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Saved (Leiber and Stoller song)

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"'Saved'" is a gospel and R&B-flavored song written by Leiber and Stoller and first recorded by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer LaVern Baker in 1960. The tongue-in-cheek song is written from the perspective of someone who had lived a fast, loose life but is then "saved" and is now standing on a corner preaching to the passers-by.

On May 1, 1960, the recording reached No. 39 on the US Billboard charts.The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Books, NY 1992

Personnel



The musicians on the Baker recording include Gary Chester drums, Dick Vance and Taft Jordan trumpets, Rudy Powell alto sax, Al Sears tenor sax, Bert Keyes piano, Lilton Mitchell organ, Phil Spector guitar, Abie Baker bass, and Sticks Evans bass drum. The arrangement was by Howard Biggs.LaVern Baker, Soul in Fire: The Best of LaVerne Baker, CD, Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1991, liner notes

Cover versions



* Billy Fury & the Gamblers, 1965

* Judy Henske, 1966

* Joe Cocker, 1967

* The Chicago Loop, 1967

* Elvis Presley (as part of a medley with "Where Could I Go but to the Lord" and "Up Above My Head"), 1968

* Lulu, 1970

* The Band, 1973

* Brenda Lee, 1976

* Elkie Brooks, 1977

* Andrew Strong, 1992

* 'Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller', 1995, Grammy Award winner in 1996

* Shirley Johnson, 2002

References



Category:1960 singles

Category:Gospel songs

Category:Elvis Presley songs

Category:Songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Category:1960 songs

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