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My Own Prison Studio album by Creed Released August 26, 1997 Recorded The Kitchen Studio, Tallahassee, Florida and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, 1995 Genre Post-grunge, hard rock, alternative metal Length 49:10 Label Wind-up Records Producer John Kurzweg Creed chronology My Own Prison
(1997)Human Clay
(1999)Singles from My Own Prison - "My Own Prison"
Released: February 10, 1998 - "Torn"
Released: 1998 - "What's This Life For"
Released: June 9, 1998 - "One"
Released: 1999
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic link Music Critic link Sputnikmusic link My Own Prison is the debut album by Creed, released on August 26, 1997 (see 1997 in music). It has been certified 6x platinum and is one of the top 200 selling albums of all time in the United States. The person kneeling on the album's cover is Justin Brown, a friend of the band. The picture was taken by Mark Tremonti's brother, Daniel, for a photography class.[1]
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Background
For the band's debut release manager Jeff Hanson matched them up with John Kurzweg, a producer friend who, with his unobtrusive production style and talents as a songsmith and multi-instrumentalist, he felt was a great fit.[1] Together the album was recorded for $6,000, which was funded by Hanson. My Own Prison was released independently in 1997 on their own Blue Collar Records. The album was distributed to Florida radio stations, and their enthusiasm for the record helped it sell 6,000 copies in the first two months in Florida alone.[1]
Wind-up Records intends to reissue the album in a 10th Anniversary Special package. This was slated for a release of November 13, 2007,[2] but has been delayed.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti.
- "Torn" – 6:23
- "Ode" – 4:58
- "My Own Prison" – 4:58
- "Pity for a Dime" – 5:29
- "In America" – 4:58
- "Illusion" – 4:37
- "Unforgiven" – 3:38
- "Sister" – 4:56
- "What's This Life For" – 4:08
- "One" – 5:03
- "Bound and Tied" - (Japan and Australia bonus track) - 5:35
- "What's This Life For" (acoustic alternate take) (Japan bonus track) - 4:22
Success and accomplishments
Over the course of Creed's career, the album has gone on to sell 6 million copies in the United States alone, being certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA in 2002.[4]
The album will be played in its entirety during Creed's April 2012 "2 NIGHTS" tour.
Personnel
- Creed
- Scott Stapp - vocals
- Mark Tremonti - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Marshall - bass
- Scott Phillips - drums, percussion
- Production
- John Kurzweg - Producer, Engineer, Keyboards
- Mike Avennie - Photography
- Justin Hobart Brown - Photography, Cover Photo
- Chris Carrol - Assistant Engineer
- Creed - Performer, Art Direction
- Mark Droescher - Art Direction, Design, Photography
- Fran Flannery - Mixing Engineer
- Andrew Martin - Executive Producer
- Andrew Roshberg - Digital Engineer
- Ron Saint Germain - Mixing
- Daniel Tremonti - Photography
- Howie Weinberg - Mastering
- Cece Renn Kurzweg - Photography
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position 1997 Heatseekers 1 The Billboard 200 22 Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position 1997 "My Own Prison" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2 Modern Rock Tracks 7 1998 "One" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2 Modern Rock Tracks 2 "Torn" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3 "What's This Life For" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 Modern Rock Tracks 10 1999 "One" The Billboard Hot 100 70 End of decade charts
Chart (1990–1999) Position U.S. Billboard 200[5] 92 References
- ^ a b "Interview With Jeff Hanson". HitQuarters. 13 Sep 2010. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Jeff_Hanson_Interview.html. Retrieved 5 Oct 2010.
- ^ CreedFeed Community - View Single Post - My Own Prison 10th Anniversary Edition
- ^ Creed My Own Prison CD
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=tblTop100&action=
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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