Something Worth Saving
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| Studio album by Gavin DeGraw | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 36:23 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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Something Worth Saving is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw. It was released on September 9, 2016 by RCA Records. This album centers around uplifting messages and happiness. It’s the next phase in his life and he’s all about “focusing on the good things.” Something Worth Saving is the second album Gavin DeGraw has produced with other songwriters rather than writing the entire album himself. This album features work from Todd Clark, Jason Saenz, Gregg Wattenberg, Eric Frederic, Dave Bassett, Johan Carisson, John Shanks, and Gavin DeGraw.
Something Worth Saving explores many genres and sounds of music unlike Gavin DeGraw’s past work. He explores pop, soul, instrumental, funk, 60’s vibes making this album different than the ones of his past.
On July 15, 2016, DeGraw announced that Something Worth Saving was on its way and on September 9 of the same year, he delivered. Gavin grew up in New York and produced his first album in 2003 named Chariot and aside from his new release, has recorded three other studio albums along with a greatest hits collection all while becoming a famed name. Like some of his previous music, this new album has a happy, cheery sound with many different moods represented that seems a seasonal wrap-up to the summer of 2016.
Degraw began working on Something Worth Saving right after his album release Make a Move in October 2013. In 2014, he released two new singles (“You Got Me” and “Fire”) followed by a greatest hits album that fall. Aside from touring, Degraw was pretty much out of the public eye in 2015, leaving many to wonder if this was the time when he did most of the writing for his new album.
Per a USA Today interview about the 2016 album release, Degraw said he looks to music icons including The Beatles, David Bowie and Prince while writing. “’I lean toward classic stuff for inspiration, and those influences really haven’t changed. The ones that have stood the test of time ultimately have the ingredients that belong in every songwriting kitchen.’"
Lyrically, Something Worth Saving seems to be inspired by a girl (evidenced by songs like “Kite Like Girl,” “You Make My Heart Sing Louder,” and “Making Love With the Radio On”). When an interviewer from BUILD Series in New York asked Gavin how life was going after jokingly listing track names from the album, Degraw answered “I know some people, they like to make music that is strictly sexy. Some people like to make stuff that sounds a little bit more aggressive. I like pretty music, and I like music that makes people feel uplifted and empowered. I think that people need to feel empowered and (love) makes people feel empowered. So for the most part, that’s the type of thing I enjoy writing about. I enjoy writing about something that makes people feel like things are going their way rather than being in their way.” Understandably, Degraw is known for being tight-lipped about his relationships or his social life in public. You don’t hear him speak about much other than his music. So even if there was a girl who inspired this album, it would be difficult to know. There is a track on the album called “Annalee” about a mystery girl whose “eyes are bright as chandeliers” and “got them falling from the roof hypnotized and paralyzed” but there has been no answer as to who Annalee is. Of all the rumors about Degraw’s romantic life, none have been confirmed by him over the years.
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