Released August 26, 1997 My Own Prison
(1997) Human Clay
(1999) Release date 26 August 1997 Producer John Kurzweg | Length 49:10 Artist Creed Label Blue Collar Records | |
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Recorded The Kitchen Studio, Tallahassee, Florida and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, 1995 Genres Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal Similar Creed albums, Post-grunge albums | ||
Creed my own prison full album 1997
My Own Prison is the debut studio album by American rock band Creed, released on August 26, 1997. It has been certified six times 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 guitarist Mark Tremonti's brother, Daniel, for a photography class. It has spent over 150 weeks on the catalog albums chart and over 110 weeks on the Billboard 200. The album received generally positive reviews from critics.
Contents
Creed torn
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 songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he felt was a great fit. 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.
Track listing
All tracks written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti.
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.
Personnel
Credits adopted from album liner notes
Songs
1Torn6:26
2Ode4:57
3My Own Prison5:00