Save Me, San Francisco

Despite debuting in the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 and garnering numerous positive reviews, the band's previous album, ''For Me, It's You, was a commercial failure, lacking longevity on the aforementioned chart and being the first Train album to fail to garner an RIAA certification or spawn a Billboard'' Hot 100-charting single. The band has since attributed the album's failure to resonate to listeners to their own internal struggles at the time. After considering breaking up altogether at one point, the band finally decided to take a hiatus and pursue solo projects. Lead singer and lyricist Pat Monahan recorded his debut solo record, Last of Seven, which was released in September 2007, shortly after the band went on hiatus. Despite garnering positive reviews, the album was a commercial failure, debuting and peaking at a disappointing #82 on the Billboard 200 composite chart. In early 2009, in an effort to restore the band, the now-trio regrouped. Lead guitarist Jimmy Stafford reflected on their intentions at the time: The recording sessions, according to the band, also marked a return to the band's roots; both musically as well as culturally to their native San Francisco: ==Reception==

With their diminished commercial standing at the time of its release, Save Me San Francisco debuted at #17 on the Billboard 200, their first album not to debut in the chart's Top Ten since their self-titled debut release. The album quickly descended the chart in subsequent weeks until, at one point, it exited the Billboard 200 altogether. However, buoyed by the breakout success of Train's biggest single to date ("Hey, Soul Sister"), the album enjoyed a resurgence; steadily climbing the Billboard 200 back to a position of #20 the chart week of August 21, 2010, 39 weeks after its release. The album is certified Gold by the RIAA, and has sold 954,000 copies as of April, 2012. The album also enjoyed modest levels of international success to date. After their previous album ''For Me, It's You failed to chart the ARIA Albums chart altogether, Save Me, San Francisco reached a peak of #8 on the aforementioned chart: their best chart showing since Drops of Jupiter'' peaked at #3 in 2001. ==Track listing==

;Notes • "I Got You" contains elements of "Black Water" as written by Patrick Simmons, and performed by The Doobie Brothers. ==Personnel==

;Train: • Pat Monahan - lead and backing vocals • Jimmy Stafford - guitars • Scott Underwood - drums & percussion ;Additional musicians: • Sean Gould - bass & slide guitar on track 1 • Claes Bjorklund - various keyboards on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 & 10, synthesizers on track 5, programming on track 7, piano & Mellotron on track 11 • Sakai - backing vocals on tracks 1 & 8 • Nikita Germaine - backing vocals on tracks 1 & 8 • Jerry Becker - honky piano on track 1, Hammond organ on track 2, various keyboards on tracks 4 & 6, piano on track 5 • The Ghost Of Harlem Keyboards - piano on track 1 • Martin Terefe - bass on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10 • Espen Lind - ukulele & keyboards on track 2, piano & bass guitar on track 9 • Gregg Wattenberg - bass on track 4 • Andreas Olsson - programming on track 5 • Josh Berger - bass on track 6 • Nikolaj Torp - Hammond organ on track 8 • The Lovesponge Strings - strings on tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9 • David Davidson - violin & string arrangements on tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9 • David Angell - violin on tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9 • Kristin Wilkinson - viola on tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9 • Sarighani Reist - cello on tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9 ;Production: • Mark Endert - mixing • Ted Jensen - mastering at Sterling Sound in New York, NY ==Chart performance==

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