Save Your Face
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Save Your Face is the debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 group Feline. It was released on a limited basis in 1997 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, Europe
Europe
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 and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, in support of the band's touring, and was preceded by lead single "Just As You Are".

Save Your Face track listing

All songs by Grog, except where noted.
  1. "Just As You Are" - 3:47
  2. "Sun In My Eyes" - 3:06 (Grog/Richards)
  3. "Shocks & Surprises" - 4:30 (Grog/Richards)
  4. "Not What It Seems" - 4:51
  5. "Fantasy World" - 4:11
  6. "Play With Fire" - 5:20
  7. "Can't Help Myself" - 4:58
  8. "Mother" - 4:55
  9. "Property" - 3:46
  10. "Release" - 5:33


Japanese edition bonus tracks
  1. "Germane" - 4:25
  2. "Highway" - 4:12
  3. "Shape Changing" - 4:57

Feline repackage

The Save Your Face album was repackaged, retitled as Feline and expanded with two extra tracks in 1998. Producer Chris Sheldon
Chris Sheldon
Chris Sheldon is a record producer, particularly of rock music, based in London, UK. He has produced or mixed records for the Foo Fighters, Garbage, Feeder, Biffy Clyro, Oceansize and Pixies amongst others...

 remixed three of the original album's tracks, including the single "Sun In My Eyes", while Feline recorded two new tracks "Drama Queen" and "Bad Habit".

"Sun In My Eyes" was released as a single on May 11. "Drama Queen" was planned to be released as a single on July 6, however the single release was cancelled after promotional singles were distributed.

Feline track listing

All songs by Grog, except where noted.
  1. "Just As You Are" - 3:47
  2. "Sun In My Eyes" (Remix) - 3:06 (Grog/Richards)
  3. "Drama Queen" - 3:55
  4. "Shocks & Surprises" - 4:30 (Grog/Richards)
  5. "Not What It Seems" - 4:51
  6. "Bad Habit" - 4:23
  7. "Fantasy World" (Remix) - 4:11
  8. "Play With Fire" - 5:20
  9. "Can't Help Myself" (Remix) - 4:58
  10. "Mother" - 4:55
  11. "Property" - 3:46
  12. "Release" - 5:33

Credits and personnel

Performances
  • vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

    , bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

    , Juno
    Roland Juno-106
    The Roland Juno-106 was a hybrid digital/analogue polyphonic synth manufactured by Roland Corporation in 1984. It featured Digitally controlled oscillators for tuning stability and digital envelope generation along with analog filters and signal path....

    : Georgina Prebble ("Grog")
  • Guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    , guitar synth, programming, backing vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

    : Drew Richards
  • Guitar: Eduardo L. Garcia
  • drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

    , backing vocals: Steve Drew


Additional musicians
  • Drums: Mig (On "Drama Queen" and "Bad Habit")


Production
  • Recorded
    Sound recording and reproduction
    Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...

     at Olympic, Matrix, Raezor, Sarm West and Trident Lodge studios.
  • Produced
    Record producer
    A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

     by David M. Allen, except "Drama Queen" and "Bad Habit" produced by Drew Richards.
  • Mixed
    Audio mixing (recorded music)
    In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...

     at Eden Studios in London, United Kingdom by Pat Collier, except
    "Just As You Are" and "Not What It Seems" mixed at Southbeach Studios, Miami, Florida by Tom Lord-Alge and
    "Drama Queen" and "Bad Habit" mixed by Chris Sheldon.
  • Engineer
    Audio engineering
    An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...

    : Jamie Harley (On "Drama Queen").
  • Mastering
    Audio mastering
    Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...

    : Tim Young at Metropolis Mastering.


Other personnel
  • Management: Sanctuary Music Management.
  • A&R
    A&R
    Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...

    : Gordon Biggins.
  • Photography
    Photography
    Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

    : Paul Spencer and Andy Vella.
  • Publishing
    Publishing
    Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...

    : MCA Music Publishing Limited.
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