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My Own Prison is the debut album by Creed, released on June 18, 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]
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]
[edit] Track listing
- "Torn" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 6:23
- "Ode" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 4:58
- "My Own Prison" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 4:58
- "Pity for a Dime" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 5:29
- "In America" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 4:58
- "Illusion" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 4:37
- "Unforgiven" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 3:38
- "Sister" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 4:56
- "What's This Life For" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 4:08
- "One" (Stapp/Tremonti) – 5:03
- "My Own Prison - Acoustic" - 4:58 (Stapp/Tremonti) (bonus track on some releases)
- "Bound & Tied" – 5:35 (Stapp/Tremonti) (bonus track on some releases)
- "What's This Life For (Acoustic w/Piano)" – 4:23 (Stapp/Tremonti) (bonus track on some releases)
[edit] Success and Accomplishments
Over the course of Creed's career, the album has gone on to sell 6 million copies. The album has sold very well considering it was not originally released with any major media coverage, as Creed was an unknown band at the time. However, radio station DJs said that when they played "My Own Prison", they instantly got swamped with calls from people wanting to know whose song it was.
[edit] Personnel
- 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
- John Kurzweg - Keyboards, Producer, Engineer
- Brian Marshall - Bass
- Scott Phillips - Drums
- Andrew Roshberg - Digital Engineer
- Ron Saint Germain - Mixing
- Scott Stapp - Vocals
- Daniel Tremonti - Photography
- Mark Tremonti - Guitar, Vocals
- Howie Weinberg - Mastering
- Cece Wren - Photography
- MLPZ WEB DESIGNER
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1997 |
Heatseekers |
1 |
| 1997 |
The Billboard 200 |
22 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1997 |
"My Own Prison" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
2 |
| 1997 |
"My Own Prison" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
7 |
| 1998 |
"One" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
2 |
| 1998 |
"One" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
2 |
| 1998 |
"Torn" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
3 |
| 1998 |
"What's This Life For" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
1 |
| 1998 |
"What's This Life For" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
10 |
| 1999 |
"One" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
70 |
[edit] References
