)
| prev_year = 1993
| Next single = "[[Just a Step from Heaven]]"<br>(1994)
| next_title = [[Just a Step from Heaven]]
| Misc = {{Extra track listing
| next_year = 1994
| Album = [[Always and Forever (Eternal album)|Always & Forever]]
| Type = single
| prev_track = "[[Crazy (Eternal song)|Crazy]]"
| prev_no = 2
| this_track = "'''Save Our Love'''"
| track_no = 3
| next_track = "[[Oh Baby I...]]"
| next_no = 4
}}
}}
}}
"'''Save Our Love'''" is a song by British [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] girl group [[Eternal (group)|Eternal]]. It was released in January 1994 by [[EMI Records|EMI]] and [[First Avenue Records|1st Avenue]] as the second single from the group's debut album, ''[[Always and Forever (Eternal album)|Always & Forever]]'' (1993). The single was written by [[Anne Preven]], [[Eddie Chacon]] and [[Scott Cutler]], who also produced it. It entered at number 12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 15 January, climbing to its peak of number eight the following week, and remained in the UK top 75 for seven weeks. On the [[UK Dance Singles Chart]], it was even more successful, reaching number six. The accompanying music video, directed by Swiss director [[Dieter Trattmann]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2863173|title=Dieter Trattmann|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> was filmed in December 1993.

==Critical reception==
Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' commented, "They promised to [[Stay (Eternal song)|stay]] with us [[Always and Forever (Eternal album)|forever and always]], and judged by the quality of this second single, these [[new jack swing|new jill swingers]] won't be out of sight and hearing for a long time."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |date= 29 January 1994 |page= 10 |access-date= 9 March 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-29.pdf}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' rated the song four out of five and named it Pick of the Week, adding, "Eternal's glossy and soulful sheen is impeccably stamped all over a chiming mid-tempo cut that may not be as addictive as "Stay", but is nevertheless uplifting and radio friendly. More propulsive and muscular mixes have already powered this to the top of the [[Record Mirror Club Chart|Club Chart]], and pop success is assured."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 25 December 1993 |page= 14 |access-date= 5 April 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-12-25.pdf}}</ref> Sam Steele from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' complimented the song as "silky smooth",<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Sam|last=Steele|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53135372765/|title=Singles|work=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=16 April 1994|page=39|access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> while a reviewer from ''[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]]'' described it as "intoxicating", noting that Eternal "creates a pre-[[disco]] sound that calls to mind the [[Honey Cone]] and the [[Three Degrees]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-always-forever-vol-41-no-14/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Always & Forever|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=18 April 1994|accessdate=18 October 2021}}</ref>

Tim Jeffery from the ''[[Record Mirror]]'' Dance Update complimented the club remix by [[Eddie Gordon|West End]], stating that they are "transforming this pop swing thing into a chugging funky semi-[[House music|house]] track that will give Eternal an airing on the dancefloor. Commercial of course, and very catchy, especially the constantly repeated chorus".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Tim |last= Jeffery |title= Hot Vinyl |magazine= Music Week, in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 11 December 1993 |page= 7 |access-date= 5 April 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-12-11.pdf}}</ref> [[Mark Frith]] from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song five out of five and named it Best New Single, writing, "Now, this is the stuff. "Save Our Love" begins with chiming bells and goes into a swing beaty groove before giving way to a wonderful anthemic pop chorus that's shouted with gusto. It sounds incredible — and that's just on it first play. A few more listens and you realise it's a truly great, cool and bang up-to-date pop record, the sort you'll remember as one of your favourites of the year next Christmas. ''That'' good. Top 3 at least, but it could go to the top."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Mark |last= Frith |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/32596090454/in/album-72157681314901336/ |title= New Singles - Best New Single |magazine= [[Smash Hits]] |date= 5 January 1994 |page= 53 |access-date= 13 April 2021|author-link=Mark Frith}}</ref>


==Track listings==
"'''Save Our Love'''" is a song recorded by the British [[R&B music|R&B]] girl group [[Eternal (band)|Eternal]]. It was the second single to be released from their debut album ''[[Always and Forever (Eternal album)|Always & Forever]]''. The single entered at #12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] dated 15 January 1994, climbing to its peak of number eight the following week, and remained in the UK top 75 for seven weeks.<ref name=occ/>
* '''UK and Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Save Our Love|others=[[Eternal (group)|Eternal]]|year=1994|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=[[EMI Records]], [[First Avenue Records|1st Avenue Records]]|id=CDEM 296, 7243 8 81075 2 5}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Save Our Love|others=Eternal|year=1994|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=8810750}}</ref>
# "Save Our Love" (7-inch mix) – 3:46
# "If You Need Me Tonight" – 3:59
# "Save Our Love" ([[Eddie Gordon|West End]] mix) – 4:33
# "Save Our Love" (original mix) – 4:29


* '''UK 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Save Our Love|others=Eternal|year=1994|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=EM 296, 7243 8 81075 7 0}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Save Our Love|others=Eternal|year=1994|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=TCEM 296, 7243 8 81075 4 9}}</ref>
A music video was filmed for the song in December 1993.
# "Save Our Love" (7-inch mix)
# "If You Need Me Tonight"
# "Hey Baby"


* '''UK 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Save Our Love|others=Eternal|year=1994|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=12 EM 296, 7243 8 81075 6 3}}</ref>
==Track listing==
:A1. "Save Our Love" (Jervier Roadhouse mix)
{| class="wikitable"
:A2. "Save Our Love" ([[Simon Law]] mix)
! # !! Title !! Time
:A3. "Save Our Love" (West End D'Lick mix)
:B1. "Save Our Love" (West End D'Rhythm mix)
:B2. "Save Our Love" (West End D'Song mix)

==Credits and personnel==
Credits are lifted from the ''[[Always & Forever (Eternal album)|Always & Forever]]'' album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Always & Forever|title-link=Always & Forever (Eternal album)|others=Eternal|year=1993|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=CDEMD 1053, 7243 8 28212 2 9}}</ref>

'''Studio'''
* Recorded at Prime Time Studios (Los Angeles)

'''Personnel'''
* [[Scott Cutler]] – writing, production
* [[Anne Preven]] – writing
* [[Eddie Chacon]] – writing
* Peter Pritchard – keyboards, programming
* West End – additional production and remix
* Barney – mix engineering

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1994)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/Cpdae8H.jpeg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 25 Sep 1994|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|via=Imgur.com|accessdate=20 January 2022}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest position the single reached.</ref>
| colspan=3 bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align=center | '''CD (UK) CDEM296'''
|70
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-29.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=5|page=21|date=29 January 1994|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
| 1. || "Save Our Love" [7" Mix] || 3:46
|29
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Germany|86|artist=Eternal|song=Save Our Love|songid=71852|access-date=4 February 2019}}
| 2. || "If You Need Me Tonight" || 4:00
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2623229#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (17.–23. feb.)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|date=17 February 1994|access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>
| 3. || "Save Our Love" [West End Mix] || 4:34
|23
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Ireland2|20|song=Save Our Love|refname="IE"}}
| 4. || "Save Our Love" [Original Mix] || 4:29
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|New Zealand|34|artist=Eternal|song=Save Our Love}}
| colspan=3 bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align=center | '''7" Vinyl (UK) EM296'''
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|UK|8|date=19940122}}
| A1. || "Save Our Love" [7" Mix] || 3:46
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15.pdf|title=Dance Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=22|date=15 January 1994|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>
| B1. || "If You Need Me Tonight" || 4:00
|6
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=''RM'' Club Chart Number Ones Of 93|work=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental insert)|date=25 December 1993|page=3|accessdate=8 May 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-12-25.pdf}}</ref>
| B2. || "Hey Baby" || ?:??
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
| colspan=3 bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align=center | '''12" Vinyl (UK) 12EM296'''
|-
| 1. || "Save Our Love" [Jervier Roadhouse Mix] || ?:??
|-
| 2. || "Save Our Love" [Simon Law Mix] || 5:00
|-
| 3. || "Save Our Love" [West End D'Lick Mix] || ?:??
|-
| 4. || "Save Our Love" [West End D'Rhythm Mix] || ?:??
|-
| 5. || "Save Our Love" [West End D'Song Mix] || 4:33
|}
|}


==Charts==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Chart (1993)
!Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Germany|86|artist=Eternal|song=Save Our Love}}
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts (Search by artist: Eternal)|work=[[Irish Singles Chart]]|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>
| align=center | 20
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|New Zealand|34|artist=Eternal |song=Save Our Love}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scotland]] (Official Charts Company)<ref name="Scot">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19940220/7501/|title=Official Scottish Singles Charts (Week: 20 Feb, 1994)|work=[[Scottish Singles Chart]]|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=14 December 2017}}</ref>
| align=center | 8
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|UKchartstats|8|artist=Eternal|song=Save Our Love|refname=occ}}
|}


{{Louise Redknapp}}
==External links==
{{Eternal}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|eternal|save-our-love}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1993 songs]]
[[Category:1994 singles]]
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[[Category:EMI Records singles]]
[[Category:Eternal (band) songs]]
[[Category:Eternal (band) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Scott Cutler]]
[[Category:First Avenue Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Anne Preven]]
[[Category:Songs written by Anne Preven]]
[[Category:Songs written by Eddie Chacon]]
[[Category:Songs written by Eddie Chacon]]
[[Category:1993 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Scott Cutler]]
[[Category:EMI Records singles]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Eternal}}
{{Louise Redknapp}}

Latest revision as of 15:15, 17 February 2024

"Save Our Love"
Single by Eternal
from the album Always & Forever
B-side"If You Need Me Tonight", "Hey Baby"
Released4 January 1994 (1994-01-04)[1]
StudioPrime Time (Los Angeles)
Length3:46
LabelEMI, 1st Avenue
Songwriter(s)Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Eddie Chacon
Producer(s)Scott Cutler
Eternal singles chronology
"Stay"
(1993)
"Save Our Love"
(1994)
"Just a Step from Heaven"
(1994)

"Save Our Love" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. It was released in January 1994 by EMI and 1st Avenue as the second single from the group's debut album, Always & Forever (1993). The single was written by Anne Preven, Eddie Chacon and Scott Cutler, who also produced it. It entered at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 January, climbing to its peak of number eight the following week, and remained in the UK top 75 for seven weeks. On the UK Dance Singles Chart, it was even more successful, reaching number six. The accompanying music video, directed by Swiss director Dieter Trattmann,[2] was filmed in December 1993.

Critical reception

[edit]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "They promised to stay with us forever and always, and judged by the quality of this second single, these new jill swingers won't be out of sight and hearing for a long time."[3] Alan Jones from Music Week rated the song four out of five and named it Pick of the Week, adding, "Eternal's glossy and soulful sheen is impeccably stamped all over a chiming mid-tempo cut that may not be as addictive as "Stay", but is nevertheless uplifting and radio friendly. More propulsive and muscular mixes have already powered this to the top of the Club Chart, and pop success is assured."[4] Sam Steele from NME complimented the song as "silky smooth",[5] while a reviewer from People Magazine described it as "intoxicating", noting that Eternal "creates a pre-disco sound that calls to mind the Honey Cone and the Three Degrees."[6]

Tim Jeffery from the Record Mirror Dance Update complimented the club remix by West End, stating that they are "transforming this pop swing thing into a chugging funky semi-house track that will give Eternal an airing on the dancefloor. Commercial of course, and very catchy, especially the constantly repeated chorus".[7] Mark Frith from Smash Hits gave the song five out of five and named it Best New Single, writing, "Now, this is the stuff. "Save Our Love" begins with chiming bells and goes into a swing beaty groove before giving way to a wonderful anthemic pop chorus that's shouted with gusto. It sounds incredible — and that's just on it first play. A few more listens and you realise it's a truly great, cool and bang up-to-date pop record, the sort you'll remember as one of your favourites of the year next Christmas. That good. Top 3 at least, but it could go to the top."[8]

Track listings

[edit]
  1. "Save Our Love" (7-inch mix) – 3:46
  2. "If You Need Me Tonight" – 3:59
  3. "Save Our Love" (West End mix) – 4:33
  4. "Save Our Love" (original mix) – 4:29
  1. "Save Our Love" (7-inch mix)
  2. "If You Need Me Tonight"
  3. "Hey Baby"
  • UK 12-inch single[13]
A1. "Save Our Love" (Jervier Roadhouse mix)
A2. "Save Our Love" (Simon Law mix)
A3. "Save Our Love" (West End D'Lick mix)
B1. "Save Our Love" (West End D'Rhythm mix)
B2. "Save Our Love" (West End D'Song mix)

Credits and personnel

[edit]

Credits are lifted from the Always & Forever album booklet.[14]

Studio

  • Recorded at Prime Time Studios (Los Angeles)

Personnel

  • Scott Cutler – writing, production
  • Anne Preven – writing
  • Eddie Chacon – writing
  • Peter Pritchard – keyboards, programming
  • West End – additional production and remix
  • Barney – mix engineering

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 70
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[16] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 86
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[18] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 8
UK Dance (Music Week)[22] 6
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[23] 1

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Save Our Love". Amazon. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Dieter Trattmann". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 29 January 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ Jones, Alan (25 December 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ Steele, Sam (16 April 1994). "Singles". NME. p. 39. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Always & Forever". People. 18 April 1994. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. ^ Jeffery, Tim (11 December 1993). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ Frith, Mark (5 January 1994). "New Singles - Best New Single". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. ^ Save Our Love (UK CD single liner notes). Eternal. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1994. CDEM 296, 7243 8 81075 2 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Save Our Love (Australian CD single liner notes). Eternal. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1994. 8810750.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Save Our Love (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Eternal. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1994. EM 296, 7243 8 81075 7 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Save Our Love (UK cassette single sleeve). Eternal. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1994. TCEM 296, 7243 8 81075 4 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Save Our Love (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Eternal. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1994. 12 EM 296, 7243 8 81075 6 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Always & Forever (UK CD album booklet). Eternal. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1993. CDEMD 1053, 7243 8 28212 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 25 Sep 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest position the single reached.
  16. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 5. 29 January 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Eternal – Save Our Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (17.–23. feb.)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 17 February 1994. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  19. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Save Our Love". Irish Singles Chart.
  20. ^ "Eternal – Save Our Love". Top 40 Singles.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  22. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  23. ^ "RM Club Chart Number Ones Of 93" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 25 December 1993. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2023.