2006 single by John Legend
"Save Room" is a song by American recording artist John Legend, taken from his second album, Once Again (2006). A joyful love song, it was written by Legend along with will.i.am and Jessyca Wilson, and built along a sample of Gábor Szabó's version of the Classics IV hit "Stormy”, written by Buddy Buie and James B. Cobb, Jr. Legend used the sample at the suggestion of frequent collaborator Kanye West. Production was helmed by Legend, will.i.am, and West. A music video was made for the song, directed by Bryan Barber.
Released as the album's first single, "Save Room" became a top 10 hit in Italy and the Netherlands while reaching the top 20 in the Flemish region of Belgium and on Billboard's US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In the United Kingdom, the single received a digital only release and chart rules at that time prevented it from charting. A critical success, the song was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Track listings
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Once Again.[2]
- Produced by will.i.am and John Legend
- Recorded by will.i.am and Padraic Kerin at Spiral Recording, LA, Anthony Kilhoffer (assisted by Gelly Kusuma) at The Record Plant, LA and Anthony "Rocky" Gallo at The Cutting Room
- Vocals: John Legend
- Mixed by Tony Maserati at Chung King Studios
- Guitar: Sharief Hobley
- Live Drums: will.i.am and Swiss Chris
- Horns: Corey Hogan, Ryck Jane (Jenee Dixon) and Karesha Crawford
- Additional Keyboards: John Legend
- Background Vocals: Jessyca Wilson and Sasha Allen
Charts
Certifications
References
- ^ https://consequence.net/2016/12/album-review-john-legend-darkness-and-light/
- ^ Once Again (Media notes). John Legend. GOOD Music. 2006.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "John Legend – Save Room" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "John Legend – Save Room" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "John Legend – Save Room". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – John Legend" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "John Legend – Save Room" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "John Legend Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "John Legend Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "John Legend Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2006". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2006". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "2007 Year End Chart: ADULT R&B SONGS". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2007". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "American single certifications – John Legend – Save Room". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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